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Steve Davis, brother of murder victim Debra Davis, cursed out a witness in the James "Whitey" Bulger trial on Monday.
Fireworks erupted again at the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger on Monday, this time after a witness suggested a victim's brother was a drug addict and an informant ? then backtracked when the man stood up and cursed him out.
"You're a [expletive] liar!" Steve Davis shouted at Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi in Boston Federal Court.
Flemmi, who was Bulger's partner in the Winter Hill Gang, said he'd made a mistake and was actually talking about one of Davis' brothers, Mickey, according to the Boston Globe.
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Admitted killer Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi on the witness stand in James 'Whitey' Bulger's trial, as seen in this courtroom sketch.
The Davises' sister, Debra, was dating Flemmi when she was strangled in 1981.
Flemmi ? who is serving life for 10 murders ? testified Friday that Bulger choked the life out of her with his bare hands because he thought she was a distraction and knew too much about his ties to a corrupt FBI agent.
Steve Davis, 55, has not missed a day of Bulger's trial since it began last month even though he says the testimony about his sister's murder has been gut-wrenching.
After Flemmi's testimony Friday, he told NBC News that it stung to hear the gruesome details again. But he was also troubled by Flemmi's testimony that Bulger thought Debra Davis' brother ? not named at the time ? was a rat.
"I know what I am," he said. "I never informed on anyone."
Bulger ? who is on trial for 19 murders and other crimes after spending 16 years on the lam ? shares Davis' distaste for the label of informant.
Earlier in the case, he hurled a profanity at a former agent who testified that the FBI recruited Bulger and Flemmi to dish on mobsters, and he aimed some four-letter words at ex-confederate Kevin Weeks after he told the jury Bulger, 83, was one of "the biggest rats."
After Monday's outburst, the judge told Davis he could stay in the courtroom if he quieted down so he was not available for immediate comment. A representative said no contact information was available for Mickey Davis.
It wasn't the first time Steve Davis had unloaded on Flemmi. When he was sentenced in 2003, Davis lost his temper and had to be escorted out of the courtroom.
Flemmi is one of the prosecution's last half-dozen witnesses. The defense has dozens more on its list and the trial is expected to last through the summer.
U.S. Department of Justice/ via Reuters
James "Whitey" Bulger in a booking photo.
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