Coverage dated December 17, 2022 to December 18, 2022

Former Mafia boss "Cadillac Frank" Salemme dies in prison at 89

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The once powerful New England Mafia boss was serving a life sentence for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner.

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Portland Press Herald
Ex-Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme dies in prison at 89 (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 17, 2022
Portland Press Herald's feed description
Salemme led the Patriarca crime family in Boston in the early 1990s before helping prosecutors convict a corrupt FBI agent after learning that other mobsters had been talking about him to authorities.
Los Angeles Times
Once-powerful New England Mafia boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies in prison at 89 (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Dec 18, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description
The former New England Mafia boss was serving a life sentence for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner whose remains were unearthed in 2016.
CBS News
Former Mafia boss "Cadillac Frank" Salemme dies in prison at 89 (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 18, 2022
CBS News's feed description
The once powerful New England Mafia boss was serving a life sentence for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner.
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Powerful New England Mafia boss dies in prison (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Dec 18, 2022
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the former Mafia boss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra who was serving life in prison for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The Guardian
Mob boss Francis ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme dies in prison aged 89 (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 18, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
The Boston mobster died in a federal prison in Missouri from an undetermined cause
Berkshire Eagle
AP Trending SummaryBrief at 8:50 p.m. EST (opens Berkshire Eagle)
Published Dec 18, 2022
Berkshire Eagle's feed description
Ex-Mafia boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies in prison at 89
Fox News
New England ex-mob boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies in prison at 89 (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 18, 2022
Fox News's feed description
Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme, the once-feared Mafia boss of New England, died Tuesday at the age of 89, according to Bureau of Prisons records.
UPI
Mobster 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme, 89, dies in prison (opens UPI)
Published Dec 18, 2022
UPI's feed description
Former New England mob boss "Cadillac Frank" Francis Salemme, head of the Patriarca crime family, died in federal prison in Missouri at 89 last Tuesday.
NBC News
Former mob boss Francis 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies at 89 while serving life sentence for murder (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 18, 2022
NBC News's feed description
Salemme led the Patriarca crime family in Boston in the early 1990s before helping prosecutors convict a corrupt FBI agent.
FOX 5 New York
New England ex-mob boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies at 89 (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Dec 18, 2022
FOX 5 New York's feed description
Former New England Mafia boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme has died.

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