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Whitey Bulger
- America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice
- Narrated by: James Colby
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whitey’s extraordinary criminal career - from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders.
It was after a nine-year stint in Alcatraz and other prisons that Whitey reunited with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, who was soon to become one of Massachusetts’s most powerful politicians. He also became reacquainted with John Connolly, who had grown up around the corner from the Bulgers and was now - with Billy’s help - a rising star at the FBI. Once Whitey emerged triumphant from the bloody Boston gang wars, Connolly recruited him as an informant against the Mafia. Their clandestine relationship made Whitey untouchable; the FBI overlooked gambling, drugs, and even homicide to protect their source. Among the close-knit Irish community in South Boston, nothing was more important than honor and loyalty, and nothing was worse than being a rat. Whitey is charged with the deaths of 19 people killed over turf, for business, and even for being informants; yet to this day he denies he ever gave up his friends or landed anyone in jail.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-23
Should have been extended
Great listen and exciting story, with lots of details, but there are 2 things that could have made it even better.
1. When dates get mentioned, they forget to tell the year, sometimes you listen for 30-45 min, hearing alot of stuff going on, then a date comes up, but you cant tell which year it is.
2. Why dident they make an extension to the story, 1 or 2 chapters more, about the trial and his death. After listening to the book i would recommend to watch the documentary on the trial : Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger.
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- si
- 24-07-23
a truly enjoyable listen
Great insight into the irish mob and the criminal underworld. The lines FBI we're willing to cross and the US justice system half truths to cover themselves. A great true crime story
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- me
- 16-03-17
compelling story, brilliantly told.
tragic, and interesting, story about a man who played by his own rules,
A must read.
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- Matt Bee
- 26-09-20
Very Good
This book was very well researched & written, it not only told all of the facts that other books about Bulger have covered, but also went a lot further into details & covered a lot of incidents I had never heard about before. The book was easy to follow & read very well...
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- Anonymous User
- 29-01-24
What a book
Facinating story didnt want it to end! Very well narrated and very detailed. Bulger was an evil man but master criminal
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- Paul
- 27-06-17
Excellent.
Whether you want a good gangster book or are looking to hear the about the rise and fall of Whitey, this won't disappoint.
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- William Kyle
- 14-03-23
very interesting
excellent insight to one of the most notorious member of the Boston underworld. and cover from his beginning to his arrest.
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- DEANO
- 02-02-23
Midnight Mass
Wasn’t sure if I’d bother listening too this but glad I did, well narrated and informative.
Definitely worth a listen.
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- Jenna in Spain
- 08-07-13
Gangsters and guns - A real life story.
It seems that the successful American Boston family had a Polititian and a ne'er do well. A policeman and a gangster. And Whitey Bulger's was no different. I was amazed to see he was still active right up into the recent past! Only in June 2012, at 83 he was in Court on numerous counts of murder.
This is a man who's past had to catch up with him. His life as a gangster in the 50's and 60's in Boston was not for the faint hearted and the biggest surprise is that the Feds. took so long to get him permanently in prison.
A great book and really well narrated. Thank you.
Brian
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- SirListerofSmeg
- 28-01-23
fantastic
I thought I knew all there was to know about Bulger, I was wrong. this book is warts and all. a must read / listen to.
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