Caprio's family announced on Facebook that his cause of death was pancreatic cancer as he battled with it for a long time. Frank Caprio was a Catholic. His son, David, posted on I

Judge Frank Caprio, who handed down compassion from the bench on the local television series “Caught in Providence,” earning himself and the show national attention, has died. He was 88. On Aug. 20, a post on his official Facebook page confirmed that Caprio “passed away peacefully” following a “long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Judge Frank Caprio, who is known for his heartwarming viral court moments, has died. He was 88. According to a statement shared on his official Facebook page, the former Providence, Rhode Island, judge "passed away peacefully at the age of 88 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.