Brother Stephen

“Suspiciously, even though Mike was the lead detective on Dad’s homicide investigation, Mackechney had given me more information, most critically, that Halloran had implicated Rico in the murder. Even so, Mike would later describe this conversation as “a groundbreaking moment.” He now knew that he was “getting ready to walk into a battle…I knew things were going to be happening to me. The trust [in the FBI] had been broken officially that day.”[”
― David B. Wheeler, Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History

“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“Mike tried to downplay what it would take to overcome the DOJ and FBI’s opposition, telling Dick, “You know what? It’s okay. O’Sullivan may be the big dog in New England, but we’re from Oklahoma, and we are going to prosecute this murder in Tulsa County.”
― David B. Wheeler, Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History

“Some people are like fragile petals, and they don't recover from hardship. Do we blame the petal? Or do we excuse its fragility and mourn its loss?”
― Aleksandra Layland, Of Wisdom and Valor: The Art of War. The Path of Peace.