Bobby Oliveira

Rogues of Rhode Island

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Although small in size, Rhode Island has been home to many small-time and big-time criminals. Rogues of Rhode Island offers a detailed look at these ocean state gangsters, sharing many little-known facts and shedding light on the personalities behind the crimes. Here is a glimpse of just some of the rogues featured in the book: Raymond Patriarca, Sr.: He left school at age eight to shine shoes and be a bellhop. In his teens, he's deeply involved in ignoring prohibition laws. Hi-jacking, assault, auto theft, safe cracking, and armed robbery are all going to be on the sheet. Buddy Cianci: A criminal with style, a sense of humor, and the ability to tell harsh truths in a nice way has become a rare art form. It used to be the way things worked. Buddy Cianci not only broke the mold, but in numerous ways caused the mold makers to go on an extended vacation. Doris Duke: Sometimes having connections comes in handy. This is especially true if you might have killed somebody. Doris Duke played this incident well. Claus Von Bulow: Sometimes someone is cleared of all criminal charges and you still know they're up to something sneaky. This is true even when they're likable, even while doing obviously creepy things. That was how Claus Von Bulow lived his life. Craig Price: We do know Craig had been arrested at 11 or 12 for petty theft. That sounds like kid stuff. What puts him on this list was not kid stuff. On July 27, 1987 - when he was almost 14 -he stabbed Rebecca Spencer 58 times.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Omni Publishing Co.
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9781928758174
• ISBN-10: 1928758177
• Artikelnr.: 70241487

Autorenporträt

Bobby Oliveira is the treasurer of the Quahogs United PAC and the creator of the Quahogs United Blog. He has more than 40 years of campaign experience, over 35 years of sales experience, including from 2007-2011 when he was sales director at the Newport Bay Club until he sold out the inventory. He has 30 years of writing experience going back to his time as a newsman at WHTB Radio and then moving on to become the head speechwriter to future state senator and Democratic Chair Rep. Joan Menard. Mr. Oliveira has campaigned in 38 states. Most of this experience was garnered when he worked on presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1992. He is a veteran of multiple New Hampshire presidential primaries. Along the way, he has also served on teams that have been successful lobbying for laws and ordinances in four states. Due to that experience, he is a go to for various forms of public records requests including APRAs, FOILs, and FOIAs. When not doing that, he is often tasked to write radio commercials. He has done that for candidates at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels. This is his second book for Omni Publishing Co. His first book, So, You Think You Know Rhode Island was published in 2023. A Note from the Author: Some of the criminals in Rhode Island Rogues have the same combination of mental illnesses that I do, so I can understand their thinking. My life in addiction, 21+ years sober now, and politics (I'll never be sober from that) has caused me to experience 34 arrests, three indictments, but thanks to great lawyers, only eight convictions--without ever having to snitch. I even ran my own refined cocaine product enterprise in Massachusetts for a little while, so yeah, I get where some of these folks are coming from. That makes it easier to make their behaviors relatable in my book.