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.
References
edit- ^ "Gang figure slain in R.I." The Boston Globe. Cranston, Rhode Island. United Press International. February 7, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 sought in killing of 'The Fox'". The Boston Globe. Cranston, Rhode Island. United Press International. February 8, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louis J. Taglianetti, Defendant, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 398 F.2d 558 (1st Cir. 1968)".