Ive read several books on whitey bulger and this book is the most definitive. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Secrets, corruption, and the search for truth, was discharged by forge books in february 2014. Howard stern show reporter pens book on mob boss whitey. James joseph bulger iii better known as whitey bulgers criminal behavior started early on in life. That was going to be new and a casting call of all the gangsters in whiteys world. Most interested in the interesting indepth analysis and history rather than an allout personal bio. Popular whitey bulger books meet your next favorite book. Americas most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice revised ed. Hs 208 whitey on trial with jon leiberman holistic. Jon leiberman biography, age, wife, howard stern show. All topics all writers digital newspaper archive facebook twitter.
A harsh critic of james whitey bulger, who had once been expected to. This book grabbed my attention from the very first page. According to leiberman, the book includes exclusive. Pleading guilty, bulger was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Across the top is wanted, and underneath is a photo of a man and a woman, with the names catherine greig and james j. Whitey ran away to join the circus at ten years old. Grandfatherly was more like it, what with his receding gray hair, bing crosbystyle straw hat, windbreaker and khakis.
Even with all his cunning and guile there is only one reason and excon from south boston became the infamous whitey bulger. Nov, 20 a prosecutor called james whitey bulger a little sociopath wednesday as he urged a judge to sentence the infamous south boston gangster to life in prison. Ufc president dana white tells the story about his run in with the infamous winter hill gang in boston led by james whitey bulger, which is now the subject of a new film titled black mass. Americas most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice, written by the authors of this article kevin cullen and shelley murphy, with. Hes also facing assertions that he was an fbi informant before. Whitey bulger is a notorious american murderer and mobster, convicted in numerous cases of racketeering, extortion, shoplifting and other crimes. Aug 12, 20 james whitey bulger, the former head of bostons winter hill gang, evaded police for 16 years before his 2011 arrest with girlfriend catherine greig in santa monica, california. Reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy, who covered bulger for years for the boston globe, have a new book out about the career criminal. While the arrest of whitey bulger may seem to close the book on a significant aspect of modern boston history, lehr says its really the beginning of a new chapter.
Whats the best book for someone who wants to learn more about bostons criminal underworld, specifically whitey bulger. Bulger was wanted for 19 murders when he was captured. Bulger himself was unfortunately not available to help out. Whitey bulgers girlfriend faces more time for her silence. For nearly three decades, starting in the early 1970s, james whitey bulger led the winter hill gang, a brutal confederation of the irish mafia in south boston. An unflinching look at the culture of silence and death fostered by bulgerand by his friends in high and low placesand an important affirmation for young people growing up in todays neighborhoods of good people besieged by thuggery, corruption, and. September 3, 1929 october 30, 2018 was an american organized crime boss and fbi informant who led the winter hill gang in the winter hill neighborhood of somerville, massachusetts, a city directly northwest of boston. By the 1950s, whitey bulger was a bona fide gangster, and in 1956 he was apprehended following a wild spree of robbing banks. Secrets behind the capture of the fbis most wanted man after bin ladens death, mob boss whitey bulger was the most wanted man in america. Dec 20, 20 raised in a south boston housing project, james whitey bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. Nov 24, 20 and an auction of whitey bulger s personal belongings, held by the u. Apr 22, 2010 but bulger s fondness for reading is not his only connection to the book industry. Corrupt fbi let mobster whitey bulger keep killing cato.
Jon leiberman is an investigative reporter for the howard stern show on sirius xm and host of leiberman live at five, a weekly news radio show airing on howard 101. The whitey bulger who was branded a reputed killer, crime boss, and bank robber by the 1986 presidents commission on organized crime often shut off the gautreaux television, lecturing them on. Shea wrote the new york times bestselling book, rat bastards. In the book, lieberman offers up his firstperson experience traveling the world with the fbi bulger task force when whitey was on the lam. But bulgers fondness for reading is not his only connection to the book industry. He and agent john connolly had developed a friendship as children, murphy said, growing up in the same south boston housing project where. Bulgers capture puts the story back on center stage. The making of mob boss whitey bulger gangsters inc. According to, whitey bulger was first arrested when he was 14 years old, for stealing, and his criminal record continued to escalate from there. After sixteen years on the lam, infamous boston gangster whitey bulger was finally. Pat melchionno, boston, ma wink patanswers24x7 twitter. Wbur, bostons npr news station, created this interactive program guide around the trial of james whitey bulger and decades of organized crime, murder and government corruption in boston, ma. The girlfriend of convicted gangster james whitey bulger, catherine greig, could get more prison time for refusing to say who else might have helped the former kingpin during his 16 years on. For decades, living in boston has meant hearing stories about the notorious irish mobster james joseph whitey bulger, jr.
