Look at the “captcha” message that popped up (as usual) when I tried to paste a web address into a Facebook chat window this morning:
Are Zuckerman and Facebook trying to help the FBI find Whitey? The answer is: “of course not, stupid.” The FBI, however, is definitely still looking for him. I decided to update myself on the hunt for the rapidly-aging fugitive with a few web searches. So, Wikipedia, basically.
- James J. Bulger is currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. A reward of US $2 million is being offered for information leading to his capture.
- Bulger has been featured on the television show America’s Most Wanted 14 times, first in 1995 and last on July 26, 2008.
- The last confirmed sighting of Bulger was in London in 2002. Since then, however, there have been unconfirmed sightings elsewhere.
- FBI agents were sent to Uruguay to investigate a lead. FBI agents were also sent to stake out the 60th memorial of the Battle of Normandy celebrations, as Bulger is an enthusiastic fan of military history.
If James J. is not apprehended before his demise I doubt the body would ever be identified unless Catherine Grieg turns it in. And a clever move like that would see her in Interpol’s custody about five minutes later. They’re obviously well-hidden overseas (or South America in true Boys from Brazil style) using aliases. He may just drift away into the ether and maintain his odd, Robin Hood-esque place in Southie lore forever. The Bureau obviously has a lot of pride riding on this case, due to the whole Connolly angle, so they’d better get their best bloodhounds out before Whitey crosses the finish line and ends up departed, permanently.
That can’t possibly be random. I watched an interview with the guy who invented Captcha. The second screen we all translate is now (was then?) translating unrecognizable scans from old newspapers, translating from microfiche to digital for real world use. He designed the system at first to be one unrecognizable word, but then thought that he could put all that time to better use, ergo the translation project.
So now is Captcha helping the FBI? I gotsta wonder.
Hehe I am literally the first reply to this great post?!?
Everyone has a theory about Whitey. I don’t believe Whitey will serve a day in jail and I’d bet money on it. I don’t think I’m alone in my thinking, either.
I have a feeling he’s passed on to the other side! I mean seriously, The U.S. gov’t can track a cow with mad cow disease from rural Alberta to Montana via 6 sales and 6 different farms over a 10 year period but they can’t find this old wrinkly balled bastard? He’s dead for sure!