Seen Catherine Greig lately?

FBI turns hunt for Whitey Bulger to girlfriend
By Maria Szaniszlo and Hower Carr
Monday, June 20, 2011

An undated photo released today by the FBI shows two people identified as Catherine Greg and Whitey Bulger.



The FBI announced this morning a sweeping new publicity campaign focusing on James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend in the hunt for the South Boston serial killer.

Investigators hope that if they find Catherine Greig, they may find Bulger. A billboard in Times Square and television spots in 10 states are being rolled out as part of the ramped-up search for the Southie mobster.

The FBI announced today they still think Bulger is alive, putting to rest reports that he died in Costa Rica.

Bulger is wanted for the murders of 19 men and women in the racketeering reign of terror he employed to control Boston’s underworld. The FBI has offered a $2 million reward for information leading to the capture of the 81-year-old Southie mobster, who has been on the lam since 1995.

Greig, a former dental hygienist, has just turned 60 -- a significant birthday that could also be prompting the FBI’s renewed push for her. She has an outstanding warrant for her arrest since 1997, when she was charged with harboring a federal fugitive. The FBI released a new photo of Bulger with Greig today to aid in the hunt.

The FBI also announced today that they will air 30-second TV commercials beginning tomorrow in 10 states on Greig’s shady dealings with Bulger. The spots will run in Massachusetts, Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Wisconsin.

Bulger, the brother of former state Senate President William “Billy” Bulger, is described as a wealthy fitness buff, bookworm and animal lover whose last confirmed sighting was in London in 2002, though investigators also have searched for him in the United States, Europe, Mexico and Canada. He’s considered one of Ireland’s most-wanted.

Today’s update was given by Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent-In-Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office, and United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz.