James "Whitey" Bulger

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James "Whitey" Bulger was a notorious Boston mob boss and longtime FBI informant whose violent criminal career and eventual capture made him one of the most infamous gangsters in American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FBI informant
convicted murderer
fugitive
human
mob boss
organized crime figure
activityStart 1950s
addedToFBITenMostWantedList 1999
associatedWith South Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath beating
chargedWith extortion
firearms offenses
money laundering
murder
racketeering
child Douglas Cyr NERFINISHED
convictedOf extortion
firearms offenses
involvement in multiple murders
money laundering
racketeering
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalOrganization Winter Hill Gang NERFINISHED
dateOfArrest 2011-06-22
dateOfBirth 1929-09-03
dateOfConviction 2013-08-12
dateOfDeath 2018-10-30
ethnicOrigin Irish-American
FBITenMostWantedFugitive yes
fullName James Joseph Bulger Jr. NERFINISHED
gender male
governmentCorruptionAspect relationship with corrupt FBI agents
inspiredFictionalCharacter Frank Costello in the film "The Departed" NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath homicide
nickname Whitey NERFINISHED
notableFor being a longtime FBI informant
being one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
leading organized crime in South Boston
notableRelative William Bulger, former president of the Massachusetts Senate NERFINISHED
numberOfMurdersLinked 19
occupation FBI informant
crime boss
gangster
partner Catherine Greig NERFINISHED
placeOfArrest Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath United States Penitentiary Hazelton, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary Coleman II NERFINISHED
United States Penitentiary Hazelton NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Johnny Depp NERFINISHED
portrayedIn film "Black Mass" NERFINISHED
positionHeld leader of the Winter Hill Gang
sentence two consecutive life terms plus five years
sibling William Bulger NERFINISHED
spouse Lindsey Cyr NERFINISHED
wentIntoHiding 1994
yearsAsFugitive 16

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Bulger alsoKnownAs James "Whitey" Bulger
subject surface form: James J. Bulger
this entity surface form: Whitey Bulger
Bulger hasNotableBearer James "Whitey" Bulger
this entity surface form: James J. Bulger
Boston Irish mob hasNotableMember James "Whitey" Bulger
Boston Irish mob hasNotableMember James "Whitey" Bulger
this entity surface form: Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi
Black Mass (2015 film) mainCharacter James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass (2015 film) subject James "Whitey" Bulger