"Hunting Whitey is a tour de force into the life and death of one of America's most infamous gangsters and offers a gritty glimpse into the soul of a pathological killer... " — Providence Journal
"A page-turning saga of real-life killer." — Boston Herald
“Fascinating and pulse-pounding, Hunting Whitey kept me up all night. Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge are masters of the craft; their reportage is exceptional, and the narrative moves like a bullet train. I’ve been reading about Whitey Bulger my whole life and most of this was brand new to me. Truly compelling!” — Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down The House and Bitcoin Billionaires
“Hunting Whitey feels like pulling up to the bar to hear the story of a lifetime. With extraordinary access to firsthand witnesses, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge report the incredible real story of how America’s most wanted criminal met his final judgment.” — Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire
"Sherman and Wedge have uncovered the riveting untold story behind the headlines. This page-turner reads like a thriller. The authors masterfully bring the reader inside the dark world of one of America's most notorious gangsters while also providing a front row seat to the remarkable 16-year hunt for him. The epic case of Whitey Bulger is closed at last." — Gerald Posner, New York Times bestselling author of Pharma and Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
“Absolutely riveting—and absolutely terrifying. A captivating and impeccably researched chronicle of one of the most shockingly high-stakes criminal manhunts in contemporary times. With betrayal, manipulation, and malfeasance at the highest levels and a once-in-a-lifetime criminal, this inside scoop on the clash between Boston organized crime and government duplicity is not to be missed. You may think you know what happened with the infamous Whitey Bulger—but Sherman and Wedge provide the definitive history, journalism at its best, and a breathtakingly compelling story.” — Hank Phillippi Ryan, Emmy-winning journalist and nationally bestselling author
“Hunting Whitey actually breaks new ground many times with its revelations about Bulger’s post-crime life put in print for the first time.” — Houston Press
“Sherman and Wedge have crafted a thorough, detailed, and gripping story of a larger-than-life crime boss who met a disturbing end. Compelling reading for true crime buffs.” — Library Journal
“A compelling new portrait of one of the most infamous criminals in American history.” — Irish Central
“Hunting Whitey actually breaks new ground many times with its revelations about Bulger’s post-crime life put in print for the first time.
Hunting Whitey feels like pulling up to the bar to hear the story of a lifetime. With extraordinary access to firsthand witnesses, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge report the incredible real story of how America’s most wanted criminal met his final judgment.
Absolutely riveting—and absolutely terrifying. A captivating and impeccably researched chronicle of one of the most shockingly high-stakes criminal manhunts in contemporary times. With betrayal, manipulation, and malfeasance at the highest levels and a once-in-a-lifetime criminal, this inside scoop on the clash between Boston organized crime and government duplicity is not to be missed. You may think you know what happened with the infamous Whitey Bulger—but Sherman and Wedge provide the definitive history, journalism at its best, and a breathtakingly compelling story.
"Sherman and Wedge have uncovered the riveting untold story behind the headlines. This page-turner reads like a thriller. The authors masterfully bring the reader inside the dark world of one of America's most notorious gangsters while also providing a front row seat to the remarkable 16-year hunt for him. The epic case of Whitey Bulger is closed at last."
"A page-turning saga of real-life killer."
Fascinating and pulse-pounding, Hunting Whitey kept me up all night. Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge are masters of the craft; their reportage is exceptional, and the narrative moves like a bullet train. I’ve been reading about Whitey Bulger my whole life and most of this was brand new to me. Truly compelling!
"Hunting Whitey is a tour de force into the life and death of one of America's most infamous gangsters and offers a gritty glimpse into the soul of a pathological killer... "
A compelling new portrait of one of the most infamous criminals in American history.
05/22/2020
After being tipped off about a pending indictment by his former FBI handler in 1994, mob boss Whitey Bulger went on the lam for 16 years. In 2008, Special Agent Noreen Gleason took over the case to locate Bulger and restore the reputation of the Boston FBI, which had failed to capture Bulger. Meticulously drawing from many previously overlooked materials and interviewing a variety of figures involved with the case, Sherman and Wedge (Boston Strong: A City's Triumph over Tragedy) offer a vivid account of how Gleason's team tracked down Bulger. Their break came when they found a picture of Bulger's girlfriend Catherine Greig and were able to apprehend them both. The trial revealed grisly tales of Bulger's crimes, including 19 murders. After his conviction, Bulger, then 81, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. In 2018, he was transferred to the grossly understaffed Hazelton penitentiary in West Virginia, where within 24 hours he was murdered by another inmate. The authors explore Bulger's death, the uproar it created within the federal prison system, and the resolution of challenges at Hazelton. VERDICT Sherman and Wedge have crafted a thorough, detailed, and gripping story of a larger-than-life crime boss who met a disturbing end. Compelling reading for true crime buffs.—Michael Sawyer, Daytona Beach, FL
2020-03-29
Sherman and Wedge turn their attention to the far-flung wanderings of mob murderer and longtime fugitive Whitey Bulger (1929-2018).
Bulger was a nasty piece of work, caught up early in a life of violent crime, becoming an unrepentant contract killer for the Boston mob. He had disappeared from view when, tipped off by corrupt cops and FBI agents in his network, it appeared that he was going to be imprisoned. Sherman and Wedge begin their account with the investigative legwork undertaken in February 2008 by a team led by an assistant special agent named Noreen Gleason, who made it her personal mission to see that Bulger was brought to justice, in part because doing so would restore the Boston office’s tattered reputation. One of her colleagues had just solved the case of Etan Patz, a young boy who was kidnapped and murdered at the hands of a pedophile. Bulger went into hiding just as the team got to work, disappearing from view with a girlfriend who, the authors hold, had pursued him romantically to get revenge on the husband she was then divorcing—and, as they write, “Whitey had killed two of her husband’s brothers in cold blood.” He had untold other victims to his credit. He seemed to enjoy the game of cat and mouse, but eventually he was caught because, he complained, he and his girlfriend were animal lovers, and they went outside once too often to take care of a stray cat. The authors deliver plenty of hitherto undocumented or overlooked details, including the fact that he had been subject to CIA experiments on mind control via LSD while imprisoned in the 1960s. They also link Bulger’s murder as an elderly invalid to lack of prison policing thanks to Trump administration budget cuts.
A deeply unpleasant but highly readable story of crime and punishment.
