Possible witness in 'Whitey' Bulger trial found dead-local media

Whitey Bulger

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. is a former organized crime figure from South Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Local folklore depicted Bulger as a Robin Hood–style social bandit dedicated to protecting the neighborhood and its residents. Wikipedia

Born: September 3, 1929 (age 83), Boston, MA

Nationality: American

Siblings: William M. Bulger

TV shows: Brotherhood

BOSTON (Reuters) - A man who was one of James "Whitey" Bulger's extortion victims and a possible government witness in the trial of the former mob boss was found dead in the suburb of Lincoln, Massachusetts, ABC News and The Boston Globe reported on Thursday.

The man, Steven Rakes, had owned a South Boston liquor store that Bulger's gang bought and used as a base of operations after threatening Rakes. He had been listed as a possible witness for the government in Bulger's trial on charges including 19 murders he is accused of committing or ordering in the 1970s and 1980s.

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