A few years back a mobster called "Cadillac Frank" Salemme was on trial at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston for several murders.Stevie Flemmi was the Government's star witness and I wanted to hear his testimony so I attended a couple of days of the trial.
Fred Wyshak questioned him first and went through his many crimes in great detail...to give him credibilty with the jury I assume. When Wyshak was done it was the Defense's turn. His first question to Stevie was "Mr Flemmi,would you say that you've killed *more* than fifty people or *fewer* than fifty?"
Without batting an eyelash Flemmi says "I've killed about fifty people"
Howie Carr and I were in the courtroom when he made this statement. Whenever I see Howie we chuckle about it.
#15 Howie Carr: Happy 90th birthday to Stephen ‘The Rifleman’ Flemmi, Boston’s most prolific serial killer
https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/09/howie-carr-happy-90th-birthday-to-stephen-the-rifleman-flemmi-bostons-most-prolific-serial-killer/
You’re friends with Howie?
My contact with him was limited to getting a personally autographed book at a bookstore!