[46] One Hamilton police officer stated: "He had an office in the back, through the kitchen. [68] Stadnick chose northern Ontario because of the relative smaller number of outlaw biker clubs there as compared to southern Ontario, and because of the lack of competition. [14] Unable to join Satan's Choice, Stadnick instead joined the Wild Ones outlaw biker club in 1977. [44] Stadnick was careful enough to always hold his discussions with other bikers outside to avoid police bugs. Stadnick is generally credited with turning the Hells Angels into the dominant outlaw biker club in Canada. Thru his books and meeting him, he taught me a lot. "[4], The decision to admit Ward and his gang as the Hells Angel chapter for the Niagara peninsula, despite the fact that Ward was not a biker and did not know how to ride a motorcycle, prompted some resentment, requiring Stadnick to visit Toronto, where he declared that the new Niagara chapter, as the Ward gang had become, would be only "prospects" instead of "full patch" members. [67] Stadnick tried a variety of all three, but tended to prefer "patching over" most of all. Hundreds of bikers pack British Columbia church for funeral of murdered Hells Angel Chad Wilson, 43, was a member of the Surrey-based Hardside chapter when he was found shot to death on Nov. 18. [138], It turned out that Stadnick was in Jamaica, where he was arrested by officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at the resort he was staying at in Montego Bay, following an extradition request from Canada. [86] A Winnipeg police officer, Ray Parry, said of the Redliners: "They were the most polished. [150], When filing for his taxes, Stadnick never claimed more than an annual income of $35,000, but after his conviction, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) performed an audit of his illegally obtained income, which was also taxable. [77], Shortly before his trial for living off the proceeds of crime was due to start on 4 October 1993, the Winnipeg Sun ran an article on Stadnick, which led his lawyer to ask for the charges to be dropped, claiming the story by the journalist Melanie Verhaeghe had jeopardised his ability to get a fair trial. Hells Angels president Luke Moloney, 42, was arrested by Echo Taskforce detectives as part of their investigation into drug trafficking linked to the motorcycle gang. [92] Langton stated: "Part of Walter's genius is he went to parts of Canada where the Mafia didn't exist. [156] Peter Edwards, the crime correspondent for the Toronto Star described the Hells Angels in 2016 as the most powerful organized crime group in Canada, saying "In Ontario, you had the Hells Angels and the people the Hells Angels let exist. Newly-released parole board records dated Feb. 28, 2018 paint a glowing picture of the longtime biker, once said by police to be the national president of the Hells Angels. [20], By 1978, Stadnick had become the leader of the Wild Ones. Harry Lainas, 47, was a full member of the Hells Angels' Simcoe South charter and formerly with the Keswick Hells Angels. [102] On 23 July 1997, Murdock assassinated Carmen Barillaro, Papalia's right-hand man, effectively crippling the Papalia family and creating a void in the Hamilton underworld. [29] Upon his return to Hamilton, Stadnick found that his gang had voted themselves out of existence, he chose to continue as a Hells Angel, operating in Montreal and alone in Hamilton. [35] At the time of his assassination, Buteau was meeting Guy Gilbert, an emissary of the Kitchener chapter of Satan's Choice, who was also killed by Goudreau, to discuss "patching over" to become Hells Angels. [85] During his visits to Montreal, Stadnick was paranoid about being assassinated by the rival Rock Machine and always stayed at the Angels' heavily fortified clubhouse in Sorel. From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun. [65], Unlike his Quebec lieutenant "Mom" Boucher, who sought to annihilate the rival Rock Machine in the Quebec biker war, Stadnick had a more diplomatic and conciliatory approach, favoring having the majority of the other Canadian outlaw biker clubs "patching over" to become Hells Angels while leaving the rest to "wither on the vine and die". [6] Those who knew him in high school considered Stadnick to be a "tough little guy" who, despite his short stature, was known as a fighter. [50], Len Isnor of the OPP's Anti-Biker Unit once saw Stadnick at Toronto's Exhibition Grounds and was surprised to the crowd part to allow Stadnick and his bodyguards walk up to Andre Wattel, the president of Satan's Choice Kitchener chapter. [54][55], In 