James "Whitey" Bulger

The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s file. The Boston Herald reports the 300 pages of heavily redacted records show the agency was aware that Bulger was involved in loan-sharking, horse-fixing and other crimes before recruiting him as an informant. The FBI says the records were posted on the agency’s Vault public records...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Hunting Whitey’ Authors on How New Bulger Book Came Together

We had no plan. We had set up no interviews. But we just knew that we had to see the place for ourselves. Escaping the stingy cold of Boston, where winter refused to submit to early spring, we landed in Los Angeles, grabbed a rental car and drove 11 miles from LAX to Santa Monica. The weather was sunny and…

A juror in the murder and racketeering trial for the notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets voting in 2013 to convict him for murder

Three handwritten letters by former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger have been put up for auction. The letters, written to a woman named Jackie, are being auctioned off by Lelands. Bulger writes in one letter, “If you need some one whacked, give me a call. Your friend, James Whitey Bulger 1428AZ.”

A television show is reportedly in the works about federal authorities’ long pursuit of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Variety reports that the show is based on the upcoming book “Hunting Whitey” by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, who also wrote the Boston Marathon bombings book “Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy” — which was adapted for the...

Catherine Greig, the longtime companion of James “Whitey” Bulger, is finishing her sentence at a home in Hingham, Massachusetts. She was spotted by the Boston Globe this week. Her twin sister Margaret McCusker confirms the home belongs to a Bulger family member.

The family of former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger has filed a wrongful death claim against the federal government, saying he was “deliberately placed in harm’s way” when he was transferred to a new prison and placed in general population less than 24 hours before he was beaten to death. The Wall Street Journal reported the filing on Friday...

Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position Monday, more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while in federal custody. Hugh Hurwitz’s reassignment comes amid mounting evidence that guards at the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York abdicated their responsibility to keep the 66-year-old...

The South Boston home where late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger and his gang buried three of their victims is for sale. The Boston Globe reports that the asking price for the 1,975-square-foot two-story home on a 5,000-square-foot lot that also includes a second residence is $3.5 million.

The twin sister of Catherine Grieg gives a unique perspective on her move back to Massachusetts.

The longtime girlfriend of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is back in Massachusetts after her release from a federal prison in Minnesota. Catherine Greig arrived in Boston Wednesday morning after being released from the Federal Correctional Institution-Waseca. According to a letter sent to the family of one of Bulger’s alleged victims, Greig is being sent to a halfway house in...

The longtime girlfriend of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is back in Massachusetts after her release from a federal prison in Minnesota. Catherine Greig arrived in Boston Wednesday morning after being released from the Federal Correctional Institution-Waseca. According to a letter sent to the family of one of Bulger’s alleged victims, Greig is being sent to a halfway house in...

The sister of Catherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger, spoke about her sister’s impending move to a Cape Cod halfway house.

In the final months of his life, James “Whitey” Bulger wrote letters from prison offering his thoughts on a range of subjects. His faltering health. His longtime girlfriend. His wish for a peaceful death. But there was another topic that the notorious Boston crime boss returned to again and again: President Donald Trump. In several handwritten letters shared with NBC...

Steven Davis says James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime companion is getting off easy. “She’s a sick woman,” said Davis. “Very sick.” Davis received a letter this week informing him that Catherine Greig is moving from prison to a much less restrictive halfway house on Cape Cod, where she’ll finish the rest of her sentence.

Catherine Greig, the longtime girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger, is returning to Massachusetts.

Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger reportedly may have wanted to die amid his poor health, according to the gangster’s former warden. NBC News reports Charles Lockett, a former warden of the Florida prison that housed Bulger for a few years, said the ex-crime boss was suffering from chest pains and refused to see an outside heart doctor.