Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob
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Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob is a nonfiction book that chronicles the corrupt relationship between Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang and their handlers within the FBI.
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| Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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true crime book ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Black Mass (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Dick Lehr
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Gerard O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events in Boston organized crime ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
FBI protection of Whitey Bulger
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Winter Hill Gang criminal activities ⓘ investigations into FBI misconduct in Boston office ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alliance between Winter Hill Gang and FBI
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corrupt relationship between Whitey Bulger and FBI handlers ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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true crime ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
James "Whitey" Bulger
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John Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Flemmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publisher | PublicAffairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
FBI informant program
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Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitey Bulger NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Hill Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ organized crime in Boston ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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government corruption ⓘ informant handling ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
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Black Mass (2015 film)
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Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob
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