The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Police say past caught up with Mafia enforcer found slain

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | April 5, 1996 | Copyright

Richard F. (Vinnie The Pig) DeVincent looked like a wiseguy, and for much of his life he acted like one. In the end, he died like one.

Authorities probing DeVincent's execution-style slaying Wednesday night in Medford say his gangland past finally caught up to him, as he was killed in a hail of bullets.

A convicted loanshark and hulking enforcer, the 63-year-old DeVincent used to put money on the street for Gennaro (Jerry) Angiulo, the former Boston Mafia leader who is now imprisoned. He and Angiulo once beat a murder rap together. Law enforcement sources say DeVincent, who…

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