Whitey BulgerWatchdog finds many failures before Whitey Bulger's killingA Justice Department report found no evidence of found “malicious intent” in the multiple levels of management failures that left Boston mobster "Whitey" Bulger at the mercy of rival gangsters...Local CoverageDec 7, 20223 men charged in Whitey Bulger's killingThree men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the prison killing of James “Whitey” Bulger, the Justice Department said Thursday.Local CoverageAug 18, 2022Bulger Prison Switch A 'Death Sentence,' Union Boss SaysA prison workers' union says Bulger never should have been transferred to a troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England mobsters.Local CoverageNov 3, 2018'I'm Never Going To Shake Him Off': David Boeri Reflects On 3 Decades Of Covering Whitey BulgerI used to think that my coverage of Whitey Bulger would finally come to an end when he died, writes retired WBUR reporter David Boeri. Now I’ve come to believe...CognoscentiNov 1, 2018Mafia Hit Man 'Freddy' Geas Suspected In Whitey Bulger's Slaying, Official SaysFotios "Freddy" Geas and at least one other inmate are believed to have been involved in Bulger's killing, the official said. He was not authorized to discuss the case and...Local CoverageOct 31, 2018AdvertisementIn Aftermath Of Bulger's Death, A Plea To Remember His VictimsThe brother of one of Whitey Bulger's likely victims said the mobster's death in prison feels like "real justice." ResumeLocal Coverage03:44Oct 31, 2018'Whitey' Bulger, One Of The Most Feared Men In Boston's History, Has Been Killed In PrisonThe 89-year-old convicted mobster rose to power as a secret informant to the FBI and counted on agents to help him get away with murder and extortion.ResumeLocal Coverage11:39Oct 30, 2018James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Rejected By U.S. Supreme CourtThe 87-year-old convicted in 2013 for his role in 11 murders, extortion and drug offenses in the '70s and '80s will continue to serve his life sentence.ResumeRadio Boston10:22Oct 3, 2016Supreme Court Rejects Whitey Bulger AppealThe justices did not comment Monday on leaving in place Bulger's convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and many other crimes.Local CoverageOct 3, 2016'Whitey' Bulger Asks Supreme Court To Hear His AppealBulger's attorney says his client didn't receive a fair trial because Bulger was not allowed to discuss his claim that a federal prosecutor had granted him immunity.Local CoverageAug 17, 2016In Bid For New Trial, Attorneys For Bulger Say Next Step Is Supreme CourtAttorneys for the imprisoned mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger say their next step is the Supreme Court now that a federal appeals court has rejected Bulger's bid for a new...ResumeMorning Edition03:21Mar 6, 2016'Whitey' Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend Pleads Not Guilty To Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig is accused of refusing to say whether other people helped Bulger during his 16 years on the run.Local CoverageOct 19, 2015Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend, Greig, Is Due In Court On Criminal Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig is due in federal court Monday on a charge for refusing to testify about the 16 years she harbored James "Whitey" Bulger.ResumeLocal Coverage06:07Oct 19, 2015'Whitey' Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend Indicted On Criminal Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, was indicted on a charge she refused to testify about whether others had helped Bulger...Local CoverageSep 22, 2015Appeals Court Upholds Ex-FBI Agent's Murder Conviction In Case Connected To BulgerThe new decision concluded Connolly could be convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm.Local CoverageJul 29, 2015'Whitey' Bulger's Lawyers Submit AppealLawyers for the convicted gangster argued before a federal appeals court Monday that it should set aside his 2013 conviction.ResumeLocal Coverage03:38Jul 27, 2015Lawyers For 'Whitey' Bulger Ask Court To Overturn ConvictionBulger's attorneys contend his right to a fair trial was violated when a judge barred him from telling the jury about his claim that a federal prosecutor promised him immunity.Local CoverageJul 27, 2015Boston Gangster 'Whitey' Bulger's Bid For New Trial Heads To Appeals CourtConvicted Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his convictions based on what his lawyers call a "constitutional error" that denied Bulger his...Local CoverageJul 26, 2015Whitey Bulger Writes Teens In Letter: 'My Life Was Wasted'The Boston Globe reports Bulger wrote in a letter from federal prison that he brought "shame + suffering" to his family.Local CoverageJun 28, 2015James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Set For July 27Lawyers for convicted mobster James "Whitey" Bulger claim he did not get a fair trial because they were barred from saying that a now-deceased prosecutor promised Bulger immunity for his...Local CoverageJun 15, 2015Next Page
