Whitey Bulger's "softer side"

James "Whitey" Bulger with two dogs in an undated photo. Bulger's defense team released photographs showing his softer side, including images of the reputed Boston gangster cuddling with animals late July 31, 2013. Prosecutor Fred Wyshak complained to the judge August 1, 2013, saying Bulger was trying to salvage his public reputation by showing himself "holding all sorts of animals," including dogs, parrots and a goat.

An early photo of James "Whitey" Bulger.

James "Whitey" Bulger in an undated photo.

Bulger vacationing in London with former girlfriend Teresa Stanley

James "Whitey" Bulger and former girlfriend Teresa Stanley in an undated photo.

James "Whitey" Bulger, right, poses with the Stanley Cup and Teresa Stanley's son-in-law, former NHL player Chris Nilan in an undated photo.

James "Whitey" Bulger," left, and Monsignor Frederick Ryan, the former vice chancellor of the Boston archdiocese who was defrocked for allegedly sexually abusing teenage boys in the 1980s.