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Wow. I truly never thought those words would be spoken by that man.
'My life was wasted and spent foolishly': Whitey Bulger sends letter of advice to three high school students
Former Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger had some advice for three Massachusetts high school girls who wrote to him for a history project: Crime doesn't pay.
The 85-year-old sent the handwritten letter, dated February 24, from federal prison in Florida where he is serving two life sentences.
'My life was wasted and spent foolishly, brought shame and suffering on my parents and siblings and will end soon,' Bulger wrote.
Three 17-year-old students at Apponequet Regional High School in Lakeville, Massachusetts, had written him as part of their National History Day competition entry on leadership and legacy.
He went on to write in his letter: 'Advice is a cheap commodity some seek it from me about crime I know only one thing for sure - If you want to make crime pay - "Go to Law School",'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3142322/Whitey-Bulger-writes-teens-letter-My-life-wasted.html#ixzz3eNzQefKm
aikoaiko
(34,170 posts)I hope his message is received.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)If you are criminally inclined, then you will know how to do it legally, like our banksters do.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)I'll just leave this here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Bulger
He attended Boston College Law School, from which he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1961.