Mobsters pack witness list as Bulger trial begins

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is no longer the feared man who swaggered around south Boston and later became one of America’s most-wanted fugitives.

At 83, the bright platinum hair that earned Bulger his nickname is all but gone and his reputed status as the leader of a violent gang has passed.

But as Bulger’s long- awaited trial finally gets under way, it is clear that the passage of time has done little to diminish Boston’s fascination with Bulger.