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Murderer, Irish-American gangster, FBI informer: The Whitey Bulger story

The author of Black Mass and Bulger’s biography Dick Lehr speaks to us about the criminal’s life.

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Oct 30th 2018, 5:36 PM

Johnny Depp film about Irish-American gangster to be screened in mobster's home town

The story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was made for the screen.

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Sep 15th 2015, 3:16 PM

Benedict Cumberbatch to play Johnny Depp's Irish mobster brother

Depp and Cumberbatch are to play Whitey and Billy Bulger.

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May 22nd 2014, 9:06 AM