Ex-mafia Boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme Dies in Prison at 89

Ex-mafia Boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme Dies in Prison at 89
Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme in 1995. Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP
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BOSTON—Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Salemme died on Tuesday, according to Bureau of Prisons’ online records. Bureau officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information on Sunday. Salemme’s death was first reported Sunday by WPRI-TV.