‘My Name is Bulger’ is a tale of two very different brothers
murderous life of crime is only half of the saga chronicled in “My Name Is Bulger,” premiering Thursday (June 17) on discovery+.The other half of Brendan J. Byrne’s documentary turns the spotlight on Whitey’s younger brother, William “Billy” Bulger, 87, a lifelong Massachusetts politician and hometown hero whose civic achievements — and, later, his role as president of the University of Massachusetts — were eclipsed and finally derailed by his infamous brother.