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Deluca to plead guilty for role in 1992 Federal Hill slaying
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rhode Island mobster Robert “Bobby” DeLuca is now admitting to his role in a 1992 Federal Hill slaying. According to a plea agreement filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in...
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Mobster DeLuca pleads guilty to lying, set to return to RI for role in mob...
BOSTON, Mass. (WPRI) – He bought his freedom and five sun-splashed years in Florida by cooperating with federal investigators in 2011, but Rhode Island mobster Robert “Bobby” DeLuca’s lies have caught...
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Mobster Anthony ‘The Saint’ St. Laurent has died
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) – Less than two weeks after being released from a federal prison, mobster Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent has died. Johnston Police Chief Richard Tamburini said St. Laurent – who...
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State police recording sheds light on infamous RI gangland slaying
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The bullet went right through Nicholas Pari’s finger. It wasn’t meant for him. In fact, the bullet had hit the intended target first: Joseph “Joey Onions” Scanlon. Pari had...
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How investigators identify human remains that have been underground for decades
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – For Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Priya Banerjee, finding a medical artifact among decades-old human remains, is akin to hitting the forensic lottery. “It’s a huge break,”...
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In surprise hearing, DeLuca admits role in murder conspiracy
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) – Notorious mobster Robert “Bobby” DeLuca pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit murder in a surprise hearing at Kent County Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Superior Court...
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John Ouimette, underworld figure and heist mastermind, dies at the age of 75
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – John Ouimette, a longtime organized crime figure and one of the masterminds behind the largest heist in Rhode Island history, died on Friday. Ouimette, 75, of Cranston, was...
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Widow of slain police chief suing RI mob associate and his family
PITTSBURGH (WPRI) – The widow of a Pennsylvania police chief gunned down in the 1980s is suing the accused killer – a Rhode Island mob associate – and his family, claiming federal investigators...
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DA: Apparent human remains found in Dartmouth backyard
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) – Federal and state authorities found “what appear to be human remains” Thursday in the backyard of a home in North Dartmouth, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas...
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Recovery of remains behind N. Dartmouth home ends long-running mystery
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) – The remains removed from behind a North Dartmouth home have been identified as those of Donald Eugene Webb, the man wanted for killing a police chief nearly 40 years...
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Documents: Fugitive Webb ordered wife to dig his grave shortly before fatal...
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) – After Donald Eugene Webb suffered his first stroke, he told his wife he was dying and she needed to start digging a hole in the backyard to bury him. The revelation is...
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DA: Wife of fugitive Webb not immune from federal prosecution
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) – Pennsylvania authorities say the woman who helped her fugitive husband hide for nearly two decades was granted immunity from state prosecution in exchange for...
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Wife of slain chief: Discovery of fugitive’s body provides answers, not closure
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The wife of a slain police chief said the shocking revelation that the body of the man accused of killing her husband was exhumed from the backyard of a North Dartmouth home...
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Frank Marapese denied parole
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Reputed mob boss Frank “Bobo” Marapese won’t be getting out of prison anytime soon. Target 12 has confirmed the state parole board denied the 74-year-old’s bid for early...
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Renegade biker CJ Nordstrom speaks about violent clashes, in the ring and out
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – C.J. Nordstrom’s motorcycle was likely the magnet for trouble. The custom Harley-Davidson he has been riding and modifying for more than four decades is well-known in the...
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RI mobster DeLuca set to testify against former mob boss ‘Cadillac Frank’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Once identified as a high-ranking “capo” in the New England crime family, Rhode Island mobster Robert DeLuca is now expected to testify against his former underworld boss. In...
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Mobster Frank ‘Bobo’ Marrapese dead at 74
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Longtime, notorious Rhode Island mobster Frank “Bobo” Marrapese died overnight Friday. He was 74. R.I. State Police Lt. Colonel Joseph Philbin confirmed the death to the...
View ArticleInformant relives night of notorious gangland slaying
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A mob murder cold case that’s now more than a quarter-century old may be creeping closer to closure. On Sept. 18, 1992, notorious gangster Kevin Hanrahan was shot three times...
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Robber from infamous 1975 Bonded Vault heist dead at 72
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – One of the robbers who took part in the infamous 1975 Bonded Vault heist has died. Ralph “Skippy” Byrnes died on Feb. 13 of “Alzheimer’s dementia,” according to a spokesperson...
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Former acting mob boss released from custody
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – An East Boston man identified by the FBI as the one-time acting mob boss of the New England crime family was officially released from custody last month after serving nearly...
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