Raymond Patriarca "The Man" New England's Undisputed Godfather

Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

Drama, Whitey, Boston, Boston True Crime, True Crime, South Boston, Charlestown, Fiction, Roxbury, Dorchester

4.7 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Send us a text Ray Patriarca was a complete hellion on the streets of Providence RI. He was named public enemy #1 in 1938. He was accused as an accessory to murder, armed robbery and an assortment of crimes. His boss got jacked up in a tax beef and Raymond assumed the big seat. He ruled the underworld with an iron fist and he oversaw the most profitable era in New England history. "The Man" moved operations to the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, its remained there since 1952. Don't m...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Boston Confidential, Beantown's True Crime podcast.
0:11.7	Boston is a great city, but there's more to it than the Freedom Trail in Fenway Park.
0:16.8	There's a startling underbelly to the city, and Boston Confidential will take you on a guided tour of the hub of the universe, Boston, Massachusetts.
0:26.4	Hey, everybody, welcome back to Boston Confidential. My name's Barry McGuire, and I'm your host. I'm a 20-year private investigator on the streets of Boston, and I help run a company called Impact Due Diligence Investigations.
0:40.0	If you need anything in terms of investigative services, feel free to contact me at Impact.
0:45.9	If I can't help you personally, I'll certainly direct you to the right person or agency.
0:50.8	All right, guys, let's get to it.
0:53.4	Hey, guys, welcome back to Boston Confidential. If you need to get a hold of me, guys, let's get to it. Hey, guys, welcome back to Boston Confidential.
0:56.3	If you need to get a hold of me, guys, X or Twitter is probably the best way.
1:03.1	And my handle on X is at BCP Beantown.
1:08.5	That's at BCP Beantown.
1:10.6	You can also send me an email, Barry at BostonConfinancial.net.
1:16.5	And please visit our store at BostonConfinancialgear.com and buy yourself a tumbler.
1:26.1	Throw an amber-colored beverage in it, and you won't be unhappy.
1:29.6	It's guaranteed.
1:31.6	Okay, so I've given you my contact information at the beginning of the episode.
1:35.4	I'm supposed to do it at the end as well.
1:37.4	Let's see if I remember.
1:39.2	But what I wanted to get to, guys, was the Karen Reed case in Canton, Massachusetts. Karen Reed was accused of murder,
1:50.8	second degree homicide in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe. They claimed Karen struck John
1:57.5	during the early morning hours of January 29th, 2022. It seems like a lot longer ago
2:05.8	because, you know, you've just been so invested in this case, but it's January 24th, 2025.
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