Americas most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice kevin cullen, shelley murphy on. Background on his crimes, status as an fbi informant, associates, life as a fugitive, and more. Whitey bulger is sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery. Whitey bulger, notorious boston mob boss, killed in west virginia prisonnotorious boston mobster whitey bulger was killed in a west virginia prison tuesday, according to wbztv i. On november 14, 20, james whitey bulger was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes. Whitey bulger says he wont rat to save an innocent man. Whitey bulger, the notorious gangster who rampaged through bostons underworld for decades before fleeing and eluding a worldwide manhunt for more than 16. His longevity and success in organized crime largely can be attributed to protection he received as a highlevel fbi informant. Carney, defense attorney for accused mob boss james whitey bulger, talks to reporters as he arrives at the u. Whitey bulger never hit the lottery in the first place, said us attorney donald k.
He grew up in gritty south boston in a family that was no stranger to poverty. Bulger was notorious for his readiness to use violence and especially murder to achieve his criminal goals. The crimes of gangster james whitey bulger owlcation. Whitey bulger, notorious boston gangster, convicted in. He got the nickname whitey, which he hated, because of his blondish hair as a child. Convicted gangster james whitey bulger is no rat even if it means saving an innocent mans life. Capizzi was in the car when the driver, albert plummer, was killed. Top ten fugitive james whitey bulger was arrested thanks to a tip from the publicjust days after a new media campaign was announced to help locate the gangster who had been on the run for. September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an irishamerican 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. Quotes tagged whitey bulger each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained. The movie is pure fiction based on a true story from 19781994, kevin weeks served as a member of the winter hill gang, and a close friend. 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 donohue, whose father was murdered. Whitey bulger biography childhood, life achievements. An earlier version of this timeline misstated the year in which a protege of james whitey bulger, kevin weeks, testified against his mentor.
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. Genealogy profile for whitey bulger james joseph bulger, jr. John bulger pension reinstated by court convictions ruled unrelated to work as clerk magistrate. 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. James whitey bulger embarked upon a life of crime at the age of 14 and had become a prominent figure in bostons organized crime scene by the late 1970s. Whitey bulger met a violent end after a lifetime of. Us orders lottery to hold bulgers winnings the boston globe.
Bulger was transferred to several facilities in october 2018. James whitey bulger, a notorious boston gangster on the fbis ten most wanted list for. To thrive, crime boss whitey bulger needed southie united in a closed, paranoid and conspiratorial culture of silence. James whitey bulger, seen here in a 1984 fbi photo, spent nine years in federal prison before he climbed the ranks of the winter hill gang the preeminent irishamerican crime syndicate in the. James whitey bulger, arrested after 16year manhunt by the fbi, stands trial for murder. Exfbi agent sentenced for perjury during whitey bulger. What black mass forgets about whitey bulger, boston busing and southies. James whitey bulger was found dead in prison on tuesday.
Whitey bulger, which meant he often met with his fbi contact john connolly while most of boston. From 1975 to 1990, bulger also served as an fbi informant, tipping off the police to the patriarca crime family while also building his own crime network. Boston crime boss james whitey bulger will finally stand trial this week. Whitey bulger and boston public housing al jazeera america. The evidence that finally brought criminal charges against whitey bulger came to investigators by chance, and it had been languishing in file cabinets for over ten years before it was used. A look at the life of james whitey bulger, including his childhood, mob and f. He was on the ten top most wanted fugitives in the united states from 1999 until 2011.
The jury has found crime boss and fbi informant james whitey bulger guilty of all but one of the 32 counts against him. Along with these deep narratives, rare audio, video and photographs. Whitey bulgers crimes, escape, capture, conviction, death. John bulger pension reinstated by court the boston globe. Whitey bulger is a notorious american murderer and mobster, convicted in numerous cases of racketeering, extortion, shoplifting and other crimes. The case against james whitey bulger boston 25 news. Federal prosecutors indicted him for nineteen murders based on. Bulger was sent to a juvenile reformatory in 1943 after arrests for larceny, forgery, assault and battery, and armed robbery. This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for whitey bulger.
The making of mob boss whitey bulger gangsters inc. What black mass forgets about whitey bulger, boston. He was convicted of 11 of 19 murders, two counts of racketeering, six acts of extortion, as well as narcotics distribution, money laundering, and illegal firearms charges. 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. Boston crime boss james whitey bulger was finally arrested after 16 years on the run. 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. Bulger, then 24, moves on from gang fights of his youith and becomes a career criminal, progressing from hijacking to bank holdups. Ancestry of whitey and billy bulger 1 a james joseph whitey bulger, b.
Wbur, bostons npr news station, created this interactive program guide around the trial of james whitey bulger and decades of organized crime, murder and government corruption in boston, ma. This biography profiles his childhood, crime, life and timeline. James bulger, nicknamed whitey for his blond hair, is born as the second of six children to his irish immigrant parents james sr. On alcatraz, bulger resided on the top tier of cblock in c314, the second cell over from the center cutoff. A holiday portrait of bulger taken for his family while at alcatraz in 1962. James bulger is born to irish immigrant parents living in bostons dorchester neighborhood. 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.
How exactly gangster james whitey bulger managed to elude law enforcement during his 16 years on the run is a question investigators are still trying to answer. James whitey bulger, who was killed in prison, caused so much harm to many through his brutal crimes, says a former us attorney who oversaw the former boston mob boss prosecution. News about james whitey bulger, the alleged mob boss, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. In bulgers underworld, a judas was the worst the new. Bulger details the capture and conviction of the notorious boston gangster. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011, he was listed by the fbi as one of its 10 mostwanted fugitives. James joseph whitey bulger was the boss of the largely irish mob in boston from the 1970s through the 1990s. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker.
A timeline of the case against notorious boston mobster james whitey bulger. The clothing issue in the alcatraz basement, where bulger worked for nearly one year. Bulgers father worked as a union laborer and occasional longshoreman. Early in black mass, the new biopic of boston gangster james whitey bulger, he is pulled over by a corrupt cop. James whitey bulger, the notorious and muchfeared former boston mob boss, was killed tuesday morning at the us penitentiary hazelton in bruceton mills, west virginia, officials told. Boston a former highranking fbi agent was sentenced friday to two years of probation for lying on the witness stand during boston gangster james whitey bulgers racketeering trial. Bulger, brother of fugitive mobster james whitey bulger, despite john bulgers federal conviction on perjury and. In early testimony in the criminal trial of james whitey bulger, who is charged with racketeering and murder, witnesses shared their. Bulger on trial the complete guide to bostons most notorious gangster. September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an american former mob boss that worked out of south boston, massachusetts. James bulger was first arrested in 1943, at the age of 14, for larceny. James whitey bulger, a notorious boston gangster on the fbis ten most wanted list for his alleged role in 19 murders, was captured near.
Bulger is a sweeping and revelatory documentary film that follows the trial of the infamous gangster james whitey bulger, using the courtroom action as a springboard to examine accusations of multifaceted corruption within our nations law. A look at the life of james whitey bulger, the notorious boston crime boss, including his childhood, mob and f. The ensuring confrontation ends with the mobconnected policeman snarling a warning to the project rat who would soon be the most powerful criminal in. Comcasts new production wing, sky studios, is working on a tv series about james whitey bulger, the notorious boston mobster and apparent trump fan. After going on the lam in 1994 he managed to escape the hands of. James bulger was born into an irishamerican family in 1929.
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