Crime & Safety
Body Found At Dartmouth Home Tied To 1980 Mob Murder
Authorities said they are investigating if a body found at a Dartmouth home is that of mob associate and murder suspect Donald Eugene Webb.
DARTMOUTH, MA — A body discovered at a Dartmouth home may be that of wanted mob associated Donald Eugene Webb, authorities announced Thursday. The discovery was made after investigators found a hidden room and cane in a Dartmouth home owned by Webb's wife, Lillian, and her son, according to the Associated Press. Webb, who was associated with Rhode Island's Patriarca crime family, is wanted for shooting a Pennsylvania police chief to death in 1980 during a traffic stop.
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Lead photo: Donald Eugene Webb. (Credit: FBI)
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