Last New England mob boss from Rhode Island dies at 97

Last New England mob boss from Rhode Island dies at 97

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Louis Manocchio, the last Rhode Island boss of the New England crime family, has died. He was 97. Steven O'Donnell, law enforcement analyst for Nexstar's WPRI and a former Rhode Island State Police colonel, said Manocchio died early Sunday morning. Manocchio had been living at the R.I. Veterans Home in Bristol. Manocchio, whose given name was Luigi, had several nicknames over the years from members and associates of the…

Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio — Former New England Crime Boss

Former New England organized crime boss Luigi Manocchio — often referred to as “Baby Shacks” — is dead at 97.