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Whitey Bulger

Whitey Bulger Celebrity Profile
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Details

Also Known As:
Jimmy Bulger
Date of Birth:
September 3, 1929
Height:
5' 8"
Hometown:
South Boston

Bio:
Whitey Bulger (born James Joseph Bulger, Jr. on September 3, 1929 in South Boston, Massachusetts) is an American ex-mob boss. As a kid, Whitey developed a reputation as a thief and street fighter, one especially loyal to South Boston. In 1943, Whitey was arrested and charged with larceny, assault, battery and armed robbery. He was sent to a juvenile reformatory. Whitey joined the Air Force afterwards, but he was sentenced to the stockade for several assaults. He was given an honorable discharge in 1952. Whitey’s first federal prison term came in 1956, when he was sent to the Atlanta Penitentiary for armed robbery and truck hijacking. He was transferred to Alcatraz in 1959 and was released in 1965. After his release, Whitey worked as a janitor and construction worker before becoming a bookie and a loanshark tied with the Kileen Irish mob of South Boston. During the Kileen-Mullen gang war, Whitey committed his first homicide. Whitey reportedly became a FBI informant in the mid 1970s, using this power to eliminate competition. Through the 1980’s and 1990s, Whitey was involved in murder, drug trafficking and arms dealing to the IRA. When Whitey learned that the FBI were planning to arrest him in 1993, he fled Boston and remained free until his arrest in 2011. He was charged with 32 counts of racketeering, extortions and complicity in 19 murders. He was found guilty on 31 counts and sentenced to two consecutive life terms. Whitey’s life is the basis of the 2015 movie, Black Mass, featuring Johnny Depp as Whitey.

Best Known For:
Whitey Bulger is best known as an American crime figure, most noted as a part of the South Boston Irish mobs.

Personal Life:
Whitey had a 12-year common law marriage with Lindsey Cyr. The two had a son, Douglas Glenn, who died at age 6 after a severe allergic reaction to an aspirin injection. After splitting with Lindsey, Whitey began a relationship with Theresa Stanley.

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Whitey Bulger: 5 Things To Know About The Real-Life ‘Black Mass’ Gangster

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was one of the most feared mobsters in Boston. That’s until he went on the run in 1994 and wasn’t captured until over a decade and a half later. Now his story is hitting the big screen starring Johhny Depp!

Johnny Depp, 52, is nearly unrecognizable in his portrayal of James “Whitey” Bulger, 86, in the drama Black Mass about the notorious mobster’s life. In 2013, nearly two years after his arrest, he was finally convicted in connection with 11 murders. He was also convicted on numerous racketeering charges during his years running the Winter Hill gang in South Boston. Here’s 5 fun facts about this colorful character:

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