Whitey on Trial, Margaret McLean
Whitey on Trial, Margaret McLean
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Whitey on Trial
Secrets, Corruption, and the Search for Truth

Author: Margaret McLean, Jon Leiberman

Narrator: Aaron Lyons

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/25/2014

Synopsis

After sixteen years on the lam, infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger was finally captured and brought to trial-and what a trial it was: evidence of nineteen gruesome murders, government secrets, FBI corruption, a dead witness, and an unbelievable tale of love. Whitey's machine guns and gangland-style extortions gripped the city of Boston for decades.

Investigative journalist Jon Leiberman travelled the world with the FBI's Whitey Bulger task force. Former Boston area prosecutor and legal analyst Margaret McLean witnessed every day of testimony, heard every word uttered in court. Both authors have developed close relationships with the investigators, the lawyers, and Whitey's friends, his fellow mobsters, his victims and their families.

In Whitey on Trial, the truth is revealed through trial testimony, interviews with cops, FBI agents, prosecutors and defense attorneys, and members of the jury that ultimately found Bulger guilty on thirty-one counts, including eleven murders. An exclusive letter from Whitey to McLean offers insight into his state of mind immediately following the verdict.

Whitey on Trial is the definitive firsthand account of the Whitey Bulger trial.

About Margaret McLean

Margaret McLean was born and raised in Rome, New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Boston College and earned her law degree from Boston College Law School. McLean practiced law as a criminal prosecutor and is now a legal analyst on numerous national television and radio shows. She has cowritten a dramatic courtroom play based on her second novel, Under Oath, and she also has a nationally syndicated weekly radio show called It's a Crime Radio. In 2010, she was hailed as one of the next faces of Boston crime fiction by The Boston Globe. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts, with her three children.

About Jon Leiberman

JON LEIBERMAN is an award-winning investigative correspondent, host, producer and victim advocate. He is the co-author of Whitey on Trial along with Margaret McLean.  He is currently an investigative reporter for the Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM. Jon hosts "Leiberman Live" on Sirius XM and is a crime contributor for CNN HLN and WildAboutTrial.com and a crime blogger for Huffington Post.   

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elly on March 11, 2020

I heard of Whitey Bulger, especially after he was captured in Santa Monica which is not too far from where I live. He had been in all the papers but I never understood what a despicable criminal he was until I heard the transcripts and read this book about his trial. In this book, we learn about his......more

Goodreads review by Marie on December 28, 2017

Informative and enjoyable for a roadtrip.......more

Goodreads review by Trekscribbler on May 23, 2014

I certainly don’t consider myself any more learned on the subject of crime than the next person. What I can say is that in this lifetime I’ve read my fair share of ‘true crime’ non-fiction, none of it the sensational tabloid style variety. I tend to like stuff that digs a bit deeper beneath-the-surf......more

Goodreads review by Starr on August 05, 2014

“Whitey on Trial” by Margaret McLean and Jon Leiberman Corrupt men and crooked law enforcement battle in the courtroom. It is fact that James Bulger (Whitey) is a violent, power-hungry, cold and calculated man. And unfortunately, it is fact that representatives of our government aided this man and ma......more

Quotes

“Whitey on Trial, cinematic in scope and presentation, brings to life the intense and complex experiences of the 'stage and battleground' of criminal prosecution. I was hooked from the opening paragraphs. If you read the headlines and think you understood this case, think again. This is a must-read.” —Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of Dr. Drew on Call, Loveline, and Celebrity Rehab

“Leiberman helped me hunt Whitey for years with passion for all of his victims. This book is truly an inside and compelling view of a legendary trial. McLean and Leiberman have written a must-read for true crime lovers.” —John Walsh, creator and host of America's Most Wanted

“Jon Leiberman is one of America's top investigative journalists. He and Margaret McLean have formed an incredible team--relentlessly searching for the truth in this case. You will be stunned by what they've learned. A can't-put-it-down real life thriller.” —Jane Velez-Mitchell, HLN Host

“For a quarter century, Whitey Bulger terrorized the city of Boston and corrupted even the FBI agents charged with bringing him down. In this meticulous, day-by-day account of Whitey's final reckoning, Margaret McLean and Jon Leiberman vividly capture the drama of a major criminal trial and the downfall of one of America's most notorious gangsters. Like the best true-crime writing, it reads like fiction. Utterly riveting.” —William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob

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