Season 1 of
Crimetown focuses on organized crime and corruption in Providence, Rhode Island. It debuted in November 2016 and includes 18 episodes plus 7 bonus episodes. •
Buddy Cianci, former prosecutor who ran for mayor of Providence on an anti-corruption platform but became corrupt himself. After resigning when convicted of assault, he ran for mayor again and won, only to be convicted again for racketeering and other charges years later.
The Boston Globe described Cianci's portrayal as "a walking embodiment of the city's contradictions." • Robert Dussault, lead thief of the
Bonded Vault heist who turned state's evidence when a hit was put on him. • Tony Fiore, organized career thief with connections to the Patriarca family. Pursued for years by officer Brian Andrews. After a 10-year prison stint, Fiore began robbing
armored cars. He and several associates were caught during an attempted robbery at
Emerald Square Mall. After a total of about 30 years in prison, he was released and went into the painting business. • Charles "The Ghost" Kennedy, a major drug trafficker and lock picker who got his nickname because he was so difficult to catch. He became known for his financial success, elaborate parties, and pet wolves at his house in
East Greenwich. •
Raymond L. S. Patriarca, head of the
Patriarca crime family. • Barbara H. Roberts, Rhode Island's first woman
cardiologist and director of the Women's Cardiac Center at Miriam Hospital. She was Raymond Patriarca's cardiologist who kept him out of court for health reasons towards the end of his life. Also, as she disclosed publicly for the first time on
Crimetown, she had been mistress to mob boss
Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio. • Gerald "Gerry" Tillinghast, a Vietnam veteran turned mob enforcer for Patriarca. Tillinghast helped to get Buddy Cianci elected and, despite Cianci running on an anti-corruption platform, he was given a high-profile government job in exchange. He was acquitted in the
Bonded Vault heist trial, but convicted on a later murder charge. At the time of recording, he was spending time as a
Dungeons & Dragons's
Dungeon Master. •
Arlene Violet, sometimes called "Attila the Nun", left the
convent who became Rhode Island's attorney general and foresaw the banking collapse of the 1990s. • Bobby Walason, worked for Patriarca doing
loan sharking and running
protection rackets. After being shot and nearly dying, he decided to leave organized crime. He has since sold a fitness product on the
Home Shopping Network and started a moving and storage business.
Soundtrack The title song, used throughout the show, is "Run To Your Mama" by the Swedish band
Goat. Gimlet Media's Matthew Boll was sound designer and theme music was composed by Jon Ivans, with additional scoring by Edwin, Bienart,
John Kusiak, and Kenny Kusiak. Towards the end of the season, producers released a stand-alone soundtrack with music from the show. It includes a combination of original and previously released tracks. ==Season 2==