Whitey Bulger America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him To Justice (55 page)

20 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

21 Tom Foley, interview with the authors, January 2010.

22 Ibid. Retired FBI agent Mike Buckley did not respond to multiple messages seeking comment.

23 Shelley Murphy, “Retired FBI Agent Contradicts Bulger,”
Boston Globe
, June 28, 2003.

24 William Bulger, testimony before federal grand jury in Boston, April 5, 2001, and before US House Committee on Government Reform, June 19, 2003.

25 William Bulger, testimony before federal grand jury in Boston, April 5, 2001.

26 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, May 2012.

27 John Connolly, interview with the authors, December 2008.

28 Ibid.

29 John Morris, testimony in US District Court, Boston, April 28, 1998.

30 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, May 17, 2012.

31 Ibid.

32 John Morris, testimony in US District Court, Boston, April 28, 1998.

33 Ibid.

34 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, May 17, 2012.

35 Ibid.

36 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

37 Teresa Stanley, interview with the authors, April 1998.

38 Government’s sentencing memorandum filed in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 8, 2012; NBC News,
Today
, “Sister of Mobster’s Girlfriend: ‘He Was a Gentleman,’” June 22, 2012.

39 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

40 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, March 23, 2012.

41 Shelley Murphy spent several days in Grand Isle in December 1997, interviewing the Gautreaux family and their in-laws and other locals, and the dialogue and stories recounted here are based on that reporting: Shelley Murphy, “Whitey Bulger’s Life on the Run: Fugitive’s Trail Crisscrosses US,”
Boston Globe
, January 4, 1998.

42 Penny Gautreaux, interview with the authors, December 1997.

43 Ibid.

44 FBI agent Michael Carazza, testimony at Catherine Greig’s detention hearing in US District Court, Boston, July 13, 2011.

45 Thomas Rudolph, interview with the authors, December 1997.

46 Penny Gautreaux, interview with the author, December 1997.

47 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, March 23, 2012.

48 Roscoe Besson Jr., interview with the authors, December 1997.

49 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

50 Alan Thistle, interview with the authors, February 2004; Shelley Murphy, “Informant in Bulger Case Embraced Work for FBI,”
Boston Globe
, March 21, 2004.

51 Ibid.

52 This dialogue is based on interviews by the authors with Kevin Weeks, January 2012, and Teresa Stanley, April 1998 and March 2004.

53 Ibid.

54 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

55 Government’s sentencing memorandum in
United States v. John P. Bulger
, US District Court, Boston, August 20, 2003.

56 Teresa Stanley, interview with the authors, April 1998.

57 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

58 Ibid.

59 Several law enforcement sources in interviews with the authors, 2004 and 2012.

60 Foley and Sedgwick,
Most Wanted
, 163.

61 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

62 FBI agent Michael Carazza, testimony at Catherine Greig’s detention hearing in US District Court, Boston, July 11, 2011.

63 Retired Boston Police detective Charles “Chip” Fleming (former member of Bulger Task Force), interview with the authors, January 2012.

64 Ibid.

65 Weeks and Karas,
Brutal
, 235.

66 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

Chapter 14. Where’s Whitey?

1 Shelley Murphy and Maria Cramer, “Whitey in Exile: The Inside Story of His Fugitive Years and His Unlikely Capture,”
Boston Globe
, October 9, 2011.

2 FBI Boston press release, April 5, 2000.

3 FBI agent Walter J. Steffens Jr., testimony in US District Court, Boston, August 11, 1998.

4 Kenneth J. Fishman (Massachusetts judge and former attorney who represented Flemmi), testimony in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, September 25, 2008.

5 Kevin Weeks, testimony at John Connolly racketeering trial in US District Court, Boston, May 2002.

6 Ibid.

7 Stephen Flemmi, testimony at John Connolly murder trial in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, September 23, 2008.

