Whitey Bulger is taken from a Coast Guard helicopter to an awaiting Sheriff vehicle after attending federal court in Boston, on June 30, 2011. Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images hide caption
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This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of Bulger in a West Virginia prison. U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File hide caption
Items owned by mobster James "Whitey" Bulger were seized from his California apartment, where he was arrested five years ago. They will be auctioned off with other "murderabilia" on Saturday. Courtesy of U.S. Marshals Office of Public Affairs hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in a 2011 U.S. Marshals Service photo, has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for his role in 11 killings. EPA/Landov hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger was captured in June 2011 in Santa Monica, Calif., with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in an image released by the U.S. Marshal's Service in August 2011. EPA /Landov hide caption
A courtroom sketch of James "Whitey" Bulger (left) and defense attorney J.W. Carney, Jr. Margaret Small/AP hide caption
A courtroom sketch of James "Whitey" Bulger (left) and defense attorney J.W. Carney, Jr. Margaret Small/AP hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in an image released by the U.S. Marshal's Service in August 2011. EPA /Landov hide caption
Stephen Rakes as he arrived at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston on June 12 for the first day of the "Whitey" Bulger's trial. Brian Snyder/Reuters /Landov hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in an image released by the U.S. Marshal's Service in August 2011. EPA /Landov hide caption
Stephen Rakes as he arrived at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Boston on June 12 for the first day of the "Whitey" Bulger's trial. Brian Snyder/Reuters /Landov hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in an image released by the U.S. Marshal's Service in August 2011. EPA /Landov hide caption
James "Whitey" Bulger, in an image released by the U.S. Marshal's Service in August 2011. EPA /Landov hide caption
In these 1984 file photos originally released by the FBI, New England organized crime figure James "Whitey" Bulger is shown. AP hide caption