Accused Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his girlfriend Catherine are shown during their arraignment in federal court in Los Angeles, California in this courtroom sketch. On the run for 16 years, the accused Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime girlfriend were finally caught in California by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday.
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Legendary Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger spent 16 years eluding the FBI using a worldwide network of cash-filled safe-deposit boxes and a phone book’s worth of aliases — but it was his longtime gal pal’s attempts to escape the ravages of age that led to his downfall.
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Catherine Greig, 60, a blue-eyed, bleach-blond former dental hygienist who had been traveling with Bulger since he skipped town ahead of a federal indictment in 1995, got monthly teeth-cleaning and whitening treatments on top of her regular visits to salons and plastic surgeons.
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Fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, wanted for 19 murders, was captured in Southern California, the result of a tip from FBI television spots that began airing last week. His capture ended a 16-year manhunt that spanned the globe.
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FBI agents load evidence bags into a truck outside an apartment complex where fugitive crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime companion Catherine Greig were arrested in Santa Monica, CA.
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An FBI agent holds an evidence bag containing boxes of ammunition outside an apartment complex where fugitive crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime companion Catherine Greig were arrested in Santa Monica, CA.
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Fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, wanted for 19 murders, was captured in Southern California, the result of a tip from FBI television spots that began airing last week.
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James “Whitey” Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster, was on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list for his alleged role in 19 murders.
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Fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger pictured on a Alcatraz mugshot in 1959.
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South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, wanted for 19 murders poses for a mugshot released in 1953.
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