Hes a crime contributor for cnn hln and, crime blogger for the huffington post, former correspondent and producer of americas most wanted, and author. Leibermans book composed of writer margaret mclean on whitey bulger, whitey on trial. Whitey bulger a little sociopath who caused grotesque. Quotes tagged whitey bulger each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained. This biography profiles his childhood, crime, life and timeline. This is the whitey bulger book by the two expert journalists who know the turf best. He is also currently the host of truefacts with jon leiberman on, as well as a regular contributor to hln on crime issues. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, awardwinning boston globe reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy follow whitey s extraordinary criminal career from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal. This article is more than 7 years old on june 22, 2011, james whitey bulger was arrested outside his apartment in santa monica, calif. Martorano said he decided to testify against bulger. Twitter user jailed for posting picture of james bulgers.
I helped the fbi arrest whitey bulger readers digest. Bulger was the subject of toronto international film festival stunner black mass starring. Although at times boring, it does provide a fascinating potrait of whitey. As the globe points out, since bulger fled, at least a halfdozen books have been written about him. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011, he was listed by the fbi as one of its 10 mostwanted fugitives. I had general knowledge of the james whitey bulger story, and i was very impressed with the amount of information i learned and how riveting a manner it was told. He was convicted of 11 of 19 murders, two counts of racketeering, six acts of extortion, as well as narcotics distribution, money laundering, and illegal firearms. Jon leiberman is an awardwinning investigative correspondent, host, producer and victim advocate. Dana white had his own black mass experience with whitey. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Federal prosecutors indicted bulger for nineteen murders based on the grand jury testimony from kevin weeks and. And if he decides to start talking, there may be plenty more tales to tell. Investigators suspect whitey bulger was killed by mafia hit man a former federal investigator says a mafia hit man is a suspect in the prison slaying of boston crime boss james whitey bulger. The real story of boston gangster james whitey bulger is filled with drugs, violence, and murder.
But his solution whenever confronted with a problem was always murder at least 19 of them. Whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster npr. A prosecutor called james whitey bulger a little sociopath wednesday as he urged a judge to sentence the infamous south boston gangster to life in. Hes also facing assertions that he was an fbi informant before he skipped town and spent 16 years living on the lam. For more than a decade, until his capture in june 2011. Penitentiary hazelton, bruceton mills, west virginia, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s. The life of americas most notorious mob boss lehr and gerard oneill talked to agents who worked with bulger, gangsters who were in his gang, and dug up documents that have not yet been seen by the public or most reporters. Whitey bulger was a horrible man, and the fbi was even worse, but this is an exciting, wellwritten book that has the pace of a thriller. Steve kroft learned much more about whitey bulger from the people who hunted him for 16 years and from one of bulgers neighbors. Fbi agents have arrested top ten fugitive, james j. Jon leiberman and margaret mclean give first hand accounts of the trial of bulger, and all the drama which ensued.
Bulger details the capture and conviction of the notorious boston gangster. Along with these deep narratives, rare audio, video and photographs. Whitey bulger biography childhood, life achievements. Whitey bulger and the world that made him morrow, the journalist t. Mar 18, 2020 whitey bulger, american crime boss who, as head of the bostonarea winter hill gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid1990s. He joined sirius xm radio in august 2011 as a reporter for the howard stern show and sterns howard 100 news department. Jon hosts leiberman live on sirius xm and is a crime contributor for cnn hln.
Fugitive south boston gangster james whitey bulger, wanted for 19. Jun 26, 20 10 books about james whitey bulger hes been charged with 19 counts of murder. Whitey bulger convicted of 11 of 19 murders the jury has found crime boss and fbi informant james whitey bulger guilty of all but one of the 32 counts against him. Hs 208 whitey on trial with jon leiberman jon leiberman is an investigative reporter for the howard stern show on sirius xm and host of leiberman live at five, a weekly news radio show airing on howard 101. Bulgerwho on monday afternoon was found guilty of crimes that will. He fled town in 1994, tipped off by a corrupt fbi agent that he was about to be indicted, and remained one of the most wanted fugitives in america until he was found in 2011, living. Ripping fbi special counsel robert mueller as a political zealot, harvard law professor emeritus alan dershowitz reminded staunch mueller supporters about the former fbi directors role in protecting notorious mass murderer whitey bulger as an fbi. Jon leiberman biography, age, wife, howard stern show, book. Whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster reporters kevin cullen and shelley murphy, who covered bulger for years for the boston globe, have a book out about the career criminal. Dana white had his own black mass experience with whitey bulger. Recent publicity produced a tip which led agents to santa monica. Jan 22, 2014 that was going to be new and a casting call of all the gangsters in whitey s world. Whitey bulger terrorized boston for years, his notoriously violent and complicated life inspired countless books and several movies, and in his later years he was at the center of. James whitey bulger, the former head of bostons winter hill gang, evaded police for 16 years before his 2011 arrest with girlfriend catherine greig in santa monica, california.
Whitey bulger bio profiles bostons most notorious gangster. Secrets, corruption, and the search for truth, was released by forge books in february 2014. Its already been recomended, but the brothers bulger by howie carr does a great job of covering whiteys life from his early days to his fleeing in 1994, while also rolling in his brother billys political career. The globes shelley murphy, john ellement and milton valencia wrote. Whitey bulger, and his companion, catherine greig, in california. In 1975, bulger became an informant for john connolly jr, an fbi agent who. Bulger on trial the complete guide to bostons most notorious gangster.
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