Suspects: The killers, which included at least three men, were driving a dark-colored Sedan. Links: Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Edward Brian "Balloonhead" Halloran (c. 1957-11 May 1982) was a South Boston cocaine dealer and FBI informant who was murdered by Whitey Bulger in 1982.. Halloran attempted to back the car up, but he was shot several times through the window, and his car crashed into another parked vehicle. … Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. He was later tried and acquitted. After the murder, reported underworld figure Brian Halloran told the FBI that he had been offered the contract on Roger, but turned it down. The men pulled up and opened fire on Brian and Michael, killing Michael instantly. Bulger opened fire on the car with the carbine, killing Donahue first. Bulger was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Donahue was shot in the head and killed instantly. He was forced to resign because he had links to organized crime. Halloran was given a suitcase of $20,000 to ensure that he told nobody about the plan, but, following Wheeler's murder in June 1981, Halloran went to the FBI to testify. Kevin Weeks, the getaway driver, testified against Bulger. In the film 'Black Mass' the character of Brian Halloran is played by actor Peter Sarsgaard. Edward Brian "Balloonhead" Halloran (c. 1957-11 May 1982) was a South Boston cocaine dealer and FBI informant who was murdered by Whitey Bulger in 1982. Bulger sent Kevin Weeks to find Halloran and keep watch on him while he and […] FBI agent testifies how a victim of Whitey Bulger foretold his own death, Ex-partern: 'Bulger just kept shooting' in 1982 homicides, Family members of Whitey Bulger's alleged victims testify, Tommy Donahue - Interview after Bulger's Conviction, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Brian_Halloran?oldid=40627. Real Names: Edward Brian Halloran and Michael Donahue Nicknames: No known nicknames Location: Boston, Massachusetts Date: May 11, 1982 Details: Tulsa millionaire and World Jai Alai owner Roger Wheeler was gunned down in his car in 1981. One of the two shooters, Patrick Nee, was identified but has not been charged. View the profiles of people named Brian Halloran. They believed that John Callahan was involved, but he vanished before he could be questioned. Flynn remained the prime suspect until 1999, when Weeks agreed to cooperate with investigators. Halloran offered information both about the murder of Wheeler and the death of Louis Litif, which he also witnessed; however, corrupt FBI agent John Connolly accused him of being on drugs and of hoping to cover up the restaurant murders, and he cut him off when Halloran refused to take a polygraph test. Location: Boston, Massachusetts https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Brian_Halloran?oldid=27194. Bulger drove up with a masked man armed with a silenced Mac 10; Bulger himself carried a .30 caliber carbine. Donahue offered to drive Halloran home, but, as the two left in Donahue's car, Kevin Weeks signalled Bulger, who left his own car with a .30 Carbine. After the murder, reported underworld figure Brian Halloran told the FBI that he had been offered the contract on Roger, but turned it down. Brian Halloran. Join Facebook to connect with Brian Halloran and others you may know. Bulger and the other shooter opened fire and sprayed Halloran and Donahue's car with bullets. It is believed that Brian was killed because he began cooperating with the FBI in the investigation of Wheeler's murder, implicating Callahan and other members of their gang. On the night of May 11, 1982, Bulger was told the whereabouts of Halloran, known on the streets as "Balloonhead". Real Names: Edward Brian Halloran and Michael Donahue On 11 May 1982, Halloran dined at Anthony's Pier 4 on the South Boston waterfront, where he ran into old friend Michael Donahue. It was determined that Brian was killed because he was going to cooperate with the FBI in several murder cases, implicating Winter Hill gang associates James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. Halloran then exited the vehicle, and he was shot several more times before Bulger shot him once in the head with a pistol, finishing him off. In 1981, he attended a dinner at a Cuban restaurant in Miami, Florida with Bulger, Kevin Weeks, Stephen Flemmi, and former World Jai Alai president John B. Callahan, where he overheard Bulger and Callahan's plan to assassinate World Jai Alai owner Roger Wheeler. Investigators were certain that Brian was killed because of his knowledge about Roger's murder. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Brian is an experienced trial attorney in both state and federal courts and focuses his practice on litigation matters. Halloran lived long enough to identify his attacker as James Flynn, a Winter Hill associate, who was later tried and acquitted. Brian P. Halloran represents clients from all walks of life on a wide variety of matters, both in court and outside of court. He has also made appearances in most of Smith's View Askewniverse films, either as Dante Hicks or one of Dante's cousins. As Donahue and Halloran drove out of the parking lot Weeks signaled Bulger by stating, "The balloon is in the air", over a hand held radio. Biography. On May 11, 1982, Brian and a friend, Michael Donahue, left a restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, to go to a 6 o'clock meeting.

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