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Episode One | Whitey Bulger: The Stacked Jack of Death, Boston's Most Wanted

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


 

SOURCES


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 :

https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-summer-boston-roiled-with-racial-tension-and-mob-violence/90040


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

http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2001/04/22/bulger_linked_to_70s_antibusing_attack


Boston.com - FBI agent John Morris

https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2015/09/18/disgraced-fbi-agent-john-morris-gets-off-really-easy-in-black-mass


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:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/07/08/kevin-weeks-expected-testify-today-against-his-former-mentor-james-whitey-bulger/0j279BpIwogsIeY5V1FGzI/story.html


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:

https://www.necn.com/news/local/_necn__a_closer_look_at_alleged_bulger_victim_debra_davis_necn/1914190/


NBC News:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ill-take-care-it-whitey-bulger-strangled-boston-woman-ex-flna6C10689357


Boston.com - Whitey Bulger was a pedophile who took a 16-year-old girl to Mexico, says former right-hand man Flemmi

https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/07/23/whitey-bulger-was-a-pedophile-who-took-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:

https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-whitey-bulger-flemmi-stepdaughter-strangled-20130722-story.html

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:

https://www.gq.com.au/fitness/sport/inside-the-weird-wild-dangerous-world-of-jai-alai/news-story/d440b84593880cbb96b1788cfb531b31


The Independent UK - Stevie Flemmi and Debra Davis:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/beauty-and-the-boss-90083.html




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