The funeral of Stephen 'Stippo' Rakes took place today in Boston, one week after he was found dead just after he was relieved from testifying against reputed mob boss Whitey Bulger. Indeed, Rakes had been a constant presence at Bulger's trial at the US District Court in South Boston. Official figures reveal only EALING's Covid-19 outbreak is currently... 'All I need is a Bible and a gun': Idaho's Lt. Gov. Indeed, Rakes had been a constant presence at Bulger's trial at the US District Court in South Boston. Be in the know. Davis told ABC News that the last time he saw Rakes was on Tuesday in court but he failed to reach him during the night and alarms bells started ringing when he didn't meet him for breakfast on Wednesday. Rakes, who had previously refused to testify against Bulger, had told Davis that he was 'nervous' about the 'bombshell' he thought he was going to drop on the stand at the feared mobster's trial. How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election? Rakes had harbored decades of anger at Bulger and his accomplices, Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi and Kevin Weeks, after they allegedly forced him to hand over his South Boston liquor store in 1984 by holding a gun to his daughter's head. Because of how everything falls into play here now', Scene: Lincoln Police guard the side of the road where Stephen Rakes was found dead on Wednesday 17 July, Secluded: This is Mill St in Lincoln, Massachusetts, where Stephen 'Stippo' Rakes was discovered dead. 'He was looking forward to taking the stand. 'He had everything to live for and was looking forward to his day in court. Weeks, who was a close associate of Bulger's for two decades, later became a government witness and eventually led authorities to the bodies of people who were allegedly killed by Bulger and the gang. ‘He was trying to shake us down,’ Weeks said. Son, 59, shot his mother dead before killing himself 'because he was worried about caring for his animals... BEL MOONEY: Why won't anyone make a fuss of me on my birthday? At the time, Rakes' two young daughters were in the room and Bulger was bouncing one of the girls on his lap, Weeks said. He said when they arrived at Rakes' house to close the deal, Rakes said his wife didn't want to sell the store and complained about the selling price. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. There’s something wrong. Rakes openly despised Bulger and blamed him for seizing control of his South Boston liquor store to use as headquarters for Boston's Irish mob in 1984. It doesn't make sense. 'They took everything from me,' he said of the mob. The girl on Bulger's lap reached for the gun, Weeks said. He served five years in prison after pleading guilty to being an accessory to five murders. Bulger's right-hand man, Kevin Weeks testified last week Rakes' expected upcoming testimony that Bulger's gang put a gun to his daughter's head was bogus. The 59-year-old's death came just weeks after Rake revealed he was no longer scared of the gangster and that he was grateful to be alive to testify. His friend Steven Davis told NBC: 'No car, no automobile, no ID. Bulger stared straight ahead during much of Weeks' testimony and only glanced at him occasionally.Weeks also described how Bulger acquired a liquor store in South Boston. Investigators have ordered toxicology tests, which can take weeks to be processed. Rakes had harbored decades of anger at Bulger and his accomplices, Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi and Kevin Weeks, after they allegedly forced him to hand over his South Boston liquor store in …

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