Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of John "Red" Shea, an Irish mobster from Boston, Massachusetts. Here’s a link to John’s book: https://a.co/d/ggG5pb6 0:01 – Never Become an Informant 2:08 – Childhood Boston & Trauma 3:44 – Learning to Fight 7:10 – Boxing Success & Influence of Whitey Bulger 11:10 – Temptation of Money & Dealing 16:01 – Boxing Debut and Leaving the Sport 22:06 – Shift To Cocaine Trafficking 26:20 – Getting Recruited Into Whitey’s Crew 34:28 – Loyalty Test and Rise to Power 41:02 – Indictment and Betrayal 46:22 – Protecting Whitey in Prison 50:26 – Refusing to Testify 54:04 – Regret, Reflection, and Hope for Redemption For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at https://softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org. #swu #Boston #irish #softwhiteunderbelly #marklaita #documentary #subculture #lifestyle #mobstories