Alcatraz Island
Island in San Francisco Bay
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| 2024 |
Whitey Bulger
The Penguin spin-off miniseries premiered, featuring Mark Strong portraying a younger version of Carmine Falcone.
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| September 6 2024 |
Whitey Bulger
Fotios Geas was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for voluntary manslaughter in Bulger's killing.
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| May 14 2024 |
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The Department of Justice announced that plea agreements with the three suspects in Bulger's murder had been accepted.
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| 2023 | Alcatraz Island featured in the film Resident Evil: Death Island |
| 2022 |
Bumpy Johnson
Central Cee released an EP titled 'No More Leaks' which included a track named 'Bumpy Johnson'.
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| 2022 |
Whitey Bulger
The Batman film was released, featuring John Turturro portraying Carmine Falcone, a character patterned after Whitey Bulger.
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| August 18 2022 |
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Fotios 'Freddy' Geas was indicted in connection with Bulger's beating death, along with Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon.
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| January 2022 |
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U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey dismissed the Bulger family's wrongful death lawsuit.
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| March 2021 | Alcatraz Island and its buildings reopened to the public after being closed for more than a year during the COVID-19 pandemic, with ferry services resuming. |
| 2019 | A documentary film, 'Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly', was released, documenting the creation of the @Large exhibition from 2014. |
| 2019 | Binghamton University archaeologist Timothy de Smet and colleagues use ground-penetrating radar to discover historical remains beneath the former recreation yard, including a 'bombproof' earthwork traverse and underground tunnels. |
| September 2019 |
Bumpy Johnson
Epix premiered the crime drama television series 'Godfather of Harlem', with Forest Whitaker portraying Bumpy Johnson, created by executive producers Markuann Smith, Chris Brancato, and Paul Eckstein.
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| September 2019 |
Whitey Bulger
The Bulger family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Justice Department, alleging Bulger was deliberately placed in a dangerous situation.
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| 2018 |
Bumpy Johnson
Bumpy Johnson is featured in the third episode of the first season of the Netflix documentary series Drug Lords.
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| 2018 | A report indicated Alcatraz was drawing approximately 1.7 million visitors annually, with ongoing conservation and seismic upgrading of former prison buildings. |
| November 8 2018 |
Whitey Bulger
A funeral Mass was held for Bulger at Saint Monica – Saint Augustine Church in South Boston, attended by family members including his brother William M. Bulger and Catherine Greig's twin sister.
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| October 30 2018 |
Whitey Bulger
Bulger was beaten to death by inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, within hours of his arrival.
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| October 29 2018 |
Whitey Bulger
Whitey Bulger was transferred from the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City to United States Penitentiary, Hazelton, in West Virginia.
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| 2016 | Nelson Saiers created a six-month art installation on Alcatraz Island that used math and prison slang to draw attention to the issue of long prison sentences. |
| 2014 | Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei staged the @Large art exhibition on Alcatraz Island, exploring themes of human rights and freedom of expression. The exhibition featured Lego portraits of famous political prisoners. |
| 2013 |
Whitey Bulger
The television drama The Blacklist, inspired by Bulger's arrest and trial, premiered.
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| November 14 2013 |
Whitey Bulger
Bulger was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus five years by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper.
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| August 12 2013 |
Whitey Bulger
Bulger was found guilty on 31 counts, including racketeering, and involvement in eleven murders.
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| June 2013 |
Whitey Bulger
Bulger's trial began, with charges including racketeering, money laundering, extortion, and complicity in nineteen murders.
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| 2012 | J.J. Abrams released a television series titled 'Alcatraz' |
| June 2012 |
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Catherine Greig pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud, and received an eight-year prison sentence.
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| 2011 |
Bumpy Johnson
Prodigy released 'The Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson EP' after his prison release, paying tribute to Bumpy Johnson.
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| 2011 |
Whitey Bulger
Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, California, after sixteen years as a fugitive.
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| 2011 | The National Park Service began major renovations on the island, including installing solar panels on the cell house roof, stabilizing slopes near the Warden's House, and rehabilitating the outer cell house walls. |
| 2010 | The film 'The Book of Eli' features Alcatraz, portraying it as a potential post-apocalyptic safe haven. |
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