Could it be tough-guy James “Whitey” Bulger is hanging out in Florida with the geriatric set, going to “early bird” specials at restaurants,downing multi-colored Jello? As he approaches his 80th birthday, the FBI is getting more tips that he’s hanging out in Florida.
- Whitey Bulger/fbi age adjusted photo
By Shelley Murphy
Boston Globe Staff
BOSTON — The hunt for fugitive South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has increasingly focused on Florida over the past year because the FBI has received numerous tips that the elderly gangster was spotted throughout that state, according to the FBI.
“We’re getting an increase in leads coming from Florida,” FBI Agent Richard Teahan, who coordinates the multi-agency Bulger Task Force, told reporters during a press briefing today at the FBI’s Boston office.
