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The first murder occurred on June 26, with the victim being 22-year-old prostitute Lori Carlucci, whose body was found in a vacant parking lot. Weeks later, on August 17, the body of 18-year-old aspiring model- gospel singer Wanda Sue Adams, of Columbia, South Carolina , was found floating in the Woonasquatucket River .
Raymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca (/ ˌ p æ t r i ˈ ɑː r k ə /; March 17, 1908 – July 11, 1984) was an American mobster from Providence, Rhode Island, who became the long-time boss of the Patriarca crime family, whose control extended throughout New England for more than three decades. Patriarca died on July 11, 1984.
In 1983, he was charged with the murder of Raymond Curcio, and he was arrested in 1984 for the murder of Robert Candos, whom the mob boss believed was an informant. [ 3 ] "Il Patrone" died of a heart attack, aged 76, on July 11, 1984, bringing into question the leadership succession of the New England crime family.
In 2011, he was arrested for his involvement in "shaking down" Rhode Island strip clubs. In 2015 he was released from prison. Manocchio died in Bristol, Rhode Island, on December 8, 2024, at the age of 97. [135] Edward C. "Eddie" Lato Jr. — also known as "Little Eddie"; underboss of the family from 2020 to 2024. [67]
Maurice Richard "Pro" Lerner (December 20, 1935 – September 5, 2013) [1] was a Mafia hit man connected with the Patriarca crime family who was convicted of murder in 1970. His conviction was overturned due to unethical behavior by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its chief witness.
Pages in category "People convicted of murder by Rhode Island" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Kevin T. Hanrahan (June 25, 1953 – September 18, 1992) was a mobster in Providence, Rhode Island, and freelance enforcer for the Patriarca crime family.A longtime career criminal in southern New England's underworld, Hanrahan was often used by the Patriarcas for collections and assault in Federal Hill as well as being suspected by authorities to have been involved in numerous gangland ...
Esteban Carpio (born July 30, 1978) is an American murderer, who is serving a life sentence without parole for killing a detective during an interrogation at a Providence, Rhode Island police station in 2005.