Whitey Bulger Trial
Supreme Court Rejects Whitey Bulger’s Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied South Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s last-ditch appeal of his lifetime sentence and racketeering convictions. Bulger argued that he should […]
Whitey Bulger Documentary Will Finally Hit Mainstream Theaters
While there’re two films based on the life of infamous South Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in the works in Hollywood, a documentary that focused on […]
Family Members of Bulger Victims Upset They Weren’t Invited to Documentary Premiere
Family members of victims murdered at the hands of Whitey Bulger are upset that they weren’t extended a special invitation to the premiere of a […]
Q&A: Director Joe Berlinger Talks About His New Whitey Bulger Documentary
It took a lot of coordination in a short amount of time, but director Joe Berlinger was able to expedite the creation of his latest […]
Whitey Bulger Gets Two Life Sentences, Plus Five Years
After an emotional day of statements from the family members of victims Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper brought the prolonged legal story of Whitey […]
Victims’ Families Couldn’t Get Whitey Bulger to Look at Them During Sentencing
The Whitey Bulger sentencing is more symbolic than it is functionally purposeful. Since his capture, and especially since his guilty verdict, it has been assumed […]
Howie Carr Showed Some Leg to Comment on the Whitey Bulger Verdict
When Fox 25 News featured local columnist and radio host Howie Carr with his analysis of the Whitey Bulger verdict, Carr, who has covered Bulger for […]
The Bulger Jury Apparently Didn’t Like John Martorano
Though Whitey Bulger’s jury found the old man guilty of enough crimes to put him away for life many times over, they also declared the […]
Jury Finds Whitey Bulger Guilty of Racketeering, Conspiracy, and Murder
After nearly 33 hours of deliberation over five days, the jury found James “Whitey” Bulger guilty of racketeering, conspiracy, money laundering, and illegal weapons possession, which […]
Bulger’s Lawyer Criticized for Praising Jury, Showing Off Purple Pedicure
The prosecution asked Judge Denise Casper to sanction J.W. Carney Jr., Whitey Bulger’s attorney, for speaking briefly with reporters about the jury deliberations yesterday, and […]
The Bulger Jury Implies Disagreement on at Least One of His Alleged Crimes
Update: Since the early afternoon mystery drama, the jury has submitted another question to the judge. The deal is that Count 2 in Bulger’s indictment, the […]
Bulger Day 36: It’s in the Jury’s Hands
The 12 women and men who will decide Whitey Bulger’s fate got a lesson in criminal law from Judge Denise J. Casper this morning before beginning […]
Bulger Day 35: The Closing Arguments
So Whitey Bulger’s on trial and you’re interested in hearing about it, but you’ve got this darn day job and you can’t manage to keep […]
Bulger Day 34: Whitey Bulger Says He Won’t Testify in His ‘Sham’ Trial
Even though Whitey Bulger decided not to testify in his own defense after all, he offered the court a semi-dramatic closing day, speaking aloud to […]