8 Judge Mark Wolf, decision in
United States v. Salemme et al.
, September 19, 1999.

9 Judge Mark Wolf, statements at Stephen Flemmi’s sentencing in US District Court, Boston, August 21, 2001.

10 Donald K. Stern, press conference covered by the authors, September 9, 1999.

11 David Wheeler, interview with the authors, March 2007.

12 Kevin Weeks, interview with the authors, January 2012.

13 Ibid.

14 Ibid.

15 Ibid.

16 Massachusetts State Police Report of Investigation, January 13, 2000.

17 Frank Salemme, testimony at John Connolly racketeering trial in US District Court, Boston, May 17, 2002.

18 Attorney Robert Popeo, quoted in Shelley Murphy, “Ex-FBI Agent Joins Heads with Gangster,”
Boston Globe
, January 4, 2000.

19 William Bulger, testimony before federal grand jury in Boston, April 5, 2001.

20 John Connolly, interview with the authors, May 2002.

21 Thanassis Cambanis, “Letters from Hollywood Support Connolly,”
Boston Globe
, August 10, 2002.

22 Joan Costin, letter sent to Judge Joseph Tauro and contained in John Connolly’s sentencing memorandum, September 11, 2002.

23 John Connolly sentencing memorandum, September 11, 2002.

24 John Connolly, interview with the authors, May 2002.

25 David Boeri, news report on WCVB Channel 5, October 4, 2000.

26 Shelley Murphy, “FBI Gets Helps in Bulger Search,”
Boston Globe
, November 14, 2000.

27 Thomas Larned, FBI supervisory agent overseeing the Bulger Task Force, interview with the authors, September 2002; Shelley Murphy, “Hunt for ‘Whitey’ Bulger Still Alive,”
Boston Globe
, September 5, 2002.

28 Shelley Murphy, “Whitey Bulger Reported Seen on London Street,”
Boston Globe
, January 3, 2003.

29 British businessman who spoke on condition of anonymity, interview with the authors, December 2002.

30 FBI report, June 28, 2000.

31 Shelley Murphy, “Gangster Listed Brother’s Name on Deposit Box,”
Boston Globe
, January 3, 2003.

32 Shelley Murphy, “Terror War Slows Hunt for Bulger,”
Boston Globe
, December 19, 2004.

33 Judgments in
United States v. Margaret McCusker
and
United States v. Kathleen McDonough
, US District Court, Boston, May 1999.

34 William Chase (retired FBI assistant special agent in charge of the Boston office), interview with the authors, May 2012.

35 Charles “Chip” Fleming, interview with the authors, January 2012; information released by Bulger Task Force at press conference on the tenth anniversary of his disappearance.

36 Kevin Weeks, testimony in US District Court, Boston, during trial of Richard Schneiderhan, March 12, 2003.

37 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, postmarked April 20, 2012.

38 Ibid.

39 Bill Bulger, remarks to the media, June 2, 2003.

40 The tavern owner spoke with the authors in 1996 on the condition of anonymity.

41 Interviews with various law enforcement officials, including retired state police colonel Tom Foley, January 2010.

42 “Condominium Trends,” Department of Neighborhood Development, City of Boston, July 2000.

43 Cindy Rodriguez, “Minorities Are Hub Majority, Census Finds,”
Boston Globe
, March 22, 2001.

44 US Census figures cited in South Boston Planning District, Boston Redevelopment Authority, March 2011.

45 Keith Messina, interview with the authors, September 2011.

46 Gary Steiner, interview with the authors, January 2012.

47 David Boeri, “We Found Whitey . . . and He’s Still Missing,”
The Phoenix
, January 4, 2007.

48 FBI press release, “The ‘Whitey’ Bulger Case: New Campaign Focuses on Mobster’s Companion,” June 20, 2011.

49 The authors covered John Connolly’s murder trial in Miami and were in the courtroom when he was convicted, November 6, 2008.

50 The authors spoke with the prosecution team at its subdued celebration on South Beach after John Connolly’s conviction, November 6, 2008.

Chapter 15. St. Monica’s West

1 Government’s sentencing memorandum in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 8, 2012.

2 Birgitta Farinelli, interviews with the authors, July and August 2011.

3 Government’s sentencing memorandum in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 8, 2012.

4 Santa Monica rent control records for the Princess Eugenia complex on file at City Hall.

5 Birgitta Farinelli, grand jury testimony US District Court, Boston, August 4, 2011, and interviews with the authors, July and August 2011.

