230 - Whitey Bulger
Don't Look Now
English - July 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSociety & Culture Science comedy storytelling random culture science history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an organized crime leader in Boston from the 1960s through the 1990s. He went into hiding in 1994 and wasn't found and arrested until 2011, resulting in him sitting behind only Osama Bin Laden on the FBI's ten most wanted list. Most astonishingly, Bulger managed to operate as an FBI informant during his career. By giving information on his rivals and being shielded from arrest by his status, he managed to become one of the most powerful organized crime bosses in America.