James "Whitey" Bulger

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James "Whitey" Bulger was a notorious Boston mob boss and longtime FBI informant whose violent criminal career and eventual capture made him one of the most infamous gangsters in American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FBI informant
convicted murderer
fugitive
human
mob boss
organized crime figure
activityStart 1950s
addedToFBITenMostWantedList 1999
associatedWith South Boston, Massachusetts
linked to: South Boston
causeOfDeath beating
chargedWith extortion
firearms offenses
money laundering
murder
racketeering
child Douglas Cyr
convictedOf extortion
firearms offenses
involvement in multiple murders
money laundering
racketeering
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalOrganization Winter Hill Gang
dateOfArrest 2011-06-22
dateOfBirth 1929-09-03
dateOfConviction 2013-08-12
dateOfDeath 2018-10-30
ethnicOrigin Irish-American
FBITenMostWantedFugitive yes
fullName James Joseph Bulger Jr.
gender male
governmentCorruptionAspect relationship with corrupt FBI agents
inspiredFictionalCharacter Frank Costello in the film "The Departed"
mannerOfDeath homicide
nickname Whitey
notableFor being a longtime FBI informant
being one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
leading organized crime in South Boston
notableRelative William Bulger, former president of the Massachusetts Senate
linked to: William M. Bulger
numberOfMurdersLinked 19
occupation FBI informant
crime boss
gangster
partner Catherine Greig
placeOfArrest Santa Monica, California, United States
linked to: Santa Monica
placeOfBirth Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath United States Penitentiary Hazelton, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States
placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary Coleman II
United States Penitentiary Hazelton
portrayedBy Johnny Depp
portrayedIn film "Black Mass"
positionHeld leader of the Winter Hill Gang
sentence two consecutive life terms plus five years
sibling William Bulger
linked to: William M. Bulger
spouse Lindsey Cyr
wentIntoHiding 1994
yearsAsFugitive 16

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Black Mass (2015 film) mainCharacter James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass (2015 film) subject James "Whitey" Bulger
Boston Irish mob hasNotableMember James "Whitey" Bulger
Boston Irish mob hasNotableMember Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Bulger hasNotableBearer James J. Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
James J. Bulger alsoKnownAs Whitey Bulger
subject linked to: Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Mark Mallouk subjectOfWork Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass mainSubject Whitey Bulger
subject linked to: Mark Mallouk
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass subject Whitey Bulger
subject linked to: Dick Lehr
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Winter Hill Gang leader Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Winter Hill Gang notableLeaderRole Whitey Bulger served as de facto boss for years
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Howie Winter successorAsLeaderOfWinterHillGang Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Howie Winter associatedWith Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
John Martorano associatedWith James "Whitey" Bulger
FBI Top Echelon Informant Program notableInformant James "Whitey" Bulger
Kevin Weeks associatedWith Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Kevin Weeks testifiedAgainst Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Kevin Weeks wroteAbout Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
John Connolly associatedWith Whitey Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger