Cause of Death for ‘Whitey’ Bulger Revealed: Reports

Mug shot of James “Whitey” Bulger. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. From the film “Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger” Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

James “Whitey” Bulger, the longtime gangster who became an FBI informant and later a most-wanted fugitive, was killed at the Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia on Oct. 30, said officials.

“He lived violently and he apparently died violently,” Dick Lehr, who is the author of “Whitey: The Life of America’s Most Notorious Mob Boss,” told CNN after reports of his death emerged.