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Crimetown: Providence Past gallery - Episode 9

In 1988, Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese, center, confers with lawyer Richard Egbert, left, while Edward Romano, another member of his defense team, listens to testimony in Superior Court. The Providence Journal, file/Lawrence S. Millard
In 1988, Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese, center, confers with lawyer Richard Egbert, left, while Edward Romano, another member of his defense team, listens to testimony in Superior Court. The Providence Journal, file/Lawrence S. Millard
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Frank "Bobo" Marrapese in 1972.
Frank "Bobo" Marrapese in 1972.
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In 1986, Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Michael F. Burns, right, gestures over the hole in Rehoboth, Mass., where murder victim Richard "Dickie" Callei was allegedly buried by Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese in 1975. The Providence Journal, file/Mary Murphy
In 1986, Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Michael F. Burns, right, gestures over the hole in Rehoboth, Mass., where murder victim Richard "Dickie" Callei was allegedly buried by Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese in 1975. The Providence Journal, file/Mary Murphy
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Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese Jr. listens during opening statements in Superior Court, Providence, in 1986 at his murder trial in the 1975 slaying of Richard "Dickie" Callei. Marrapese's lawyer, Edward J. Romano Jr., is at right. The Providence Journal, file/Frieda Squires.
Frank L. "Bobo" Marrapese Jr. listens during opening statements in Superior Court, Providence, in 1986 at his murder trial in the 1975 slaying of Richard "Dickie" Callei. Marrapese's lawyer, Edward J. Romano Jr., is at right. The Providence Journal, file/Frieda Squires.
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Detective Anthony Pesare, in 1994. He talks in the "Crimetown" podcast about law enforcement's use of the Witness Protection Program to weaken the mob hierarchy.
Detective Anthony Pesare, in 1994. He talks in the "Crimetown" podcast about law enforcement's use of the Witness Protection Program to weaken the mob hierarchy.
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Ronald McElroy, 20, was beaten to death with a baseball bat in 1982 after he, his brother and a friend accidentally cut off mobsters who were drag racing in Providence.
Ronald McElroy, 20, was beaten to death with a baseball bat in 1982 after he, his brother and a friend accidentally cut off mobsters who were drag racing in Providence.
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