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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. In early 1995, when he was about to be indicted on Federal charges for decades of misdeeds, Whitey Bulger fled Boston for good. It took 16 years for his capture. It is believed that the Boston FBI didn't want to find him. I sometimes believe that is true. In 1999, four years into his fugitive status, he was added to the FBI's Most Wanted List.
I speak to Dave Wedge, co-author of Hunting Whitey (by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge) on their research for the book, Whitey's life on the run, and his brutal death in prison.
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Resource material
Hunting Whitey, by Casey Sherman and David Wedge, 2020
New York Post - How the FBI Found Whitey Bulger
NBC News - Most wanted
New York Times - Bulger’s murder victims https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/12/us/bulger-trial-victims.html
Boston Herald on Kevin Weeks https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/07/10/whitey-bulger-ex-protege-erupt-in-courtroom/ The Atlantic 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
OZY: In Whitey’s Words -
https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/whitey-bulger-i-was-a-guinea-pig-for-cia-drug-experiments/76409
Bad Boston Summer -
WBUR - Boston busing
https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/03/30/boston-busing-crisis History.com - Boston busing
Hartford Courant - World Jai Alai
Boston Globe archive, 2001 - Bulger linked to '70s anti busing attacks
Boston.com - FBI agent John Morris
Web archive Most Wanted
Reuters: Bodies Buried on Beaches https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-bulger-idUSBRE96A0S620130711
Boston Globe - Whitey’s son
CBS Boston - Bulger crime timeline
Boston Globe - Kevin Weeks, the Lookout
Reuters - Deborah Hussey murder https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-bulger-idUSBRE96L0LX20130722
The Boston Globe - Deborah Hussey's death https://www.bostonherald.com/2013/07/22/flemmi-i-regret-deborah-husseys-demise/
NECN - Debra Davis murder
Boston.com - Whitey Bulger was a pedophile who took 16-year-old girl to Mexico, says former right-hand man Flemmi
FBI.gov - La Cosa Nostra
Patriot Ledger - Debra Davis’ family gets a settlement
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
Independent, UK - Stevie Flemmi and Debra Davis
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/beauty-and-the-boss-90083.html NBC Los Angeles - Inside their Santa Monica apartment