Yves trudeau apache hells angels one percenter bikers. Active since the early 1900s, their rise to notoriety began in the 1960s, when they were known simply as the irish gang and their criminal activites were focused in the west side of montreal. Darcy oconnor books list of books by author darcy o. The west end gangthe irish mafia of montrealis a legendary beast. As its title implies, it centres on the west end gang of irish guys in. This book has a lot of good information about the montreal crime scene from 1950 to 2008 or so. Coauthor on irish mafia, a book about montreals west end. Storied montreal mobster richard matticks, dead at 80, was. One bust that took place off the coast of angola in 2006 involved 22.
They sprang out of the impoverished southwest of the city, some looking for ways to earn enough just to survive, some wanting more than a job in an abattoir or on a construction site. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Montreals irish mafia, the true story of the infamous west end. Their criminal activities were focused on, but not restricted to, the west side of montreal. Montreals irish mob the west end gang is one of canadas most influential criminal groups. The west end gang is a ripping tale that unveils yet another chapter in montreals. He and his siblings grew up in an eightroom slum apartment, according to darcy oconnors book, montreals irish mafia. The motive is believed to have been retaliation ordered by peter frank dunie ryan, a west. Luzi ran a strip bar in montreal and, at the time, police suspected the motive involved money allan the weasel ross at the time the leader of the west end gang lost in the business. Their names resonate with organized crime in montreal. Gangs of montreal, looks at the rise of the west end gang and the part it plays in montreals. Montreal police estimate that the west end gang currently consists of approximately 125 to 150 members and associates.
The group often collaborates with the montreal mafia and the hells angels in enormous drug shipments and remains one of the most powerful and profitable criminal organizations in the country. See more ideas about organized crime, crime, montreal. Active since the early 1900s, their rise to notoriety did not begin until the 1960s when they were known simply as the irish gang. Active since the early 1900s, their rise to notoriety began in the 1960s, when they were known simply as the irish gang and their criminal activites were focused in the. The west end gang the irish mafia of montreal is a legendary beast. Coauthor on irish mafia, a book about montreals west end gang. It goes beyond the west end gang and covers the mafia violi. The killing is carried out with a bomb planted in the victims mercedes benz vehicle.
Dont laugh at this one my parents live in the west end of montreal ndg, all of us kids have scattered throughout north america. The actor, director and writer says the book proves that canadian history is. From the early days as hired muscle for the italian and jewish mafias, tunnelling into bank vaults in the 50s and 60s, to the legendary truck heists and bank stickups in the 70s, montreals irish mafiaotherwise known as the west end ganghas managed to pull off some of the most daring and complicated robberies and smuggling operations in canadian history. Why montreals irish mafia by darcy oconnor is one of jay. The majority of men mentioned in this book were, and are, in fact. A man who was once described as a dominant figure among the citys organized crime circles while he was a leader in the west end gang has died of natural causes. Why the citys criminal gangs are spilling blood again. Very interesting book i found it focused on other mafia groups italians, hells angels, etc. It goes beyond the west end gang and covers the mafia violi, cotroni. West end gangster hugh mccurnagan is murdered by apache trudeau.
Montreal gang leader murdered chenier dupuy, leader of a north montreal street gang called bogars, was shot and killed friday night. The west end gang in the past few decades, the largest concentration of irish mobsters could be found in the hubs of new york city, chicago, philadelphia, and boston. West end gang leader frank ryan, better known by his nickname dunie, was at one of his usual hangouts, nittolos garden motel, a. Police said 103 people were arrested today in different parts of canada including two of the alleged ring leaders. See all books authored by darcy oconnor, including the secret treasure of oak island. Paul cherry on west end gang s jeanclaude gauthier. The west end gang is one of canadas most influential organized crime groups. Unlike other west end gang members, who came from hardscrabble montreal areas like griffintown or goose village, mr. Montreal mobster alan ross called for a bloody reckoning. Richard matticks, 80, died wednesday after arriving at a montrealarea hospital just days before. Montreals west end gang alltime power rankings coolopolis. In montreal, the most wellknown criminal gang with irish roots is the west end gang, which has been operating for decades. Notorious quebec gangster to appear before parole board friday.
The true story of the infamous west end gang darcy oconnor. The people that we are looking at have a history of doing these same. A former professional boxer and convicted killer with ties to the west end gang has applied for a socalled fainthope clause hearing in an effort to be eligible for parole later. A ukrainian canadian, frank pretula, was a gangster who employed these groups of. The west end gang is a ripping tale that unveils yet another chapter in montreal s colorful criminal underworld. Maria mourani, a quebec criminologist and bloq mp said either what happened was a power struggle inside the bogars or its an attack by their adversaries. Most of the gangs earnings in the early days were derived from truck hijackings, home. Ross, the son of a salesman, grew up in middleclass notredamedegrace. Montreals irish mafia darcy oconnor uncovers the history of montreals west end gang, known for their daring robberies and complicated smuggling operations. They specialized in truck heists and bank robberies before reaping much larger dollars importing hashish and cocaine into town.
The three montreal organizations west end gang, montreal mafia, hells angels make up the consortium similar to new york citys commission and. Sorry its in french, but its still a very well done video we worked very hard on. Oconnor did a great job of tying it all together in the end though and it was nice he was able to add his personal input in the footnotes making it more authentic. Buy the ebook montreals irish mafia, the true story of the infamous west end gang by darcy oconnor online from australias leading online ebook store.
Coauthor on irish mafia, a book about montreal s west end gang. Notorious west end gangsters frank peter dunie ryan jr. From the early days as hired muscle for the italian and jewish mafias, tunnelling into bank vaults in the 50s and 60s, to the legendary truck heists and bank stickups in the 70s, montreal s irish mafiaotherwise known as the west end gang has managed to pull off some of the most daring and complicated robberies and smuggling operations in canadian history. It goes beyond the west end gang and covers the mafia violi, cotroni, the motorcycle gangs, the colombians, and a bit about the french gangs but not much. Anyway, my sister, kids and her husband are planning a visit and myself and hubby are planning to be there. Matticks was known to have suffered from cancer, but sources who spoke to the montreal gazette differed on what illness prompted him. The amazing true story of a centuriesold treasure hunt, and the big dig. Police in florida believe cold case heist killers are in.
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