1988, Stadnick become the national president of the Canadian Hells Angels. ""[3], On 28 March 2001, as part of Operation Springtime (a police crackdown on the Hells Angels), a warrant was issued for Stadnick's arrest for 13 charges of first-degree murder. [12] Outside the courtroom, Stadnick's biker associates began to swear at and threaten one of the policeman scheduled to testify against him, leading to a brawl in the hallway. . [64] In the underworld circles, Stadnick was considered to be an excellent judge of talent, and he was well known for recruiting the ablest criminals into the Hells Angels. [59] On 23 August 1988, Stadnick was arrested at the home of Douglas Freeborn, a former Satan's Choice member and a prominent drug dealer in Hamilton. [84] During the Quebec biker war of 19942002, Stadnick visited Montreal at least once a month to confer with Boucher. [3] One Toronto police officer who monitored the 5'4 Stadnick commented: "You look at him walking down the street and you think "What he's got? [116] Atkinson-who had never met Stadnick before-was also surprised by just how much Stadnick knew of him and the other Loners as he casually mentioned that he knew the addresses of the Loners together with the names of their wives and girlfriends, which Atkinson took as a threat. "[149] Stadnick was "transferred from a medium to a maximum-security prison in 2006 and 2009 for illegal trafficking activities and large-scale loansharking" in a Kingston area prison. [36] Stadnick was on his way to attend a memorial service for Buteau, who was killed on that day in 1983, when a Catholic priest who was speeding on his way to Montreal to see Pope John Paul II, who was visiting Canada, led to the traffic incident. [155], Despite his conviction in 2004, Stadnick had raised the Hells Angels up to such a level of dominance that the club continued to function well without him and remained the most powerful outlaw biker club in Canada. [114] On 7 September 1998, Stadnick persuaded the Rebels outlaw biker gang of Saskatoon to "patch over", allowing the Hells Angels to enter Saskatchewan. Greece. [137] Stadnick's common-law wife accused the Jamaican police of putting him in a "hellhole" jail cell. No one wants to work against the Hells Angels independently because it's not in their interest. [142] When O'Neill noticed that Stadnick had a "Filthy Few" tattoo reportedly awarded to those who killed for the Hells Angels Stadnick claimed the tattoo was because: "Oh, that's because I like to party when I stay out with the boys". It isn't so much in your face. [148] In sentencing Stadnick and Stockford, Justice Jerry Zigman stated: "They are hardened criminals who show little or no hope of being able to straighten out their lives and cease participating in criminal activities. [137] Found inside of Stadnick's house was a note from his 10-year-old niece that complained he spent too much time in Montreal and pointedly asked: "Are you still the leader of the Hells Angels? Chuck Zito was the former President of the New York Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. [133] Atwell also reported that Dew and the Winnipeg chapter expressed much resentment about the way that Stadnick had allowed the Ontario gangs to enter the Hells Angels on a "patch-for-patch" basis, unlike the way that he forced Dew had to wait three years before allowing him the "full patch". We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Police said they were called to 2301 Danforth Ave., near Oak Park. He knows it's good for business the bigger the name, the better the business". [61] The journalists Julian Sher and William Marsden wrote that Manitoba was crucial because it was "the axis of distribution for any drugs moving east and west in the country". [13] Satan's Choice were the most powerful outlaw biker club in Ontario in the 1960s and 1970s. A large procession of hundreds of Hells Angels members has made its way into Toronto for a memorial gathering on Thursday. [135] Stadnick tried to maintain a respectable image in Hamilton, as he always drove his elderly parents to the local Uniate Catholic church every Sunday. [29] Trudeau killed Dutemple with a car bomb on 29 March 1979. New Hampshire. (Patrick Morrell/CBC News) Toronto police. