James “Whitey” Bulger is a man who had eluded the police for more than 16 years, avoiding any sentencing or prosecution for his many suspected murders.
But yesterday he was convicted by a Boston jury and found guilty of racketeering, extortion and murder.
The 83-year-old mobster now faces a life sentence in prison.
Joining us to discuss the notorious mobster that terrorized South Boston in the 1970s and ’80s is Dick Lehr, author of “Whitey: The Life of America’s Most Notorious Mob Boss.”
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