beaten to death<\/a> last month within hours of his arrival at the US Penitentiary, Hazelton.<\/p>\nAccording to The Boston Globe<\/em>, the 89-year-old had been transferred to the West Virginia prison from a medical care Level 3 prison in Florida because he had become less fragile and no longer needed round-the-clock care.<\/p>\nHe was also feeling well enough to make \u201cdirect, serious threats\u201d to staff members, which hastened his transfer to West Virginia, according to the Bureau of Prisons.<\/p>\n
Murdered by Inmates <\/strong><\/h2>\nCorrespondence between Bulger and fellow gangster Charlie Hopkins, obtained by The Globe<\/em>, reveal the former\u2019s state of mind in the months leading up to his death. A July 2017 letter shows Bulger believed he was not long for this world and hoped for a peaceful death.<\/p>\nThe former boss of the Winter Hill Gang complains of failing health but mentions he had refused prison medical staff\u2019s offer to take him to a local hospital for treatment because he knew he would be shackled to a bed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI prefer to stay here and hope to get a peaceful death,\u201d Bulger wrote. \u201cOne of those he Died in his Sleep kind (sic).\u201d<\/p>\n
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But Bulger was denied his wish for a tranquil demise. On the morning of October 30, he was found by prison staff unresponsive and wrapped in blankets, apparently beaten to death by fellow inmates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As a longtime FBI informer who ratted on his enemies — largely the New England Mafia — the list of those that wished Bulger harm was a long one.<\/p>\n