The American judge and social media stars Frank Caprio died at the age of 88. His family is of Caserta origin. This was announced by his family on his Instagram account. He had pancreas cancer. Over the course of 40 years of career in Rhode Island, first in court then in the TV program “Caught in Providence”, it became famous for humor and sensitivity especially in the cases involving children, so much so that it earns him on social media the nickname of “kindest judge in the world”.
His unmistakable classroom style was immortalized in viral clips that ranged from the invitation to children to sit with him behind the counter during the trials, to the announcement to the Plush judge with his sections that issued the sentence. A video on Tiktok showing his morning routine had over 5 million views, while on Instagram the judge had 3.4 million followers. Her son David thanked fans for their love and support and urged people to “spread some kindness” in memory of his father.