A Criminal & An Irishman — Patrick Nee — Whitey Bulger’s Partner

This is a tale written in 2006 by a man born in Galway in 1943 who arrived in Southie when he was eight years old.  He wasn’t the toughest guy in the neighborhood like all the other gangsters who wrote books about Southie like Eddie MacKenzie’s, Street Soldier, or John Shea’s Rat Bastards or Kevin Weeks’s Brutal.  Nee suggests …

Whitey’s Handler John Connolly — Blind Man or Con Man?

Edward MacKenzie in his book Street Soldier tells about US Attorney Mike Sullivan stating after Connolly was convicted that he was “a Winter Hill Gang operative masquerading as a law enforcement agent.”  MacKenzie then wrote, “Welcome to the club, Johnny.  You’ve officially been outed” expressing his satisfaction with Connolly’s conviction. He goes on to write:  …

Defining Whitey – Unique or a Copy – A Quest for An Answer

John “Red” Shea served twelve years for drug offenses.  At age 21 he claims he was Whitey’s top lieutenant in the drug distribution business.  A Golden Gloves boxing champion he was good with his fists which came in handy while in prison. He avers in his book Rat Bastard there is nothing worse in the …

Faux Southie – John Connolly

I’ve suggested Whitey is not really from Southie.  His parents were not from there.  He spent his first eight years of his life outside of there.  These were critical years for a youngster to be bred into its culture.  It seemed he wasn’t.  He didn’t seem to participate in athletics when everyone else was, he …