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FBI Says Alaska Serial Killer Murdered At Least 11 People Before Committing Suicide
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Israel Keyes took the easy way out. After the serial killer accused of murdering at least 11 people committed suicide in his Anchorage jail cell in early December, the FBI compiled a list of Keyes’ likely victims, Reuters reports. Keyes was waiting trial for the murder of an Anchorage barista. The FBI…
Memorable Quotes from Murder, Racketeering Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Brutal mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was a colorful figure in the underground crime word. So it’s no surprise his trial prompted some memorable quotes: “After I heard that they were informants, it sort of broke my heart.” – Ex-gangster and former Bulger partner John Martorano, who served just 12 years after…
‘Whitey’ Bulger Verdict Closes Chapter on Two Decades of Brutal Rule in Boston’s Criminal Underworld
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Notorious mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who seized Boston’s criminal underworld in the 1970s and ’80s, likely will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury found him guilty Monday of murder and racketeering. Wearing a gray shirt, dark pants and sneakers, the 83-year-old who occasionally shouted in anger…
Whitey Bulger Convicted of Murder and Racketeering
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In what came as no surprise, the homicidal Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was convicted Monday of racketeering conspiracy and numerous racketeering acts of murder, extortion, narcotics distribution, money laundering and possession of firearms including machineguns. The convictions that are likely to keep him behind bars for the remainder of his life. …
AG Holder Calls for More Lenient Sentences for Drug Offenders to Handle Prison Overcrowding
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder has a partial solution to the U.S.’s massive prison overcrowding – less time for drug offenders. The Associated Press reports that Holder is addressing overcrowding by favoring drug treatment and community service programs in lieu of long prison sentences. He also support the early release of some elderly inmates….
Families of Victims Await Justice As ‘White’ Bulger Trial Enters 5th Day of Deliberations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As jurors begin their fifth day of deliberations in the racketeering and murder trial reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger today, relatives of victims are hoping for some closure and justice, the USA Today reports. Theresa Barrett Bond, however, may never get that closure because she has lost trust in the law…
Prosecutors Allow Defendants to Walk Because of Botched Drug, Gun Case in Milwaukee
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s botched sting in Milwaukee last year continues to unravel as the depth of the feds’ mistakes become better known. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported prosecutors have dropped charges against another three defendants charged in an undercover ATF sting. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Karen Loebel said the three cases were…