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Louis Taglianetti

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Louis "The Fox" Taglianetti (1903-February 6, 1970) was a Rhode Island organized crime figure murdered by shotgun in front of his apartment building, the King Philip Arms, on Broad Street, Cranston, Rhode Island.[1] A resident of the apartment complex and possible companion to Taglianetti, Elizabeth McKenna (age 26) [2] was also murdered. Taglianetti had a previous 1967 conviction for income tax evasion[3] and was an under indictment for the 1962 murder of underworld enforcer of John Jack Nazarian who was shot and killed on a Providence, Rhode Island street.

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  1. ^ https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/367023807.html?FMT=AI&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb 7, 1970&author=&pub=Boston Globe (1960-1985)&edition=&startpage=22&desc=Gang figure slain in R.I. [dead link]
  2. ^ https://secure.pqarchiver.com/boston-sub/doc/816833116.html?FMT=AI&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb 8, 1970&author=&pub=Boston Globe (1960-1985)&edition=&startpage=4&desc=2 sought in Killing of 'TheFox' [dead link]
  3. ^ "Louis J. Taglianetti, Defendant, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 398 F.2d 558 (1st Cir. 1968)".