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Whitey Bulger's father, James Joseph Bulger Sr., hailed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, with Irish parents. After settling in Everett, Massachusetts, he married Jane Veronica "Jean" McCarthy, [28] a first-generation Irish immigrant. [29] [30] [31] The eldest of six children, James Joseph Bulger Jr., was born on September 3, 1929. [23]
Black Mass is a 2015 American biographical crime drama film about American mobster Whitey Bulger.Directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, it is based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's 2000 book Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob.
James J. Bulger will leave viewers wanting more -- in good ways as well as bad." [6] Steve Greene of Indiewire gave the film a grade of A− and said that "As a primer on both the case and Bulger's career as a mob leader, "Whitey" offers a comprehensive look at a saga that – despite the conclusion of the 2013 trial – still feels unresolved."
Bulger, who was 89, had been transferred a day earlier to the high-security prison in a wheelchair, the prison employee said. Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison Skip to main ...
Jon Venables, one of two primary school pupils convicted over the abduction and murder of toddler James Bulger 30 years ago, is taking part in a parole hearing that could grant him his freedom ...
Sean McKinnon, wearing shackles, was hugged by both of his attorneys after U.S. District Judge Thomas Kleeh agreed with prosecutors’ recommendation that he be given credit for serving 22 months ...
The film has an 83% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10. [4]Malcolm Stevens, who oversaw the detention of the killers as the former Home Secretary's professional adviser, defended the making of the film in an editorial, saying that it raised questions regarding the treatment of young offenders which he felt "successive ...
Child killer Jon Venables has lost a Parole Board bid to be freed from jail. The 41-year-old, who tortured and murdered two-year-old James Bulger in 1993, still poses a danger to children and ...