WOBURN, Mass. —
Authorities say a Massachusetts man is charged with attempted murder for
allegedly poisoning the iced coffee of a man who had hoped to testify at James
“Whitey” Bulger’s trial.
A jogger found Stephen Rakes‘ body July 17 in the woods in
the Boston suburb of Lincoln. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan
says the investigation indicated 69-year-old William Camuti of Sudbury owed
Rakes money and acted alone.
A murder charge has not been filed because the medical
examiner is still waiting on test results.
Prosecutors say Rakes and his former wife were forced to
sell Bulger their South Boston liquor store in 1984 to use as a headquarters
for his gang.
Rakes had looked forward to testifying but learned the day
before his body was found that prosecutors wouldn’t call him.
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