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.
George Kimball, a sports writer for the Boston Herald at the time, stated that Mitchum sought to meet Whitey Bulger and was advised against it by Higgins. Kimball claims that the two did interact socially, although there is doubt about whether they actually met.