Overview

• His death was confirmed Aug. 20 in a family statement on his official social accounts, which cited a long fight with pancreatic cancer.
• Hours before the announcement, Caprio posted a video from a hospital bed saying he had suffered a setback and asking for prayers.
• Caprio served on Providence’s municipal court from 1985 to 2023 and became globally known through Caught in Providence, which went into national syndication in 2018 and earned multiple Daytime Emmy nominations.
• Gov. Dan McKee called him a “Rhode Island treasure” and directed state flags to be flown at half-staff in his honor.
• He is survived by his wife, Joyce, five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, with funeral arrangements not yet announced.