Former Miss Iceland Got Cool $2 Million

Former Miss Iceland Got Cool $2 Million

The cat as well as an Icelandic "canary" introduced lower the FBI's popular fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger.

The end that brought the FBI to former Boston mobster wanted for 19 killings originated from former Miss Iceland Anna Bjornsdottir. The 1974 Miss World contender collected a awesome $two million reward on her telephone call last June.

The Nordic beauty would be a former neighbor of Bulger's and the longtime girlfriend and fellow fugitive Catherine Greig who have been living underneath the names Charlie and Carol Gasko, based on the Boston Globe.

The arrest came just days following a fresh publicity campaign mounted through the FBI saturated the airwaves having a 30-second ad targeted at women watching daytime television. The ad demonstrated pictures of Greig and Bulger obtained from the 1990's and pointed out her passion for cosmetic surgery and manicures.

"I was attempting to achieve another audience to create new leads within the situation. ... We thought that finding Greig would bring us to Bulger. And that is precisely what happened," Richard Teahan, a unique agent within the Boston FBI office stated.

Former Miss Iceland Completed 'Whitey' Bulger

Soon after Bulger's arrest, the FBI would only state that an anonymous tip brought towards the couple's apprehension.

Inside a couple of times of Bulger's capture, "police force sources" revealed the telephone call originated from Iceland, a apparently bizarre location that brought many to question the authenticity from the FBI's claim.

Bjornsdottir and her husband Halldor Gudmundsoon resided for several weeks at any given time within an apartment near to the Princess Eugenia complex in Santa Monica, Calif., where Bulger and Greig had spent yesteryear 13 years living a double existence.

Catherine Greig, who had been recognized to her neighbors as Carol Gasko, was being careful of the abandoned cat within the neighborhood. The kindness Greig demonstrated towards the stray was observed by Bjornsdottir who also loved felines. She and her husband Halldor Gudmundson had even released a magazine in regards to a stray cat they adopted named Mosa.

Even though "Gaskos" normally stored privately, based on the Globe, Bjornsdottir recognized Catherine Greig soon after watching a report around the FBI ad campaign. She acquired the telephone and Bulger and Greig were arrested following a 48-hour stakeout.

Bjornsdottir and her husband resided part-time in California as well as their native Iceland. She accustomed to live fulltime in California after achieving a little degree of fame competing within the 1974 Miss World pageant as Miss Iceland. She was chosen Miss Congeniality by her fellow participants.

Based on the online movie database, IMDB, Bjornsdottir carried out underneath the stage title Anna Bjorn and her career incorporated bit-parts in many popular 1980's tv shows including Fantasy Island, Remington Steele and Diff'rent Strokes. Bjornsodottir She seemed to be the face area of Noxema for a number of advertisements within the seventies.

Anna Bjornsdottir didn't react to ABC News.com tries to achieve her today.

Kaira Garrett, an old special agent for that FBI, stated that when this news leaked the tipster originated from Iceland it cannot happen to be too hard to find the tipster's identity.

"I do not think it might take lots of work to return to that building and determine the identity of the lady. I'd just say it's a realistic look at present day atmosphere," stated Garrett.

Garrett doesn't think that the unmasking of Anna Bjornsdottir may have a chilling impact on future FBI tipsters. "The every single day citizen who reviews items to police force will probably continue doing so. Many people wish to accomplish the best factor plus they finish up doing the best factor," stated Garrett.

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