"Whitey" Bulger exchanges profanities with former right-hand man

in Boston the former mob boss Whitey Bulger is on trial for 19 murders today he didn't Flinch as his one-time right-hand man described how buer killed frequently In Cold Blood but something else that the witness said made buer go ballistic today and Don daylor was in the courthouse near the end of Kevin week's testimony he called his former boss a rat in front of the jury the two men shouted at each other blank you the judge had to restore order weeks is a confessed killer who considered James Whitey Bulger his mentor for almost 20 years in 2006 he told 60 Minutes Ed Bradley that Bulger is a killer too he stab people he beat people bats he shot people strangle people one over car you you said said also that he liked killing yeah today weeks described for the court several murders he said he saw buer commit he took a couple steps and buer put the Mac 10 to the back of his head and pulled P the trigger Jim Bulger took out a rope wrapped it around his neck and started strangling him then there was the stepdaughter of a fellow gangster Bulger was allegedly concerned with talk to police she wasn't a criminal she wasn't involved with us in any crimes I heard a thud and I looked and saw Jim Bulger on the ground choking her weeks testified he and Bulger also wanted to kill Boston Herald colonist hoe Carr who has reported on bulger's gang for decades so how do you think it's going for Mr buer right now now I think it's it's all it as as a Whitey said in a letter uh this spring this is the end of the trail for me he's he hasn't got a prayer weeks told Ed Bradley he turned against Bulger because the mob boss betrayed them all we were supposed to live by a certain code and this was his teaching too you know you never rid on your friends never rid your family you never give everyone up you have a problem you take it to the street the 83-year-old faces life in prison if convicted through his attorney Bulger admitted to quite a few crimes in court including extortion violence and bribery but Scott the two things he insists he never did Kill women and be an informant Don thanks very much

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Length: 2min 14sec (134 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 10 2013