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Close Encounters with James 'Whitey' Bulger

The notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger grew up and became a mob boss in Boston. This week, after fifteen years on the lam, he turned up in Santa Monica, California. Lawrence O'Donnell anchors The Last Word nightly on MSNBC and has sat in occasionally as the host of this program.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger grew up and became a mob boss in Boston. This week, after fifteen years on the lam, he turned up in Santa Monica, California. Lawrence O'Donnell anchors The Last Word nightly on MSNBC and has sat in occasionally as the host of this program. This week, when Bulger was arrested, O'Donnell found out the two had been neighbors — twice!

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Close Encounters with James 'Whitey' Bulger

The notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger grew up and became a mob boss in Boston. This week, after fifteen years on the lam, he turned up in Santa Monica, California. Lawrence O'Donnell anchors The Last Word nightly on MSNBC and has sat in occasionally as the host of this program.

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Close Encounters with James 'Whitey' Bulger

The notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger grew up and became a mob boss in Boston. This week, after fifteen years on the lam, he turned up in Santa Monica, California. Lawrence O'Donnell anchors The Last Word nightly on MSNBC and has sat in occasionally as the host of this program.

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