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James Bulger was born to irish immigrant parents in the Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. He is the second of six children. Hes really blonde hair got him the name "whitey"
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Bulger is sentenced to federal prison. After he was suspected of plotting an escape he was moved to Alcatraz to serve part of his term.
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Bulgers younger brother William is elected state House of Representatives. John Connolly was working on the compaign.
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Gangster Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi develops a relationship with Boston FBI agent H. Paul Rico.
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Bulger is released from prison.
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Flemmi is indicted for the murder of a mobster. Flemmi and Rico flee to boston
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William Bulger is elected State Senate
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John Connolly arrests Salemme and is served 15 years in prison. this allows Connolly to transfer back to his hometown in boston
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Flemmi returns to Boston after criminal charges are dropped when several key witnesses recant.
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Edward Connors is killed by Flemmi to prevent him from telling authorities about an earlier murder by the Winter Hill Gang.
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Bulger cuts a deal with Connolly to provide information on the Italian Mafia in exchanged for protection of the FBI
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William Bulger becomes president of the state Senate and goes on to serve in the post longer than anyone in its history.
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Bulger anf Flemmi assume control of the Winter Hill Gang.
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Bulger and Flemmi help the FBI plant a bug in the north end headquarters of the Boston Mafia
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Roger Wheeler is shot between the eyes in the parking lot of his country club. The killer was Winter Hill Gang John Martorano.
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Bulger and Flemmi allegedly gun down a former henchman in daylight to prevent him from telling him about the Wheeler murder.
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Bulger disappears on the eve of his indictment
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Indictment comes down
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The FBI, under court order, acknowledges that Bulger and Flemmi were “top echelon” informants.
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Connolly is convicted of racketeering for warning Bulger
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William Bulger testifies congressional committee investigating the FBI’s ties to mobster informants such as his brother.
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William Bulger resigns as president
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Federal and state law enforcement officials investigate leads and Whitey Bulger look-alikes in at least 19 countries
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Authorities release 26-year-old surveillance video of Bulger in the hope that someone will recognize him.
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FBI releases video of a couple resembling Bulger and his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, in Italy
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Connolly is convicted of second-degree murder in the hit on John Callahan
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FBI announces an effort to target Greig in the hopes of reaching Bulger
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Bulger aressted in Santa Monica with Greig.
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Greig pleads gulity
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Greig is sentenced to 8 years in prison. Her lawyer says she still loves Bulger and doesnt regret helping him
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A judge rules that Bulger can’t present evidence at his trial about his claim that a now-deceased federal prosecutor gave him immunity for future crimes, including murder
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opening statements in Bulgers trail begins
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The jury believed he took part in 11 of 19 killings. Sentencing is set for Nov. 13.