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Where the Bodies Were Buried: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him

door T. J. English

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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime--and law enforcement--that made him the defining Irish American gangster.For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger--the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger--was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI, covertly feeding local prosecutors information about other mob figures--while using their cover to cleverly eliminate his rivals, reinforce his own power, and protect himself from prosecution. Then, in 2011, he was arrested in southern California and returned to Boston, where he was tried and convicted of racketeering and murder.Our greatest chronicler of the Irish mob in America, T. J. English covered the trial at close range--by day in the courtroom, but also, on nights and weekends, interviewing Bulger's associates as well as lawyers, former federal agents, and even members of the jury in the backyards and barrooms of Whitey's world. In Where the Bodies Were Buried, he offers a startlingly revisionist account of Bulger's story--and of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that have ruled New England since the 1970s, when a fateful deal left the FBI fatally compromised. English offers an authoritative look at Bulger's own understanding of his relationship with the FBI and his alleged immunity deal, and illuminates how gangsterism, politics, and law enforcement have continued to be intertwined in Boston.As complex, harrowing, and human as a Scorsese film, Where the Bodies Were Buried is the last word on a reign of terror that many feared would never end"-- "From New York Times bestselling author T. J. English, the acknowledged master chronicler of the Irish mob in America, offers a front-row seat at the trial of the greatest Celtic gangster of them all: Whitey Bulger"--… (meer)
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Finally finished this, and it was very good. Overall a good and interesting read on a very dark chapter in Boston and New England history. Not just about Bulger's trial but looks at the larger picture of law enforcement and U.S. government corruption and arrogance that enabled Bulger's terror era.

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  bloodravenlib | Aug 17, 2020 |
3.5*

This book didn't shed any new light on the case of Whitey Bulger. However, it did go into the trial, in depth. If you're not aware of this case, I wrote a post about it, here: http://charlene.booklikes.com/post/1433010/where-the-bodies-are-buried-by-t-j-en...

While listening to this book, I realized that I enjoy true crime more when it's presented in a narrative style, instead of this way-starting with the trial and backtracking somewhat. Here, as each witness comes to the stand we learn about them, or their circumstances in regards to testifying. I would have preferred a more straightforward narrative.

Although Where the Bodies Were Buried doesn't present any new information, it was still interesting to learn tidbits that the author delved into during conversations and interviews with a lot of the witnesses involved. Also, this book did shed some insight as to how the confidential informant system was warped and turned into a system that helped criminals rather than catch them.

Lastly, even though I was already familiar with this case from having read other books and articles about it, I am STILL blown away by the level of corruption reached by the government on almost every level. Local, state and federal-all of them have a lot to answer for. As mentioned at the end of this book by one of the jurors, it's very difficult to see the worth in letting serial killers, (because that's what hit men are, let's face it), go almost totally free in exchange for getting Whitey. Steven, "the Rifleman" Flemmi, John, "The Executioner" Martarano, and Kevin Weeks were ALL murderers, but because Flemmi and Whitey were ratting on the Italian mafia, business as usual was allowed to continue. Not to mention the people like Joe Salvati that were sent up for 30 YEARS, when all the while the FBI had PROOF that they were NOT guilty.

Cases like this make me question the validity and integrity of our system. As I said in my previous post about this book, if this were fiction or a movie, it would be panned for being too unrealistic. This book reminds us all that IT HAPPENED. It cannot be allowed to happen again.

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  Charrlygirl | Mar 22, 2020 |
This book is mind boggling yet wholly believable. Using the 2013 trial of Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger as a focal point author T.J. English reviews the decades of law enforcement complicity that enabled Bulger's reign from the '70's to mid '90's. Bookies, loan sharks, hit men and G-men all take the stand but even after the verdict's read it's hard to say which side is really the guilty one.

I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.



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  wandaly | Jun 30, 2016 |
I grew up just south of Boston, where any reference to "Whitey" didn't need to be followed by a last name. Even those of us who didn't know the details, knew Whitey was a notorious local mobster, loved by some and hated by others. This book unravels the tangled mess of mobsters, connections, and the various law enforcement agencies involved from start to finish in Whitey's criminal life.

I found this to be an easy read, as far as writing style and the way the content is presented. But it's not a light or a quick read, nor could it be given the subject matter. The author provides a detailed account of events, with all the intricacies within the many relationships. We're taken into Whitey's life as his crimes become more blatant and brutal. Then we're taken through his trial, where witnesses relive the events.

The corruption and complicity regarding the FBI's treatment of Whitey and his associates is, for lack of a better word, astounding. This, I think, is the heart of the story, because without that complicity, Whitey's criminal enterprise would never have gone on as it did.

This book shines a spotlight on our government's practice of recruiting high-level criminal informants, of protecting them, and of the shroud of secrecy surrounding it all. For that reason alone, whether you care about Whitey Bulger or not, this book needs to be read and talked about. Until we demand changes, this type of atrocity will happen again and again, and will remain cloaked in government secrecy. ( )
  Darcia | Oct 3, 2015 |
This is an account of Whitey Bulger’s trial, not a history of his criminal activities. As such, it sometimes is as exciting as a transcript; events are often retold as different witnesses testify. This does not make a page-turner. The author’s main purpose seems to be to excoriate the FBI and Justice Department for their epic wrongdoing in this case. Not that he is an apologist for Bulger, far from it. He also throws in a lot of well-deserved digs at Boston media for ignoring Whitey’s crimes, due to his brother’s political influence. Not the best book on Whitey Bulger, it is the latest, and worth reading if this whole saga has intrigued you. ( )
  WaltNoise | Sep 29, 2015 |
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime--and law enforcement--that made him the defining Irish American gangster.For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger--the brother of influential Massachusetts senator Billy Bulger--was often romanticized as a Robin Hood-like thief and protector. While he was functioning as the de facto mob boss of New England, Bulger was also serving as a Top Echelon informant for the FBI, covertly feeding local prosecutors information about other mob figures--while using their cover to cleverly eliminate his rivals, reinforce his own power, and protect himself from prosecution. Then, in 2011, he was arrested in southern California and returned to Boston, where he was tried and convicted of racketeering and murder.Our greatest chronicler of the Irish mob in America, T. J. English covered the trial at close range--by day in the courtroom, but also, on nights and weekends, interviewing Bulger's associates as well as lawyers, former federal agents, and even members of the jury in the backyards and barrooms of Whitey's world. In Where the Bodies Were Buried, he offers a startlingly revisionist account of Bulger's story--and of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that have ruled New England since the 1970s, when a fateful deal left the FBI fatally compromised. English offers an authoritative look at Bulger's own understanding of his relationship with the FBI and his alleged immunity deal, and illuminates how gangsterism, politics, and law enforcement have continued to be intertwined in Boston.As complex, harrowing, and human as a Scorsese film, Where the Bodies Were Buried is the last word on a reign of terror that many feared would never end"-- "From New York Times bestselling author T. J. English, the acknowledged master chronicler of the Irish mob in America, offers a front-row seat at the trial of the greatest Celtic gangster of them all: Whitey Bulger"--

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