obstacles was, there were really no good photographs of bulger or his longtime live-in girlfriend catherine greig, a former dental hygienist. the fbi often noted that the couple shared a love of animals, especially dogs and cats, and asked veterinarians to be on the lookout. there were reports that greig once had breast implants and other plastic surgery in boston, so the task force reached out to physicians. eventually, they got a call from a dr. matthias donelan, who had located her files in storage. >> macdonald: i was trying to leave the office a little early to catch one of my kids' ballgames. and i said, "well, listen, i'm going to swing by in the morning and pick those up." and they said to me, "do you want the photos, too?" and i said, "you have photos?" and they said, "yeah, we have photos." i said, "we'll be there in 15 >> kroft: the breast implant lead produced a treasure trove of high-resolution catherine greig photographs that would help crack the case. the fbi decided to switch strategies, going after the girlfriend in order to catch the gangster. >> this is an announcement by the f

"carol gasko" was actually catherine greig, whitey's longtime girlfriend and caregiver. the story of how they managed to elude an iernational manhunt for so long while hiding in plain sight is interesting. and tonight, you'l'lhear about it from the gaskos' neighbors, and from federal agents who finally unraveled the case, with the help of a boob job and an alley cat. if you're forced into retirement, with a comfortable nest egg and a desire to be left completely alone, there is no better place than santa monica, california. this low-key seaside suburb of l.a. is shar by transients and tourists, hippies and hedonists, citizens attracted to the climate and an abundance of inexpensive, rencontrolled apartments just a few blocks from the oceanan places like the princess eugenia on third street, which is where charlie and carol gasko, a childless couple from chicago, lived for 14 years without attractingnguch attention from longtime neighbors or landlords. josh bond is the building manager. what were they like? >> josh bond: they were,ike, the nice retired old couple that liv

>> kroft: but, in some ways, whitey bulger and catherine greig had already been prisoners in apartment 303, which appeared to be a mixture of the murderous and the mundane. alongside the weapons and all the money, they had stockpiled a lifetime supply of cleansers, creams, and detergents. the fbi took special interest in a collection of 64-ounce bottles with white socks stretched over the top. >> garriola: i said, "hey whitey, what are these? are these some kind of molotov cocktail you're making?" he goes, "no," he said, "i buy tube socks from the 99 cent store, and they're too tight on my calves and that's the way i stretch them out." i said, "why you shopping at the 99 cent store? you have half a million dollars under your bed." he goes, "i had to make the money last." >> kroft: its been said that one of the reasons it took so long to catch whitey bulger is that people were looking for a liked it or not, had ceased to be one. >> torsney: he said it was hard to keep up that mindset of a criminal. and that's part of the reason he came down to that garage. it was hard to stay on that ed

there in 15 minutes. >> the breast implant lead produced a treasure trove of high resolution catherine greig photographs that would help crack the case. the fbi decided to switch strategies, going after the girlfriend in order to catch the gangster. >> this is an announcement by the fbi. >> reporter: the fbi created this public service announcement. >> 60-year-old greig is the girlfriend of 81-year-old bulger. >> reporter: it ran in 14 markets on daytime talk shows, aimed at women. >> call the tipline. >> reporter: and it didn't take long. the very next morning, the bulger task force got three messages from someone that used to live in santa monica, and was 100% certain that charlie and carol gasgo, apartment 303, were the people they were looking for. the descriptions and the age difference matched, and u.s. marshal neil sullivan, who handled the lead, said there was information. >> the tipster described that they were caring for this cat and their love for this cat. so that was just one piece of the puzzle and the tip that just added up to saying, if this isn't them, it's something we bett

the obstacles is there were no good photographs of bulger or his long-time live-in girlfriend, catherine greig, a former dental hygienist. the fbi noted that they shared a love of animals, especially dogs and cats, and asked veterinarians to be on the lookout. in were reports that greig once had breast implants in boston, so the task force reached out to physicians. eventually they got a call from a dr. donally, who located her files in storage. >> i was trying to leave the office early to catch one of my kid's ball games. i said listen, i'm going to swing by in the morning and pick those up. they said, do you want the photos, too? i said, you have photos? they said yeah, we have photos. i said, we'll be there in 15 minutes. produced a treasure trove of high resolution catherine greig photographs that would help crack the case. the fbi decided to switch strategies, going after the girlfriend in order to catch the gangster. >> this is an announcement by the fbi. >> reporter: the fbi created this public service announcement. >> 60-year-old greig is the girlfriend of 81-year-old bulger. >> report

the breast implant lead produced a treasure trove of high resolution catherine greig photographs that would help crack the case. the fbi decided to switch strategies, going after the girlfriend in order totoatch the gangster. >> this is an announcement by the fbi. >> reporter: the fbi created this public service announcement. >> 60-year-old greig is the girlfriend of 81-year-old bulger. >> reporter: it ran in 14 markets on daytime talk shows, aimed at women. >> call the tipline. >> reporter: and it didn't take long. the very next morning, the bulger task force got three messages from someone that used to live in santa monica, and was carol gasgo, apartment 303, were the people they were looking for. the descriptions and the age difference matched, and u.s. marshal neil sullivan, who handled the lead, said there was another piece of tantalizing information. >> the tipster described that they were caring for this cat and their love for this cat. so that was just one piece of the puzzle and the tip that just added up to saying, if this isn't them, it's something we better check on immedi