Whitey Bulger
| James "Whitey" Bulger | |
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 Mugshot taken after arrest, 2011 | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives | |
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| Born | James Joseph Bulger Jr. September 3, 1929 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2018 (aged 89) United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Beaten |
| Nationality | Irish-American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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| Penalty | Two life terms plus five years, forfeiture of $25.2 million, $19.5 million restitution |
| Added | August 19, 1999 |
| Caught | June 22, 2011 |
| Number | 458 |
| Captured | |
James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. (September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an Irish-American former mob boss that worked out of South Boston, Massachusetts. He was on the ten top most wanted fugitives in the United States from 1999 until 2011. His story was on America's Most Wanted on FOX. He was captured by police on 22 June 2011.
Whitey Bulger was of Irish-Canadian and Irish-American descent.
On October 30, 2018, Bulger was transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton in West Virginia. Later that day, he was found dead in the prison, aged 89. Bulger was beaten to death in his prison cell by other inmates.
Related pages
- William Bulger (his brother)
References
- 1 2 "Famed crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger arrested in Santa Monica". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Whitey Bulger Is Arrested in California
- ↑ Mobster Whitey Bulger arrested in California
- ↑ Williams, Pete; Winter, Tom; Schapiro, Rich. "Notorious mob boss Whitey Bulger found dead in prison". NBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ Newport, Natalie (30 October 2018). "Notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger has been reportedly killed in prison". WTAE. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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