Rhode Island has its share of legends, some for good and others for ill. It has also been the stage for some epic trials, including those that drew the national media to the courthouse door. Here's a ...

Diana A. Patriarca, 88, of North Providence, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Lincolnwood Rehabilitation & Health Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Luigi “Louie” Patriarca. Born ...

The man who ran a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting operation in Greater New Haven for the Providence-based Patriarca organized crime family was sentenced to more than three years in prison ...

“The Last Don of Providence” is a four-part docuseries examining the untold story of Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio — the last mob boss to lead New England’s most notorious crime family. For decades, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, the reputed boss of the Patriarca crime family, has died. He was 68 years old. The longtime Boston mobster was born on Aug. 17, 1957, and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – One of the men who authorities say killed Howard Ferrini in 1991 will never be brought to justice because the killer himself was the victim of an infamous gangland slaying.

Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, 83, former longtime boss of the New England-based Patriarca crime family, was arrested Jan. 20 along with 126 other members of the mob and known La Cosa Nostra ...

BOSTON -- Prosecutors say the FBI will link accused local crime boss Timothy Mello with six known Mafia members -- including imprisoned New England Mafia boss Frank Salemme Sr. -- and two La Cosa ...

The case involved Raymond L.S. Patriarca, the Providence-based chieftain of the New England mob. Patriarca was put on trial with other defendants in 1969 for the murder of mobster Rudolph Marfeo, who ...

An NBC 10 I-Team investigation shows the leadership of the Patriarca crime family has moved from Providence to Boston. Louie "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, according to law enforcement sources, has been in ...