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Credibility as a witness? >> well, thats clearly -- i mean, you can see jay carney and hank brennen the defense lawyers they cant wait to get at him. i was in miami when he testified against john conley. i have to be honest with you, i think hes a repulsive figure. i think he was a very effective witness. he is what he is. hes a self-admitted murderer. and, you know, i just finished my column for tomorrow and i said, even if whiteys lawyers are able to convince the jury that hes only half as bad...

Brother jackie has shown up, i pointed out, this is a classic example of whiteys idea of loyalty. jackie, his brother whos been there every day in court, he was the clerk magistrate in the juvenile court. when whitey went on the lam, he enticed jackie, begged jackie to give him photographs they could use, because they look-alike he could use them as phony i.d.s, he lured his own brother into his conspiracy. it cost jackie his felony conviction and pension. whitey bulger did that. not me, not she...

Intimidate you or make you believe that you dont exist. one of the things we found when we were writing our book, we sent him letters asking for his cooperation or even for him to read the manuscript and check it for accuracy, and he wrote to somebody who gave us his letters from jail. in which he said, he would not even give us the satisfaction of knowing hes read those letters. this is sort of out of whiteys playbook too. he couldnt be bothered to look at johnny today. they kind of more or les...

Former hitman john known as the executioner testified in the high-profile trial. he has confessed to 28 murders and said the duo killed so many people during the 70s and 80s because, quote, its kill or get killed at times. and the fbi this week reached a milestone adding its 499th and 500th fugitive to the infamous or famous top ten most wanted list. since the list started 63 years ago, 469 fugitives have been apprehended or located. 155 of them as a result of citizen cooperation, which includ...

Pl politician in boston who said i want to thank you for keeping me mo honest and bill said watch out for my brother which he did. he was paid off by whitey. he said what he didnt know is they were being protect bid the fbi, what he didnt know is that whitey bulger was providing information on other gang members. >> whats been the reaction or the response of people in courtroom when they listen to these stories? >> reporter: its so fascinating. for people who live in boston they know a lot of hi...

Look, if theres anything i can do for you and bulger said, the brother, billy bulger said, keep whitey out of trouble. and that began a relationship that many feel not only flourished but allowed this criminal enterprise to reach heights there could not have had there not been that kind of intimate cooperation between whitey bulger the crime boss with john connally that rogue fbi agent and hes now serving 40 years in state prison because he tipped off whitey that somebody was about to testify ag...

That if the car tried to escape or if the police came that he would throw his car in the middle. they talk about masks. they talk about the way they were able to get these people, these victims, and when he was testifying, erin, he did it in a way that was so cold blooded that you really felt that there was simply no emotion involved. the only time you really got emotional is when he said well im testifying, because whitey bulger broke my heart. he broke our loyalty once he decided or once it be...

Whitey bulger was an fbi informant, he said "it broke my heart, it broke all my loyalties." bulger stared straight ahead, while his former friend less than six feet away described how they would carry out their hits. in one case so close, he felt the bullet nicing over his head. "we would follow that car, and when we caught up, we pulled upside and gave it what you called a broadside, both guns shooting at once. under his plea deal, he served 12 years in exchange for fully testifying against b...

The scene of several of the murders. he described a number of them saying how they would go in different cars and focus on the targets. in one case john opening fire with a machine gun. because of his position whitey could feel sol of those bullets flying over his head. he describes another murder where they got the wrong guy. they put his body in the trunk of the car and dumpbed the car in the projects fully knowing the car would be stolen which ultimately it was. what was interesting is the dy...

Source of income and took part of the ticket to say he had 80 grand in tax-free money every year. the first thing whitey did after he won the lottery was go to florida and buy a condo because the feds couldnt seize it because he had a legitimate source of income. thats all that was about. just another scram, just another day in whiteys world. its whiteys world, john, were just living in it. >> i wish i could be in that trial along with you. thank you very much. fabulous reporting. we have the ...