actor and died in 2015. References English, T. J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2005. External links Bernie McLaughlin 1921 births 1961 deaths Gangsters from Boston American gangsters American crime bosses Mafia hitmen Murdered American gangsters of Irish descent People murdered by the Winter Hill Gang People murdered in Massachusetts Deaths by firearm in Massachusetts