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 ⓘ
linked to: South Boston
causeOfDeath beating ⓘ
chargedWith extortion ⓘ
firearms offenses ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ
murder ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
child Douglas Cyr ⓘ
convictedOf extortion ⓘ
firearms offenses ⓘ
involvement in multiple murders ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
criminalOrganization Winter Hill Gang ⓘ
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. ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
governmentCorruptionAspect relationship with corrupt FBI agents ⓘ
inspiredFictionalCharacter Frank Costello in the film "The Departed" ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
nickname Whitey ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: William M. Bulger
numberOfMurdersLinked 19 ⓘ
occupation FBI informant ⓘ
crime boss ⓘ
gangster ⓘ
partner Catherine Greig ⓘ
placeOfArrest Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Santa Monica
placeOfBirth Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath United States Penitentiary Hazelton, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDetention United States Penitentiary Coleman II ⓘ
United States Penitentiary Hazelton ⓘ
portrayedBy Johnny Depp ⓘ
portrayedIn film "Black Mass" ⓘ
positionHeld leader of the Winter Hill Gang ⓘ
sentence two consecutive life terms plus five years ⓘ
sibling William Bulger ⓘ
linked to: William M. Bulger
spouse Lindsey Cyr ⓘ
wentIntoHiding 1994 ⓘ
yearsAsFugitive 16 ⓘ

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Black Mass (2015 film) → mainCharacter → James "Whitey" Bulger ⓘ
Black Mass (2015 film) → subject → James "Whitey" Bulger ⓘ
Boston Irish mob → hasNotableMember → James "Whitey" Bulger ⓘ
Boston Irish mob → hasNotableMember → Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Bulger → hasNotableBearer → James J. Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
James J. Bulger → alsoKnownAs → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
subject linked to: Bulger
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Mark Mallouk → subjectOfWork → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass → mainSubject → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
subject linked to: Mark Mallouk
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Black Mass → subject → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
subject linked to: Dick Lehr
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Winter Hill Gang → leader → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Winter Hill Gang → notableLeaderRole → Whitey Bulger served as de facto boss for years ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Howie Winter → successorAsLeaderOfWinterHillGang → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Howie Winter → associatedWith → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
John Martorano → associatedWith → James "Whitey" Bulger ⓘ
FBI Top Echelon Informant Program → notableInformant → James "Whitey" Bulger ⓘ
Kevin Weeks → associatedWith → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Kevin Weeks → testifiedAgainst → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
Kevin Weeks → wroteAbout → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger
John Connolly → associatedWith → Whitey Bulger ⓘ
linked to: James "Whitey" Bulger