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# Boston crime

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# Verdict

"Justice has been served" - Boston mobster 'Whitey' Bulger found guilty of 11 murders

The 83-year-old refused to take the stand in his own defence in what was one of the most dramatic criminal underworld trials in the US in recent years.

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Aug 12th 2013, 7:15 PM

# Boston crime

James 'Whitey' Bulger doesn't want to testify in his own trial for murder

Final arguments in the trial of the alleged Boston mob boss are due next week following over a month of testimony, some of it extremely graphic.

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Aug 2nd 2013, 8:45 PM