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Whitey Bulger died of head injuries in homicide, coroner rules

Former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. He was killed last year in a West Virginia prison ...
Former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. He was killed last year in a West Virginia prison, and his death has been ruled a homicide. (AP)
Steven Davis, brother of slain Debra Davis, center, is comforted by Skip Marcella, left, after ...
Steven Davis, brother of slain Debra Davis, center, is comforted by Skip Marcella, left, after speaking outside federal court in Boston where a jury found James "Whitey" Bulger guilty on several counts of murder, racketeering and conspiracy. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)
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The Associated Press
April 26, 2019 - 10:52 am
 

BOSTON — A death certificate confirms that notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger died of blunt force injuries to the head in prison last year.

The document obtained by NBC Boston says the 89-year-old Bulger was “assaulted by other(s)” and was found in his cell at 8:21 a.m. Oct. 30.

Bulger was serving a life sentence for 11 murders and other crimes when he was beaten to death in his prison cell, hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison.

Bulger became one of the nation’s most-wanted fugitives after fleeing Boston in late 1994. He was captured in 2011.

No charges have been filed in Bulger’s death, but officials have said two Massachusetts mobsters are under suspicion in his killing.

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