' ` ` Whitey '' Bulger had been an FBI informant for years before being indicted . Bulger 's lack of a record after 1965 was all the more startling , since Lehr and O'Neill found he was being investigated by Boston police and the Massachusetts State Police after a series of killings he was suspected of carrying out himself or ordering others to commit . Testimony : Was tipped off about the indictment in mid-'90s by FBI handler John Connolly . Connolly has been accused of being corrupted by Bulger . Bulger faces murder and conspiracy charges after 20 years on the run .
' ` ` Whitey '' Bulger had been an FBI informant for years before being indicted . Testimony : Was tipped off about the indictment in mid-'90s by FBI handler John Connolly . Connolly has been accused of being corrupted by Bulger . Bulger faces murder and conspiracy charges after 20 years on the run .