William Bulger

(Newser) - Deciding whether to protect or persecute a murderous brother can’t be easy, but “please, spare me any misplaced sympathy for William M. Bulger,” writes Scot Lehigh of the Boston Globe . Faced with that moral test, Bulger “failed it at each and every turn.” The former...

(Newser) - Whitey Bulger saw at least one familiar face in court yesterday : his brother, William, the former president of the Massachusetts Senate who steadfastly refused to help authorities bring in his brother. The former fugitive mouthed "hello" and nodded. The reunion of sorts has led to a spate of stories...