Key events in the life of James "Whitey" Bulger, the mob boss who was killed Tuesday in a federal prison in West Virginia:

— Sept. 3, 1929: James Bulger is born the second of six children to Irish immigrant parents in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. His platinum hair earns him the nickname "Whitey."

— 1956: Bulger is sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery and is transferred to Alcatraz after being suspected of plotting an escape.

— 1960: Bulger's younger brother, William, is elected to the state House of Representatives with campaign help from John Connolly, a childhood friend.

— 1965:...