'Hannibal' Could Nab Real Life Serial Killer

Posted Monday, February 10, 2003 at 11:56 AM Central

by John Couture

Talk about seeing real dividends for your "product placement." The FBI has dispatched a team of agents to London to investigate recent sightings of "Top Ten Most Wanted" fugitive James Bulger.

The funny thing is that Bulger's recent sightings are the result of the movie Hannibal. In the movie, the titular character is given a place on the FBI's web site alongside real life Most Wanted criminals for his cannibalistic behavior. A British film fan recently watched the movie and recognized Bulger's face from the movie as someone he had seen in the London area as recently as last September.

Bulger is wanted for 19 murders and several organized crime related offenses.