The MK-Ultra Project Case Study

When James “Whitey” Bulger appeared in court for the first time in June of 2013, one would never know that he was once the most feared criminal in Boston. At 84 years old, Bulger “shuffled into a federal courthouse” like “a dinosaur in an orange jumpsuit.” (McMorrow 1) After 16 years of escaping the wrath of the FBI, Bulger was finally being put on trial for his long list of heinous crimes including 11 murders, money laundering, weapon violations, and racketeering. (McMorrow 1) However, even more shocking than his convictions was the relationship Bulger had with the FBI, which unraveled before the eyes of the court and people across the country. As the boss of the organized crime mob known as the Winter Hill Gang, Bulger did not hesitate

Whitey was suspected to plan an escape so he was transferred to Alcatraz to serve a part of his term. When Whitey was in Alcatraz he was subjected to an extreme testing called MK-Ultra Project. The MK-Ultra Project was a operation issued by the government that experimented with mind control. The MK-Ultra program had many illegal activities, the biggest being convicts that had not volunteered for it, although Whitey did volunteer for it to try and reduce his sentence. The MK-Ultra program involved all different kinds of methods including manipulating patient's mental state, alter brain functions,administering drugs such as LSD, other chemicals, hypnosis,sensory deprivation, isolation and various forms of torture. Alcatraz was a top security of federal prison, and Whitey tried escaping from Alcatraz but did not succeed. He was served his sentence and released from prison in 1965 and returned back to South Boston we here he met Lindsey Cyr who he married a year later. In 1967 they had a boy whose names was Douglas Glenn Cyr. 6 years later in 1963 he passed away from reye syndrome which is a very rare disease that causes confusion, the brain to swell and liver damage. In 1980 Whitey’s mother passed away. Some people think the reason for Whitey being so violent and causing so many crimes was because of his sons and mothers passing

It was a gang that was filled with notorious gangsters one being James “Whitey” Bulger. All of the members were all accused of being involved in organized crime related activities. The entire Winter Hill gang all participated in racketeering, robbery, illegal gambling,drug trafficking,murder, extortion,prostitution, and weapons trafficking. committed the worst once he took over the gang in 1979, in the next 6 years, Whitey with the help of the rest of his members in his gang killed 11 people. 6 out of those 11 people were buried at a very talked about a place known as the “Bulger Burial Ground” it was in the area around a beach where they've dropped other bodies at before. The Winter Hill victims were killed because they were getting in the way of the Winter Hill Gang’s “business”. Anybody who seemed like they would talk or that saw something they weren't supposed to see or that would make things more difficult than they were needed to be on their hit