Watchdog finds many failures before Whitey Bulger's killingA Justice Department report found no evidence of found “malicious intent” in the multiple levels of management failures that left Boston mobster "Whitey" Bulger at the mercy of rival gangsters...Local CoverageDec 7, 2022
3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's killingThree men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the prison killing of James “Whitey” Bulger, the Justice Department said Thursday.Local CoverageAug 18, 2022
Bulger Prison Switch A 'Death Sentence,' Union Boss SaysA prison workers' union says Bulger never should have been transferred to a troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England mobsters.Local CoverageNov 3, 2018
'I'm Never Going To Shake Him Off': David Boeri Reflects On 3 Decades Of Covering Whitey BulgerI used to think that my coverage of Whitey Bulger would finally come to an end when he died, writes retired WBUR reporter David Boeri. Now I’ve come to believe...CognoscentiNov 1, 2018
Mafia Hit Man 'Freddy' Geas Suspected In Whitey Bulger's Slaying, Official SaysFotios "Freddy" Geas and at least one other inmate are believed to have been involved in Bulger's killing, the official said. He was not authorized to discuss the case and...Local CoverageOct 31, 2018
In Aftermath Of Bulger's Death, A Plea To Remember His VictimsThe brother of one of Whitey Bulger's likely victims said the mobster's death in prison feels like "real justice." ResumeLocal Coverage03:44Oct 31, 2018
'Whitey' Bulger, One Of The Most Feared Men In Boston's History, Has Been Killed In PrisonThe 89-year-old convicted mobster rose to power as a secret informant to the FBI and counted on agents to help him get away with murder and extortion.ResumeLocal Coverage11:39Oct 30, 2018
James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Rejected By U.S. Supreme CourtThe 87-year-old convicted in 2013 for his role in 11 murders, extortion and drug offenses in the '70s and '80s will continue to serve his life sentence.ResumeRadio Boston10:22Oct 3, 2016
Supreme Court Rejects Whitey Bulger AppealThe justices did not comment Monday on leaving in place Bulger's convictions for playing a role in 11 murders and many other crimes.Local CoverageOct 3, 2016
'Whitey' Bulger Asks Supreme Court To Hear His AppealBulger's attorney says his client didn't receive a fair trial because Bulger was not allowed to discuss his claim that a federal prosecutor had granted him immunity.Local CoverageAug 17, 2016
In Bid For New Trial, Attorneys For Bulger Say Next Step Is Supreme CourtAttorneys for the imprisoned mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger say their next step is the Supreme Court now that a federal appeals court has rejected Bulger's bid for a new...ResumeMorning Edition03:21Mar 6, 2016
'Whitey' Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend Pleads Not Guilty To Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig is accused of refusing to say whether other people helped Bulger during his 16 years on the run.Local CoverageOct 19, 2015
Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend, Greig, Is Due In Court On Criminal Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig is due in federal court Monday on a charge for refusing to testify about the 16 years she harbored James "Whitey" Bulger.ResumeLocal Coverage06:07Oct 19, 2015
'Whitey' Bulger's Longtime Girlfriend Indicted On Criminal Contempt ChargeCatherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, was indicted on a charge she refused to testify about whether others had helped Bulger...Local CoverageSep 22, 2015
Appeals Court Upholds Ex-FBI Agent's Murder Conviction In Case Connected To BulgerThe new decision concluded Connolly could be convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm.Local CoverageJul 29, 2015
'Whitey' Bulger's Lawyers Submit AppealLawyers for the convicted gangster argued before a federal appeals court Monday that it should set aside his 2013 conviction.ResumeLocal Coverage03:38Jul 27, 2015
Lawyers For 'Whitey' Bulger Ask Court To Overturn ConvictionBulger's attorneys contend his right to a fair trial was violated when a judge barred him from telling the jury about his claim that a federal prosecutor promised him immunity.Local CoverageJul 27, 2015
Boston Gangster 'Whitey' Bulger's Bid For New Trial Heads To Appeals CourtConvicted Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his convictions based on what his lawyers call a "constitutional error" that denied Bulger his...Local CoverageJul 26, 2015
Whitey Bulger Writes Teens In Letter: 'My Life Was Wasted'The Boston Globe reports Bulger wrote in a letter from federal prison that he brought "shame + suffering" to his family.Local CoverageJun 28, 2015
James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Set For July 27Lawyers for convicted mobster James "Whitey" Bulger claim he did not get a fair trial because they were barred from saying that a now-deceased prosecutor promised Bulger immunity for his...Local CoverageJun 15, 2015