Results tagged “whiteybulger”

• Former Sox minor-league pitcher Greg Montalbano, 31, died Friday after a long fight with cancer. [Boston Herald]

• Michael Davey, 34, was a Weymouth cop, Iraq War veteran, and a father of three. He died, while on duty, after being struck by a truck driven by a 79-year old man. [Boston Globe]

-- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia's older brother was arrested last week in Woodland, California on charges of oral copulation and lewd acts with a child under 14. Brett Pedroia, 29, turned himself in to police. No further details have emerged about the case, and Dustin Pedroia has made no comment. [WCVB]

The Globe (via Beantown Bloggery) lists some prime suspects for playing big roles in Jim Sheridan's upcoming film based on Whitey Bulger's story as told in Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill. Sheridan "BFF" Daniel Day-Lewis is pegged to portray Whitey himself, while Matt Damon may play John Connolly, and Mark Wahlberg might be Billy Bulger. It's a cast of (mostly) local stars playing a cast of local criminals... in Southie.

-- Boston police arrested a 19-year-old man in Mattapan early yesterday morning for hosting a party in an apartment building that he falsely claimed he was subletting, according to police. [BPDNews]

-- A 25-year-old man man was shot dead yesterday afternoon on King St. in Dorchester, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Boston police. The victim has not been identified and no arrests have been made. [BPDNews]

Alleged Bulger buddy John Connolly is in court today in Miami on murder charges. The former FBI agent is suspected of offering information he knew would lead to a killing. Already in prison for racketeering, Connolly would remain locked up for life if convicted of murder. Most of the key witnesses against Connolly are former gangsters themselves, which may cast a shadow on their credibility. The whole situation is messy, and Whitey's still nowhere to be found.

-- Elvia McField, 56, was found stabbed to death in her home on Amory St., near the boundary between Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Police arrested 66-year-old Charles Cherry and charged him with the murder. [WCVB; BPDNews]

Today is Whitey Bulger's 79th birthday. To celebrate, the FBI is doubling the reward for his capture. You'll take home a cool $2 million if you can bring Whitey into the fed's hands. Considering Whitey's fundage, though, the man could pay you way more to not turn him in. So what'll it be? Can Whitey make it to fourteen years on the run, or will the two mil prove too tempting? Update: Bulger is now also wanted for sexual abuse in addition to murder and racketeering charges.

-- We can't find Whitey Bulger in Boston, but we have no problem spotting Whitey Squirrel. [Off on a Tangent.]

--Randi Goldklank resigned from her post at WHDH after getting in a ruckus at Logan Airport. She was in court today and apologized to state troopers, whom she gave a hard time in the incident. We now have a new word to describe getting dangerously drunk while in a public position: "Goldklanking." [Boston Globe]

--Only five percent of the commonwealth's taxpayers went uninsured after the new law requiring health insurance went into effect. [WBZ]

Boston loves seeing itself on top ten lists; every time we make a top ten list, we feel like a mighty juggernaut of a city. We are thrilled, therefore, that one of our own, alleged former head of the Winter Hill Gang and previous FBI Most Wanted fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger has made it to Forbes.com's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

--A young woman from Southbridge died from a gunshot wound after an alleged robbery attempt in the Bronx, NY. The 18-year-old's fiance was also wounded in the incident. Her young child, who was nearby, was unharmed. [Boston Herald, Gothamist]

--The search for the Northeastern student who had been missing since the day after the Super Bowl has ended. BPD detectives tracked him to Paris, France, and he has now contacted his parents to let him know that he is well. He better bring some baguettes back for his parents and the BPD. [BPD News]

--Note to European officials: Next time you think you've got Whitey Bulger on your hands, make sure it's really him. Two people from Germany just announced that they're the people in the video circulated the FBI, which has led to the frequent hassling of innocent tourists. [Boston Globe]

--Wo ist Whitey? The Feds are going on the German equivalent of "America's Most Wanted" to ask for help looking for Whitey Bulger. If you are an old white guy planning a leisurely European tour or happen to know an old white guy considering such a trip, watch out for overeager foreign policemen, even if you wear a Yankees cap. [Boston Globe]

--Ooh. Somebody heard Whitey Bulger's voice. Please tell us--who has set the time limit for how long the press can go without a Whitey Bulger story? [Boston Herald]

What does one get a missing mobster on the anniversary of his vanishing? A Hallmark card? One that says, "Thanks for leaving"?

--Officials investigating the fire that killed 2 people in a South Boston condo think that it may have been set intentionally. WCVB reports that "vandals targeted the family before." [WCVB]

Federal Judge Reginald C. Lindsay is sick of hearing lawsuits from victims of the Bulger gang. Yesterday, Lindsay granted a motion for summary judgment against the FBI in lawsuits filed by widows of Brian Halloran and Michael Donahue, two men killed in 1982 by James "Whitey" Bulger and accomplices. But that's not all. With at least four additional wrongful death lawsuits brought by survivors of Bulger's victims still pending, Lindsay wants the FBI to put...

BulgerMania seems to have broken out in Italy because police are seeing Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend everywhere. Even if you don't look like Whitey Bulger but happen to be an old white guy, do not go to Italy. The FBI posted an image and video of a distinguished-looking white couple strolling through Italy. And, what do you know, distinguished-looking white guys who don't even look like Bulger are getting hassled. Earlier this month, poor...

…maybe because he is your average elderly tourist! Back when the FBI was posting pictures of an old white guy on its website because they thought it was Whitey Bulger, Bostonist wrote, "The particular pair in the photo look like any other upper-class retired couple looking for a European wine-tasting. If it isn't Whitey Bulger, then the retired couple mistaken for Bulger and Grieg are in for quite a surprise." And guess what? An old...

The Boston Globe assembled yet another online photo album that is custom-made for workers to peruse during lunch break. Only this time around, the Globe tackled a touchy subject - "What makes a true Bostonian?" As opposed to what? A false one? And how long do you have to live here to get your credentials? Not to pick on the Globe, but any kind of list such as this is going to have its problems,...

Someone thought they saw gangster-fugitive-ghost Whitey Bulger in Italy in May. Then a few months pass, people get bored, another old white guy shows up in Italy, and it's time for "Where's Whitey?" in which the media tries to spot its favorite shady criminal. This time around, the FBI thinks that it spotted Whitey Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Grieg. Unfortunately, the particular pair in the photo look like any other upper-class retired couple looking...