Whitey Bulger's Killers Sentenced After Accepting Plea Agreement

In late 2024, three men were sentenced for their roles in the 2018 prison murder of James "Whitey" Bulger. The sentences came after the three men accepted plea agreements from federal prosecutors

Background

In previous articles, Tales From the Underworld covered the rise and fall of South Boston gangster and racketeer James “Whitey” Bulger and his unholy alliance with the FBI. For more than 16 years, Bulger remained one of the most wanted fugitives in the United States.

Bulger went on the run in 1994 after being tipped off by his FBI handler, John Connolly, about impending indictments. He was eventually arrested in June 2011 in Santa Monica, California, and extradited to Boston to stand trial in federal court for a litany of crimes.