Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger Letters Fetch as Much as $1,430 at Auction
A hand-written letter by the late mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, an envelope and a holiday greeting card emblazoned with his 1959 Alcatraz mugshot, that Bulger mailed from federal prison in Coleman, Fla., in 2015. Darin Rone/Urban Culture Auctions via AP
BOSTON—Letters written behind bars by notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have sold for as much as $1,430 at an auction.
The letters auctioned on Feb. 24, provide a glimpse into Bulger’s life behind bars before he was killed by fellow inmates last year. The letters were written to a man Bulger met in prison.
