September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an american organized crime boss and fbi informant who led the winter hill gang in the winter hill neighborhood of somerville, massachusetts, a city directly northwest of boston. By the 1950s, whitey bulger was a bona fide gangster, and in 1956 he was apprehended following a wild spree of robbing banks. The ruthless boston crime boss who spent 16 years on the lam is said to have boasted that he. Whitey bulger is one of the major crime figures in us history. A 1980 surveillance photo shows whitey bulger, center, with two associates at a garage in boston. Bulger, better known as whitey, was a notorious and widely feared criminal in boston in the 1970s and 80s. James joseph whitey bulger jr was an american organized crime boss and fbi informant. He spent 16 years on the fbis most wanted list as a fugitive irish mafia crime boss and is believed. Whitey bulgers softer side photo 6 pictures cbs news. James whitey bulger is pictured with former boston bruin chris nilan left and the stanley cup in this undated photo provided to the court as evidence by. People thought it was some kind of parody, but it was the truth and the beginning of the unraveling of this myth that was part of so much damage and harm. Pleading guilty, bulger was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.
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His longevity and success in organized crime largely can be attributed to protection he received as a highlevel fbi informant. Jun 28, 2011 boston james whitey bulgers capture could cause a world of trouble inside the fbi. A window into whiteys brutal life and mind the boston globe. When news of james whitey bulgers arrest on wednesday evening first hit, his choice of santa monica, calif. Dec 31, 2015 american gangster james whitey bulger captured after 16 years weeks admits giving evidence was a day he had wished would never come.
Ripping fbi special counsel robert mueller as a political zealot, harvard law professor emeritus alan dershowitz reminded staunch mueller supporters about the former fbi directors role in protecting notorious mass murderer whitey bulger as an fbi informant. The sight of alleged mobster james whitey bulger finally in a boston courtroom after years on the run, brought a mixture of revulsion and satisfaction to tom. He was looking forward to moving to a medical facilitya woman who served as a juror on the trial against whitey bulger then befriended the mobster while he was in prison. He spent 16 years on the fbis most wanted list as a fugitive irish mafia. Bulgers defense team released photographs showing his softer side, including images of the reputed boston gangster cuddling with animals. Jan 22, 2014 that was going to be new and a casting call of all the gangsters in whitey s world. Dozens of irish neighborhood gangs have spent decades brawling over turf, creating a power vacuum. The ruthless boston crime boss who spent 16 years on the lam is said to have boasted that he corrupted. Rings, and cat pictures, highlight sale of whitey bulgers.
Steve kroft interviews former whitey bulger associate and winter hill gang hitman john martorano. Mar 12, 2018 in the 1970s, the boston underworld is in chaos. The making of a monster amerikai ismeretterjeszto film, 2014 a zsenialis bunozo, james whitey bulger tortenete. Whitey bulgers girlfriend chooses prison over cooperation with feds. May 31, 20 whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy, who covered bulger for years for the boston globe, have a book out about the career criminal.
Jun 24, 2011 when news of james whitey bulgers arrest on wednesday evening first hit, his choice of santa monica, calif. The ruthless boston crime boss who spent 16 years on. The idea that whitey bulger would be an informant and have some kind of alliance with the fbi was laugh out loud unthinkable. Whitey, a documentary about the gangster whitey bulger. Bulger, a former crime boss who fled boston in 1995 as he was about to be arrested for murder, extortion and drug dealing, had spent years on the. How did james bulger of south boston become the ruthless whitey. Local folklore depicted bulger as a robin hoodstyle social bandit dedicated to protecting the neighborhood and its residents. Oktober 2018 in bruceton mills, west virginia war ein 2011 verhafteter.
