Searching for 'Whitey'

In a new biography, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow James 'Whitey' Bulger's criminal career, from teenage thievery, to bank robberies, to the building of his underworld empire, and to becoming an informant for the FBI. Based on exclusive access and previously undisclosed documents, this narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for James 'Whitey'' Bulger — a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction. Full story | More on the book, capture, and trial of 'Whitey'
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In a new biography, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow James "Whitey" Bulger's criminal career, from teenage thievery, to bank robberies, to the building of his underworld empire, and to becoming an informant for the FBI.

Based on exclusive access and previously undisclosed documents, this narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for James "Whitey'' Bulger — a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction.

Full story | More on the book, capture, and trial of "Whitey"