Journalist George Kimball, a sportswriter on the Boston Herald at the time, claimed that Mitchum wanted to meet Whitey Bulger and was warned against it by Higgins. Kimball claims that the two did actually socialize, though there is doubt that a meeting between Mitchum and Bulger ever took place.
Journalist George Kimball, a sports journalist on the Boston Herald at the time, asserted that Mitchum wanted to meet Whitey Bulger and was cautioned against it by Higgins. Kimball maintains that the two did indeed socialize, although there is uncertainty about whether a meeting between Mitchum and Bulger ever occurred.