BOSTON —

A man with ties to notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded guilty Wednesday to two separate killings that took place decades ago.

Michael Lewis, 65, of South Boston, pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of William Villani and Brian Watson.

Lewis admitted killing his boss, Villani, 46, in April 1993 inside Villani's office at the Boston Housing Authority. He also pleaded guilty to shooting Watson, 23, in July 1984 and dumping his body in New Hampshire.

Prosecutors indicated that Watson's death was over a drug-dealing dispute with indirect ties to Bulger.

During the hearing, the court heard emotional victim impact statements, including one from Watson's daughter, Jessica.

"I do not forgive you," she said. "I hope you understand that you just didn

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