Anngelle Wood
Oct 1, 2020
Updated: Jun 5, 2023
One of the most notorious gangsters in US history, James J. "Whitey" Bulger, Jr ruled the streets of Boston with an iron fist. He was the ruthless leader of the Winter Hill Gang. Murder Kingpin. The stacked jack of death (he did pride himself in being physically fit). The lord of the underworld. As a fixture in organized crime in the east, he a criminal enterprise for decades; sometimes he’s called the Irish Godfather. His status as a FBI informant kept him out of prison for racketeering until the early 90s when federal indictments for a litany of crimes was about to come down -- including the murders of 19 people.
That's when he simply disappeared.
See photos on the gallery page
Bulger’s murder victims
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/12/us/bulger-trial-victims.html
Hunting Whitey, by Casey Sherman and David Wedge, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Whitey-Capture-Killing-Americas/dp/0062972545
Boston Herald on Kevin Weeks
https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/07/10/whitey-bulger-ex-protege-erupt-in-courtroom/
The Atlantic - Boston Busing Crisis was Never Intended To Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-boston-busing-crisis-was-never-intended-to-work/474264
Boston Globe http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2001/04/22/bulger_linked_to_70s_antibusing_attacks
Alcatraz History: https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/bulger.htm
RICO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act
Atlanta: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/atl/
Timeline: https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/12/us/whitey-bulger-fast-facts/index.html
OZY - In Whitey’s Words:
https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/whitey-bulger-i-was-a-guinea-pig-for-cia-drug-experiments/76409
OZY - Bad Boston Summer :
WBUR - Boston busing:
https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/03/30/boston-busing-crisis
History.com - Boston busing
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/violence-in-boston-over-racial-busing
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_desegregation_busing_crisis
Hartford Courant - World Jai Alai
https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-11-09-9711070702-story.html
Boston Globe archive, 2001 - Bulger linked to '70s anti busing attacks
Boston.com - FBI agent John Morris
Web archive Most Wanted:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090901184517/http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/bulger.htm
Reuters - Bodies Buried on Beaches:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-bulger-idUSBRE96A0S620130711
Boston Globe - Whitey’s son:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2010/01/24/archive-whiteybulger-son/k3wVG5kkSjozz4R5koz77J/story.html
CBS Boston - Bulger crime timeline:
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/06/23/whitey-bulger-timeline-a-life-of-crime
Boston Globe - Kevin Weeks, the Lookout:
Reuters - Deborah Hussey murder
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-bulger-idUSBRE96L0LX20130722
Boston Herald:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/07/22/flemmi-i-regret-deborah-husseys-demise/
NECN - Debra Davis murder:
NBC News:
Boston.com - Whitey Bulger was a pedophile who took a 16-year-old girl to Mexico, says former right-hand man Flemmi
FBI.gov - La Cosa Nostra
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime/history-of-la-cosa-nostra
Patriot Ledger - Debra Davis’ family gets a settlement
https://www.patriotledger.com/article/20090918/NEWS/309189553
RealEstate.Boston.com - The Haunty To Be Demolished
http://realestate.boston.com/news/2019/12/17/demolition-south-boston-home-whitey-bulger-can-proceed-officials-say/
Zillow - 799 E 3rd St, South Boston
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/799-E-3rd-St-South-Boston-MA-02127/59151953_zpid
Los Angeles Times - Whitey Bulger strangled Deborah Hussey:
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Bulger Faces Murder Charge 30 Years After The Death Of Debra Davis:
https://www.wcvb.com/article/debra-davis/8165682#
GQ - Jai Alai:
The Independent UK - Stevie Flemmi and Debra Davis:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/beauty-and-the-boss-90083.html