Buried By The FBI: The Bitter Tale of Joe Salvati
In 1968, Joe Salvati was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he had nothing to do with. Years later, it would come to light that the FBI knowingly allowed it to happen
Background
The 1960s were a turbulent decade for Boston’s criminal underworld. This era is commonly referred to as the “Boston Gang Wars” and led to dozens of gangland murders in Boston and the surrounding suburbs.
One of these warring factions was the Winter Hill gang based in Somerville. Though mainly comprised of Irish American gangsters, the gang also had members and associates of other ethnicities, including brothers Stevie “The Rifleman” and Vincent “The Bear” Flemmi, and Joe “The Animal” Barboza.
