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![Stephen Rakes (L) and Stephen Davis arrive for the first day of the trial of accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts June 12, 2013. Stephen Rakes (L) and Stephen Davis arrive for the first day of the trial of accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts June 12, 2013.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CX4FG4/stephen-rakes-l-and-stephen-davis-arrive-for-the-first-day-of-the-trial-of-accused-mob-boss-james-whitey-bulger-at-the-us-federal-courthouse-in-boston-massachusetts-june-12-2013-the-long-awaited-trial-of-bulger-who-evaded-an-fbi-hunt-for-16-years-before-his-arrest-in-2011-starts-on-wednesday-with-opening-statements-from-prosecutors-and-defense-attorneys-bulger-is-accused-of-committing-or-ordering-19-murders-including-the-strangulation-of-davis-sister-and-extorting-rakes-while-running-bostons-winter-hill-crime-gang-in-the-1970s-and-80s-reutersbrian-snyder-united-states-2CX4FG4.jpg)
Stephen Rakes (L) and Stephen Davis arrive for the first day of the trial of accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts June 12, 2013.
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