Whitey Bulger’s Arrest

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 30, 2011

Michael Patrick MacDonald talks about legendary Boston gangster Whitey Bulger and the repercussions of his recent capture. MacDonald is the author of All Souls: A Family story from Southie, about growing up in the tough neighborhood of Boston. He talks about why he thinks the FBI was paying Bulger as an informant although they knew he was the neighborhood kingpin.

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