Murder, Racketeering Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger Begins Second Day of Deliberations

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Jurors in the murder and racketeering trial of suspected mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will deliberate for the second day after both sides delivered their closing remarks Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Bulger is charged with participating in 19 murders and wreaking havoc in Boston as the former leader of the…

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Racketeering, Murder Trial of Accused Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Goes to Deliberations Today

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jury will begin deliberating today in the nearly month-long racketeering and murder trial against suspected mobster James “Whitey” Bulger after both sides delivered extensive closing arguments Monday, CNN reports. Bulger, who is accused of participating in 19 murders as the head of the former Winter Hill Gang, was called one…

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Closing Arguments to Begin in Murder, Racketeering Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering case against accused mobster James ‘Whitey” Bulger may have reached its final days as prosecutors and defense attorneys prepare to present lengthy closing arguments today, the Associated Press wrote. The nearly eight-week trial will give way to closing arguments after jurors heard testimony about 19 killings in which…

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Defense Lawyers Claim ‘Whitey’ Bulger Was Never a Rat, Despite Mounting Evidence

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger continued to make the case that their client wasn’t an FBI informant, the Associated Press reports. Bulger’s attorneys opened their case Tuesday in the murder and racketeering trial of the 83-year-old man accused of participating in 19 murders. The Associated Press reports that Bulger’s…

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Experts Say Reputed Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger May Be Unable to Resist Testifying in Own Trial

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Will reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger testify in his own murder and racketeering trial? Some experts believe it may be too hard for Bulger to resist. “He’s already done-in. He’s going to die in prison,”  James McDonald, a lawyer for corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, told the Boston Herald. “This is…

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