It might have taken decades, but Whitey Bulger is finally meeting justice.
And he's not the only one. Check the list if you don't believe us:
- His informant status made public, Steve Flemmi is now behind bars for the rest of his natural days.
- John Morris testifies against Bulger in exchange for immunity, but given that he openly discusses his corrupt activity as supervisor of the Organized Crime Squad, his career and reputation are shot.
- John Connolly falls the farthest. One minute he's jack-jawing on live TV about the political witch-hunt being led against him; the next he's in court himself, charged with among other things being an accessory to murder. Like Flemmi, Connolly will spend the rest of his life in jail.
And then there is one—Whitey Bulger. Bulger skipped town as soon as he heard that an indictment was coming down in 1995, and has been on the lam ever since.
That is, until 2011. After gallivanting across the world with his girlfriend Catherine Greig, Bulger settles in Santa Monica, California under an assumed name. One day, a neighbor sees a picture of them on America's Most Wanted, and the elusive Whitey Bulger finally finds himself in police custody.
Keep in mind that Black Mass was first published in 2001, which means that the original edition of the book ended with Bulger still living free. Talk about a buzzkill. Though it might come a decade late, however, the important thing is that Whitey Bulger will finally be forced to answer for his crimes.