Ronald Dermody
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Ronald Dermody was an Irish-American gangster from Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of Whitey Bulger's bank robbing team.
Dermody, the son of gangster Joe Dermody, at some point in the early 1960s made the mistake of falling in love with the girlfriend of Winter Hill Gang member James "Spike" O'Toole. So Dermody, despite his ties with the gang, made a deal with George McLaughlin, a Charlestown mobster and an enemy of Winter Hill Gang leader, James "Buddy" McLean.
The deal was, if McLaughlin would take care of O'Toole, Dermody would do the same with McLean. Unfortunately, for Dermody, he agreed to kill McLean first. He took a shot at McLean but missed, and Dermody went into hiding in Cambridge. He then called crooked FBI agent, H. Paul Rico, for help. Rico agreed to meet Dermody at the Watertown-Belmont line, a spot Rico picked, to discuss his problem. Rico then called one-time informant Buddy McLean and told him about the meeting.
Ronald Dermody showed up to the meeting, as scheduled, and was met there by Buddy McLean, who shot him dead on the spot.
