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Posted: Dec 8, 2024 / 03:28 PM EST Updated: Dec 8, 2024 / 03:28 PM EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Louis Manocchio, the last Rhode Island boss of the New England crime family, has died. He was 97.