The BU community was given the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look into the stories of high profile crimes and murders through letters, manuscripts and journals from both criminals and law enforcement at a “True Crime” discovery seminar at Boston University’s Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.
James “Whitey” Bulger died at the age of 89 after he was beaten so badly that he was unrecognizable to inmates, according to the New York Times. It may not be the most politically correct thing to...
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal request of James “Whitey” Bulger, a Boston gangster known for his criminal cases in the 1970s to the 1990s, according to a court document released Monday....
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Towering timidly over his fellow crowd members, Owen Saki, 17, politely struggled to the edge of the barricade. He smiled, took a quick glance at the girls who had just been in...
Attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger argued Monday before a panel of judges at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse to overturn multiple federal racketeering convictions, claiming...
Emotions ran high, words were exchanged and families of the victims of James “Whitey” Bulger’s crimes had the chance to speak their mind to the ex-mobster at a sentencing hearing Wednesday at...
Prosecutors in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger argued that he should receive a sentencing of life in prison, according to a memo Thursday filed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
“Whitey Bulger’s...
Medical examiners concluded Sunday that Stephen Rakes, a possible witness in the summer trial of James “Whitey” Bulger who was found dead during the case, was killed by poison in a murder unrelated...
After the government shutdown on Oct. 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is expected to run out of funding by Monday, forcing all court employees to either be furloughed or to work without...
Prosecutors asked a judge on Friday to order ex-mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to forfeit more than $25 million, allowing them to seize all of his assets that he generated by racketeering and other...
After nine weeks of hearing testimonies from more than 70 witnesses during the trial, James “Whitey” Bulger was found guilty of 31 of the 32 counts brought against him.
Now, Bulger could face life...
