Whitey Bulger

Notorious Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger was murdered in a West Virginia prison while serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes.

Ex-Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme dies in prison at 89

Once powerful New England Mafia boss Francis Salemme was serving a life sentence for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner. More

December 19, 2022

Man charged in Bulger slaying to stay locked up until trial

A man charged in the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger will remain behind bars while he awaits trial. Sean McKinnon, 36, was on... More

August 22, 2022

Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing

Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon are charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the killing of Boston crime boss... More

August 18, 2022

Authorities make arrest in 1984 killing linked to Bulger

Michael Lewis, the suspect in the 1984 shooting death of Brian Watson in Boston that authorities linked to mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, pleaded not guilty... More

May 31, 2022

FBI releases trove of records on gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger

The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger's file. More

July 19, 2021

Ex-FBI agent linked to Whitey Bulger to be freed from prison

BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent convicted of second-degree murder for leaking information to Boston gangster James “Whitey" Bulger that led to the More

February 18, 2021

Whitey Bulger’s family: Prison system did not protect him

BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (AP) — Family members of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons... More

November 3, 2020

“Whitey” Bulger juror says she regrets murder conviction

By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s More

February 18, 2020