3 charged with killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in 2018
August 19, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Review: ‘Helltown’ shines light on Cape Cod serial killer
July 12, 2022 GMT“Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod” by Casey Sherman (Sourcebooks)
True crime is all the rage these days. Books, movies, documentaries, streaming series, podcasts — even streaming series about podcasts — are everywhere as Americans continue to obsess over the genre.
US judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Whitey Bulger’s family
January 19, 2022 GMTWHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr., who was beaten to death in a federal prison in West Virginia.
Ex-FBI agent linked to Whitey Bulger to be freed from prison
February 17, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder for leaking information to Boston gangster James “Whitey" Bulger that led to the shooting death of a gambling executive will be released from prison on medical grounds, officials ruled Wednesday...
Imprisoned ex-FBI agent who worked with Bulger seeks release
February 13, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The former FBI agent serving a 40-year prison sentence for alerting Boston mobster Whitey Bulger that he could be implicated in a murder is seeking to be released from prison on medical grounds...
Whitey Bulger’s family: Prison system did not protect him
November 3, 2020 GMTBRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to protect Bulger, who was beaten to death at a West Virginia prison.
After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets
February 22, 2020 GMTEASTHAM, Mass. (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 CIA experiment with LSD...
Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger’s slaying
November 1, 2018 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A Mafia hit man who is said to hate "rats" is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, who was found dead hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, an ex-investigator briefed on the case said Wednesday...
A look at the 19 murder victims in Whitey Bulger’s trial
October 30, 2018 GMTA jury in 2013 concluded that prosecutors proved that James "Whitey" Bulger was involved in 11 murders, didn't prove his involvement in seven murders and couldn't agree on one killing.
Bulger was found slain Tuesday at a federal prison in West Virginia.
Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found slain in prison at 89
October 30, 2018 GMTBOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men, was slain in federal prison...