Notorious Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger reportedly found dead in prison
James 'Whitey' Bulger, the infamous gangster from Boston, was found dead in his prison cell October 30 according to various reports. The 89- year-old had been recently transferred to the maximum security facility in West Virginia, where he was found dead, from a jail in Florida. Captured in 2011, after leading authorities on a 16-year manhunt, Bulger was convicted in 2013 for 11 murders.
His dark past has been the subject of many films. Bulger was serving a life term and his health was deteriorating and reports indicated his death appeared imminent.
While there has not been a statement yet from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the president of the union representing workers at Hazelton prison in West Virginia said Tuesday a male inmate was slain in the night but did not mention who was killed.