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AP/Shutterstock.com Whitey Bulger is surely one the most-notorious crime bosses of all time. And he should be: Who else was able to usurp his kingpin, run an entire city, manipulate the FBI, and successfully remain in hiding for 16 years despite being on the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list? Born in Dorchester in the 1920s and raised in South Boston (“Southie”), James Joseph Bulger, Jr., earned the name “Whitey” for his platinum hair. He wasn’t a huge fan of the nickname. After a stint in Alcatraz (and, less notably, Leavenworth) for a string of bank robberies, Bulger returned to Boston and became involved in the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish American criminal group. He was taken on by FBI handler John J. Connolly as an informant Bulger long denied his informant status and quickly manipulated Connolly and other agents for his own benefit. Bulger was untouched by the authorities because of this close relationship with the FBI and because of the supreme loyalty of his gang ....