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boston have sounded for generations of irish immigrants. its a tight-knit community thats always protected its own, a place james "whitey" bulger called home. he learned to fight and survive on the mean streets of south boston, known as southy to locals like john shay who, decades later, would work for bulger. >> the guy was legendary. >> he made tough guys shake. he made them shake. >> reporter: bulgers life of crime started early, arrested in his teens, he was robbing banks by age 20...

the church bells of st. monica near the harbor in south boston have sounded for generations of irish immigrants. its a tight-knit community thats always protected its own, a place james "whitey" bulger called home. he learned to fight and survive on the mean streets of south boston, known as southy to locals like john shay who, decades later, would work for bulger. >> the guy was legendary. >> he made tough guys shake. he made them shake. >> reporter: bulgers life of crime started earl...