James 'Whitey' Bulger <br />Found Dead in Prison The notorious Boston gangster, 89, <br />was found unresponsive Tuesday <br />morning in a West Virginia prison. The former leader of <br />the Winter Hill Gang <br />had just been moved <br />to the prison the night before. Statement, U.S. Justice Department, via NBC News The FBI has launched <br />an investigation <br />into his death. Having evaded capture <br />for 16 years, Bulger was <br />arrested in Santa Monica, CA, in 2011. In 2013, he was convicted of <br />31 counts including murder, <br />racketeering, money <br />laundering and extortion. An extremely <br />feared and <br />violent criminal, He was the inspiration for <br />Jack Nicholson's character <br />in Martin Scorsese's The Departed. Bulger had <br />been serving <br />two life sentences.
