You would think the head of the Irish mob who turned into a fugitive rat would generally keep to himself, keep a low profile, and not to talk to the neighbors. Turns out, Whitey Bulger was an extremely nosey neighbor.
Catherine Greig, the woman who went on the run with Boston crime legend Whitey Bulger, faces as little as three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday afternoon to helping hide Bulger from authorities for 16 years. And, she won't have to testify against him.
A federal appeals court upheld awards for the families of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's victims.
This was a great year for bad news, whether you're a crime buff, a lover of disaster porn, or just a run-of-the-mill gawker.
The Boston Globe's report about his downfall probably didn't tell him anything new
The former Noxema model who dropped the dime on the mobster collects $2 million
Photos before her arrest look pretty different from her just-released mug shot
He was arraigned at a court in Boston this afternoon
On Whitey Bulger, electricity in Afghanistan, and honesty with DSK
A court filing says he also visited Boston in disguise and 'armed to the teeth'
On the road to gay marriage, fugitives as heroes, and war by assassination
Bulger's first day in court ends after he requests a public defender
While the Los Angeles Times speculates he could help solve a famous art heist
On obesity drugs, the new head of al-Qaeda, and the right not to get married
Who isn't the Winter Hill Gang leader connected to in Boston?
One resident of South Boston serves up a gem
A list of the many times and places in which Bulger could have been caught before now
The South Boston mobster was arrested in Santa Monica after a 16-year manhunt
Women, plastic surgeons, dentist have all been called on to help find fugitive mobster
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