Whitey Bulger Finally Caught In California
Congrats to the FBI, this is big.
Lots of people thought Bulger was hiding out someplace in Europe like Ireland or the UK. Turns out he was in Santa Monica, California.
For anyone too young to remember, Whitey Bulger is a psychopathic murderer and mobster who disappeared about 16 years ago when he realized his world was falling apart. The FBI caught him last night…
Legendary Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who has been on the run for more than 15 years, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The Times.
Bulger, 81, fled Boston in late 1994 as federal agents were about to arrest him in connection with at least 19 killings, racketeering and other crimes that spanned the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. He headed an organized crime group that allegedly controlled extortion, drug deals and other illegal activities in the Boston area.
His companion, Catherine Elizabeth Greig, 60, was also arrested.
The FBI initially declined to confirm Bulger’s arrest when contacted by The Times but later issued a statement saying he and Greig were in custody and scheduled to appear Thursday in federal court in downtown Los Angeles. Bulger had been on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitive list, and the agency had offered a $2-million reward for his arrest.
FBI agents took the two into custody without incident at a home after authorities received a tip, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak on the matter. Other details surrounding his arrest were unclear Wednesday night.
