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Cultural: Kara Whitey Bulger was a main figure in Boston’s mobs and organized crime life. Although he was arrested many times throughout his life he still had a strong following. He fixed horse races and took over gang leadership and was a major leader in “Boston’s drug dealing, bookmaking, and loan sharking operations”(James). Personally, he was responsible for more than 18 deaths. He was a major player in the mob and the organized crime in Boston, he was known for his passion and controlling conniving ways as he lead the people in crime, building up more than thirty counts of criminal activity. The public was told about the happenings and had managed to turn the FBI’s investigation into an embarrassment as he stayed in the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. He was escaping prosecution for nearly twenty-five years and all this time he was paving the way for the many that followed him that there was strength still in the community. Whitey Bulger was giving a picture of strength to those around him, he gave off a vicious and heartless control who would take the lead of the organized crime.

"James Joseph Bulger Jr." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 03 Nov. 2014.

“6 Surprising Facts About Whitey Bulger” Bio. CNN Network, 2014. Web. 03 Nov. 2014

Aim: Savannah  Notorious mobster Whitey Bulger has been found guilty and locked in prison multiple times and, because of his actions, will be in prison for the rest of his life. His murders can be traced back to the 70’s, and because of this he was sentenced to 2 back to back life terms in prison (“Judge Sentences ‘Whitey’). As a man convicted guilty of at least 11 murders and 31 other charges, it seems that he views his purpose in life to kill and reak havoc. However, he seems to have a different view about himself and his purpose in life. According to The Boston Globe, Bulger has a “ ... generous view of himself, not as a cunning killer and cynical informer but as a criminal with scruples and a kind of noble romantic” (Cullen). This indicates that he believes his own aim in life is as a noble and cunning man. He thinks he has a sense of honor that is in need of defending. This is a stark contrast to the outsiders views of him, as majority of individuals see him as a murderous evil “rat” who needs to be locked up. However, Whitey has stated that he wants his girlfriend to go free and in exchange, he will give himself up for execution. This speaks volumes as to what he thinks his personal life aim is, which seems to be one of protecting his girlfriend, rather than the way he portrays himself to the public as a felon and a murderer. His perceived purpose to an outsider is to kill, while he may believe his purpose is to try to rectify what he did wrong by protecting his girlfriend and removing himself from existence.

Cullen, Kevin. “A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind.” The Boston Globe. The Boston Globe. 10 Feb. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2014.

“Judge Sentences ‘Whitey’ Bulger to Two Life Terms in Prison.” the two way: breaking news from NPR. NPR. 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2014.

Audience: Harrisen Haslem

James “Whitey” Bulger was a notorious mob boss with lots of history and bad blood with anyone who had crossed him. Bulger was recently convicted of 11 murders, these 11 being the only ones they could fully prove that he was a part of. Among these murders are many rival gang members, as well as people that he found to be a threat to his reputation or had the potential to rat him out. During his trial, Bulger made a statement, saying that he had been given a license to kill (Whitey Bulger: The Capture). What can be seen from the people he killed, is that Bulger was a man with no moral. He would kill anyone and everyone to make a point to one person or to hide his crimes, and didn’t care about the lives that he took. Some of his proven victims include rival gang member Paul McGonagle, Edward Connors; a witness of a shooting, and Deborah Hussey; the daughter of his partner in crime, Stephen Flemmi’s girlfriend (Whitey Bulger Murders). Bulger targeted the people that would either make a point to another person or killed to keep witnesses and former partners. Bulger is suspected of many other murders that cannot be proven, but further proves that he aimed his violence towards rivals, people who had crossed him, or those connected to those people.

n.p. "Whitey Bulger: The Capture of a Legend". New York Times. n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2014

Associated Press, The. "'Whitey' Bulger Murders: A Look At the 19 Murder Victims in Former Mob Boss' Trial". Huffpost. 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2014

Historical: Tim Wils



Whitey Bulger was one of the most notable mobsters during the late 1900s, and was the main figure behind organized crime in Boston. He helped the FBI bring down one of New England’s most dangerous crime families, the Patriarcas, while also building up his own family to be a force to be reckoned with in the criminal underworld. However eventually the FBI began to take notice, and ordered his arrest, however he was able to escape from the police in 1995 and became a fugitive of the law. He was so important in organized crime that “Bulger was officially named on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list, at one point being designated the bureau's second most-wanted man, behind only Osama bin Laden” (“Whitey Bulger”). His reign of crime was as influential as Osama bin Laden, showing just how important he was to the police as they hunted him down. He was recently caught in 2011, after 16 years on the run with his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, and was apparently still making his influence known in Santa Monica, California. It was due to the FBI, his “guardian angels”, that his run as a crime lord was so successfully violent, spanning decades and killing over fifteen people (Bruno 1). His name will go down in history as one of the most notable and most dangerous mobsters in America history, let alone just in South Boston.

Bruno, Anthony. “James J. Whitey Bulger, the notorious head mobster of South Boston”. Crime Library. Web. 3 November 2014.

"James Joseph Bulger Jr." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 3 November 2014.