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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Whitey Bulger’s family loses attempt to sue over prison transfer that saw him beaten to death

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Whitey Bulger’s family has lost its attempt to sue the US government over the prison transfer that saw the notorious organised crime boss beaten to death.

The 89-year-old Boston crime boss, whose real name was Jame Bulger, was beaten to death in a federal prison in West Virginia in 2018, on the same day he was transferred there.

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