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[[File:Whitey Bulger.jpg|thumb|Whitey Bulger in 1994]] | [[File:Whitey Bulger.jpg|thumb|Whitey Bulger in 1994]] | ||
'''James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger''' (September 3rd, 1929 - October 30th, 2018) is the most infamous Irish American mob boss in American history and second on the FBI's Most Wanted List behind [[Osama bin Laden]]. He took over the Winter Hill gang in South Boston, Massachusetts after being released from prison in the 1960s. He was convicted on 19 counts of murder. | '''James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger''' (September 3rd, 1929 - October 30th, 2018) is the most infamous Irish American mob boss in American history and second on the FBI's Most Wanted List behind [[Osama bin Laden]]. He took over the Winter Hill gang in South Boston, Massachusetts after being released from Alcatraz prison in the 1960s. During his prison sentence in the 1950s and 60s, he was subject to LSD experiments by the CIA to test mind control, giving him night terrors for the rest of his life. He was convicted on 19 counts of murder. | ||
Unlike most mobsters, Bulger actually had a mole within the FBI. Corrupt agent John Connolly, also an Irish American, constantly tipped Bulger off about police and FBI bugs, wiretaps and other important information. His younger brother Billy was President of the Massachusetts State Senate. | Unlike most mobsters, Bulger actually had a mole within the FBI. Corrupt agent John Connolly, also an Irish American, constantly tipped Bulger off about police and FBI bugs, wiretaps and other important information. His younger brother Billy was President of the Massachusetts State Senate. |