Carleton O'Brien (1903

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May 1952) was an organized crime figure involved in bookkeeping and policy operations in Rhode Island. Formerly listed as Public Enemy No. 1 by state officials, O'Brien was one of the last independent racketeers as the

Patriarca crime family The Patriarca crime family (, ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, the Boston–Providence Mafia,

began establishing themselves in Providence. He was also an associate of bank robber Joseph "Specs" O'Keefe and was involved in the planning of the Great Brinks Robbery during the early 1950s. On the evening of May 1952, after returning from a local roadhouse, his body was found in the backyard of his Cranston home (although other accounts claim he was gunned down during the afternoon in a street in PawtucketEnglish, T.J. ''Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster''. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ) after being shot and killed by an unidentified gunman.

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O'Brien was found murdered in the yard of his West Warwick, Rhode Island, home near the Cranston line.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Carleton 1903 births 1952 deaths American gangsters Murdered American gangsters of Irish descent People murdered in Rhode Island Deaths by firearm in Rhode Island Criminals from Providence, Rhode Island Criminals from Rhode Island