James whitey bulger with two dogs in an undated photo. American gangster james whitey bulger captured after 16 years weeks admits giving evidence was a day he had wished would never come. Americas most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice, written by the authors of this article kevin cullen and shelley murphy, with. Bulger, 81, was arrested last month after 16 years on the run. The documentary is part of the id films strand, the television home for projects that shine a light on important. Whitey bulger items go up for auction hundreds of items that once belonged to convicted mobster james whitey bulger are being auctioned off by the government, and the proceeds. Whitey bulger, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s. Bulger on trial the complete guide to bostons most notorious gangster. In addition to unsparing descriptions of bulgers boston. Whitey bulger, a bostoni maffiavezer whitey bulger.
Boston when james whitey bulger and his girlfriend, catherine greig, were on the lam in santa monica, calif. Whitey traces bulgers family history back to its irish roots and is the first of the bulger canon to probe the gangsters blemished record in the air force, his incarceration in an atlanta prison, where he was given experimental lsd, and his later role in an alcatraz prison strike. With steve davis, sean ender, robert glenn, bill f kelly. He met secretly with howie winter, boss of the winter hill gang and, allegedly, told him he could stop the gang war by taking out the killeen leaders. The making of mob boss whitey bulger gangsters inc. Mar 18, 2020 whitey bulger, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s. The making of a monster, which plays like a breathless rap sheet that pauses mainly to wade in the mobsters.
Quotes tagged whitey bulger each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained. Whitey bulger simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James whitey bulgers capture could cause trouble inside. James joseph whitey bulger was the boss of the largely irish mob in boston from the 1970s through the 1990s. Ap one of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss james whitey bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert. He was on the ten top most wanted fugitives in the united states from 1999 until 2011. Bulgers father worked as a union laborer and occasional longshoreman. Jun 24, 2011 boston james whitey bulgers capture could cause a world of trouble inside the fbi. Federal prosecutors indicted bulger for nineteen murders based on the grand jury testimony from kevin weeks and. Secrets behind the capture of the fbis most wanted man after bin ladens death, mob boss whitey bulger was the most wanted man in america. Johnny depp goes to dark places for whitey bulger in black mass.
Jun 25, 2016 boston when james whitey bulger and his girlfriend, catherine greig, were on the lam in santa monica, calif. William bulger was born in dorchester, massachusetts, and is the third of six children in the family, and younger brother of former mob boss james joseph whitey bulger jr. Whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy, who covered bulger for years for the boston. As the actor filmed a bar scene, a pal of bulgers sidled up to. Litif had been stealing from his partners in the bookmaking operation and using the money to traffic cocaine, and. Such details might have leavened investigation discoverys whitey bulger. That was going to be new and a casting call of all the gangsters in whiteys world.
Full of new information about whiteys prison stint as a young man and his life as an elderly. Boston james whitey bulgers capture could cause a world of trouble inside the fbi. The crimes of gangster james whitey bulger owlcation. Bulger and decades of organized crime, murder and government corruption in boston, ma. September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an american former mob boss that worked out of south boston, massachusetts. From 19781994, kevin weeks served as a member of the winter hill gang, and a close friend, confidant, and henchman to whitey bulger. He spent 16 years on the fbis most wanted list as a fugitive irish mafia crime boss and is believed to have killed at least 19 people.
Whitey bulger was in the thick of the gunfire, but he realized he was on the losing side. Convicted gangster james whitey bulger seeking to keep. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011. The making of a monster premieres monday, june 3 at 10 pm ep. Jul 12, 2017 from 19781994, kevin weeks served as a member of the winter hill gang, and a close friend, confidant, and henchman to whitey bulger. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011, he was listed by the fbi as one of its 10 mostwanted fugitives. The bulger mystique a look at bostons famous brothers, william and whitey. After learning of whitey bulger lsd tests, juror has. Whitey isnt just a chilling biography of a monsterits also a vivid portrait of southie, a bloodspattered history of boston mob wars, and a searing indictment of the corrupt fbi agents who literally gave whitey bulger a license to kill. Penitentiary hazelton, bruceton mills, west virginia, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s. He disappeared after being tipped off about an impending arrest in 1994, and.
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