Chinatown Massacre Part 2-In 1991 one of Boston's most infamous crimes was committed, one man remains free, despite an international manhunt

Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

Drama, Whitey, Boston, Boston True Crime, True Crime, South Boston, Charlestown, Fiction, Roxbury, Dorchester

4.7 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Send us a text This vicious multiple homicide will never be forgotten in the City of Boston. Members of organized crime shot six gamblers in an illegal gambling den in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood. The motivation was unclear in this case for many years. The one survivor helped crack the case, but why did five men have to die? The slaughter took 5-6 minutes while the helpless victims pleaded for their lives. Their plea was unheard. This was pure madness, tune in for an explanation of the mo...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Boston Confidential, Bean Towns True Crime Podcast.
0:11.6	Boston is a great city, but there's more to it than the Freedom Trail in Fenway Park.
0:16.8	There's a startling underbelly to the city, and Boston Confidential will take you on a guided tour
0:21.6	of the hub of the universe, Boston, Massachusetts.
0:26.4	Hey, everybody, welcome back to Boston Confidential.
0:29.3	My name's Barry McGuire, and I'm your host.
0:32.0	I'm a 20-year private investigator on the streets of Boston,
0:35.5	and I help run a company called Impact Due Diligence
0:38.4	Investigations. If you need anything in terms of investigative services, feel free to contact
0:44.6	me at Impact. If I can't help you personally, I'll certainly direct you to the right person
0:49.7	or agency. Just a bit of housekeeping stuff as we usually do before each episode. We got a great
0:57.0	response on our first episode on the subject matter, the Boston Chinatown massacre in 1991.
1:06.9	There was a lot I didn't know about this case. I remember when it happened and it was a big deal.
1:11.7	I mean, it was wall-to-wall coverage for 60 days or so.
1:16.3	And then when those guys go on the lamb, the FBI gets involved and they eventually get tracked down.
1:22.8	I'll tell you more about that in this episode.
1:25.1	But when they get tracked down, the trial was very interesting.
1:29.6	All right, guys, before I get too far afield, if you want to get a hold of me, please email me
1:36.0	at Barry at Boston Confidential.net. That's definitely the best platform to get a hold of me.
1:41.5	Barry at Boston Confidential.net. I'll try to get right back with you.
1:46.1	All right, guys, so this massacre, indeed it was a massacre, happened on January 12, 1991.
1:54.0	If you missed our first episode in the series, you might want to go back and listen real quick.
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