6 Government’s sentencing memorandum in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 8, 2012, p. 8; Teresa Stanley, interview with the authors, July 2011.

7 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, May 20, 2012.

8 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

9 FBI interview with Joshua Bond, a property manager at the Princess Eugenia, July 28, 2011.

10 Birgitta Farinelli, interviews with the authors, July and August 2011.

11 Confidential source, interview with the authors, 2012.

12 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, May 17, 2012.

13 Ibid.

14 Joshua Bond, interview with the authors, June 2011.

15 FBI interview with Joshua Bond, July 6, 2011.

16 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

17 Among the books were those written by Kevin Weeks, his longtime right-hand man; Patrick Nee, a rival turned associate turned bitter enemy; and John “Red” Shea, who was convicted of being a member of a drug ring that was paying tribute to Whitey.

18 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, July 9, 2012.

19 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

20 Birgitta Farinelli, interviews with the authors, July and August 2011.

21 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

22 Ibid.

23 Affidavit by FBI Special Agent Philip J. Torsney filed in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 7, 2012.

24 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

25 Ibid.

26 Whitey Bulger, letter to Richard Sunday, June 30, 2012.

27 Janus Goodwin, interview with the authors, July 2011.

28 Documents filed by prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012; Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

29 Maria Cramer, “Down-on-His-Luck Vet Befriended by Bulger,”
Boston Globe
, October 9, 2011.

30 Documents filed by prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012.

31 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

32 Ibid.; California Department of Motor Vehicles records.

33 Affidavit of FBI agent Philip J. Torsney filed in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, US District Court, Boston, June 7, 2012; interviews and reporting by
Boston Globe
reporters Maria Cramer and Shelley Murphy.

34 Law enforcement sources told the authors that after his capture Whitey was emotional when discussing Lawlor and upset when recounting his death, June 2011.

35 Documents filed by federal prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012; documents obtained from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office for Sidney Joe Terry, who died in July 2011.

36 Documents filed by federal prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012.

37 Interviews by the authors and
Boston Globe
reporter Maria Cramer with law enforcement officials and Whitey’s neighbors in Santa Monica, June–October 2011.

38 South Boston attorney Richard Lane on WBZ radio show
Nightside with Dan Rea,
July 2012. Lane later told the authors he was unclear whether it was Pistone or another retired law enforcement officer whom Whitey and Greig spotted.

39 Documents filed by prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012; Kevin Reddington (Greig’s attorney), interview with the authors, June 2012.

40 Maria Cramer and Shelley Murphy, “For Neighbors in Calif., Memories Now Seem Surreal,”
Boston Globe
, June 25, 2011.

41 Janus Goodwin, interview with the authors and Maria Cramer, July 2011.

42 Birgitta Farinelli, interview with the authors, July 2011.

43 Murphy and Cramer, “Whitey in Exile.”

44 Neighbor who spoke on the condition of anonymity, interview with the authors, July 2011.

45 Enrique Sanchez, interview with
Boston Globe
reporter Maria Cramer, July 2011.

46 Joshua Bond, interviews with the authors and Maria Cramer, June and July 2011.

47 Joshua Bond, grand jury testimony, US District Court, Boston, July 28, 2011.

48 Joshua Bond, FBI interview, July 28, 2011.

49 Joshua Bond, interview with the authors and
Boston Globe
reporter Maria Cramer, June and July 2011.

50 Documents filed by prosecutors in
United States v. Catherine E. Greig
, 2012; Kevin Reddington (Greig’s attorney), interview with the authors, June 2012.

51 Neighbor who spoke on the condition of anonymity, interview with the authors, July 2011.

52 Interviews by the authors with John Connolly, February 1998, and Kevin Weeks, September 2012. They described how, in the winter of 1990, Whitey discovered that a feral stray had given birth to a litter of kittens in a shed behind Teresa Stanley’s house in Southie. He gave them food and put a heater in the shed to keep them comfortable.