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[SydneyH]

I'm wondering why he wasn't targeted earlier, he had been inside for quite some time prior to his murder.

[Pearlee]

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@SydneyH wrote:

I'm wondering why he wasn't targeted earlier, he had been inside for quite some time prior to his murder.

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@SydneyH  Perhaps he was but the opportunity never presented itself to do the deed.

[Pearlee]

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@Shawnie wrote:

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@luvmybeetle wrote:

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@Pearlee wrote:

From the NY Post citing the Boston Globe:

"Infamous Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was killed Tuesday, shortly after being transferred to a federal prison in West Virginia, a law enforcement source told The Post.

A fellow inmate with Mafia ties is under investigation in the slaying at the Hazelton federal penitentiary in Bruceton Mills." 

 The article continues - check the website.

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OK, I'm not new to the world but I don't remember him.  I know I've heard the name but don't know what he did.  Of course I know what a gangster is but tell me about him. 

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Google him.

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@Shawnie  I suggested that much earlier in the thread and she accepted the suggestion then.

[bridal_diva]

From what I read today, the prison was notorious for the deaths of many inmates, and the FBI was supposed to be investigating the dangerous situation there.Evidently no inmates survived there for very long.

The news stated it was a Mafia hit from the inside probably because he stole millions from them by claiming he "lost" the drugs that he ultimately stole for his own profit. How they didn't find him, a long time ago is amazing.

IMO no great loss - he was a brutal killer