Roger Wheeler (businessman)
- Roger Wheeler (businessman)
Roger Wheeler (February 27, 1926 - May 27, 1981), was an American businessman, the former chairman of Telex Corp. and former owner of World Jai Alai.
In 1981, Wheeler was murdered in his car while preparing to leave Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, following his weekly game of golf.
On March 14, 2001, members of the Winter Hill Gang, James J. "Whitey" Bulger, Stephen Flemmi, and Johnny Martorano, were indicted for the murder, with two other alleged conspirators already dead. In a plea bargain, Martorano confessed some 20 murders for the gang, including Wheeler's, and served a 15 year sentence, he was released in 2007. ["The hit at Southern Hills - golfer Roger Wheeler killed 20 years ago", Dave Kindred, "Golf Digest", June 2001] Flemmi has also pled guilty to the murder of Wheeler and others and is serving a life sentence. [ [http://www.ipsn.org/characters/bulger/doj_flemmi_press_release.htm Department of Justice Press Release] ] Bulger is a fugitive and has been on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives since 19 August 1999. [ [http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/bulger.htm FBI: James J. Bulger] ] Additionally, in 2003, retired FBI agent H. Paul Rico, the former head of security for World Jai Alai and an associate of Bulger's, was also indicted for Wheeler's murder; he pled not guilty and died of natural causes in custody before trial. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/01/18/former_fbi_agent_rico_dies_in_hospital/ "Former FBI agent Rico dies in hospital had pleaded not guilty in businessman's slaying"] , "The Boston Globe" Obituary, January 18, 2004 ]
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