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. [143] In July 2002, the Angels' new national leadership consisting of Gerald Ward, president of the Niagara chapter, and Billy Miller, president of the North Toronto chapter, summoned the Coates brothers and Georges "Bo-Boy" Beaulieu, president of the Sherbrooke chapter, to a meeting in Toronto to tell them to end the violence as the Ontario market was large enough to share with other gangs, and the negative publicity was attracting unwanted attention. [26] Two American Outlaws, one from Miami and the other from Detroit, had entered the bar after following the Angels around. [27] One Angel, Louis "Ti-Oui" Lapierre, rose to confront the two American Outlaws, only to be gunned down when one of the Outlaws pulled out his handgun while the other pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and opened fire on the party in the booth. [151] In 2006, Stadnick was reassessed by the CRA and told to pay $1.2 million in back taxes. [95] Kane also stated that Stadnick said he had noticed the other man in the truck had a gun, which caused him to drive away at high speed.[96]. [114] Stadnick and the rest of the Hells Angels favored some of the bikers at the "rodeo" with their company while snubbing others. More than 1,000 bikers, including members of Hells Angels and enthusiasts, rode through the Toronto area on Thursday in memory of a member who died recently. [16] Stadnick was known for being quiet, for never smoking or doing drugs, and for drinking in moderation. [20] The conflict was started when the Hells Angel Yves "Apache" Trudeau shot two Outlaws in Montreal, killing one. [34], On 8 September 1983, Stadnick's patron Buteau was assassinated by an Outlaw, Gino Goudreau, in Longueuil, which many assumed at the time would be the end of Stadnick's career as he did not speak any French while being a member of what was then a predominately French-Canadian outlaw biker club. [77] During their short existence, the Demon Keepers failed to make a single drug sale in Toronto. [17], One Satan's Choice biker, Cecil Kirby, who first saw Stadnick at a bikers' convention in Wasaga Beach in 1977, recalled that Stadnick seemed to be trying too hard to pass himself as a "hardcore" biker, remembering: "I didn't like him. [24] John Gordon Harris of the Hamilton police told the journalist Jerry Langton: "As soon as the Wild Ones began to associate with the Hells Angels, the Outlaws told them they shouldn't do that. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Joseph's. [88] However, Guindon was an intense Canadian nationalist who had rejected offers from both the Outlaws and the Hells Angels in the 1970s and 1980s to "patch over", and was still opposed to having the outlaw biker club he had founded in 1965 absorbed into a larger American club. [6], As a teenager, Stadnick was known as the resident drug dealer at his high school, and by 1970, he was already known by his nickname "Nurget". [104] On 3 September 1997, Stadnick visited Toronto and met with Donny Petersen, the secretary of the Para-Dice Riders. He used to be one of the most badass bikers in Ontario, one former OPP officer told Langton. [111] In May 1998, Sylvester went to a meeting, vanished and is generally believed to have been murdered. [26] One of the Angels, Jean Brochu, was killed, while Lapierre and another Angel, Bruno Coulombe, were badly wounded. [130] Detective George Coussens of the OPP's Anti-Biker Unit was surprised that Stadnick had taken on the Last Chance gang of Toronto and the Lobos gang of Windsor, saying: "We always felt the Hells Angels were-I hate to say it-of a different status. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. The Red Devils Motorcycle Club is a support club of the Hells Angels. [23] The Wild Ones were considered to be one of the lesser outlaw biker clubs in Hamilton, and the Outlaws chapter tolerated their existence as they were not seen to be a threat. He was just a face in the crowd. It was a brilliant strategy. People there want drugs, too. [10], On 23 October 1970, Stadnick was arrested after a police officer found LSD tablets in his pocket. "[2] By April 1996, Kane reported that drug couriers were regularly smuggling cocaine from Montreal to Winnipeg on behalf of Stadnick. It was reported that bikers were ridingin honour of Donny Petersen. The way they conducted themselves was a carbon copy of the Hells Angels' thinking at the time and was completely foreign to the way things had operated in the West". "[157] Pierre de Champlain, an expert on bikers for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, stated: "Since 2000, the Hells Angels have had complete control over Quebec, from Sept-les to Granby. With the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club being a worldwide force that has 467 chapters in 59 countries, their influence has allowed them to maintain and produce a number of support clubs around the globe. [110] In June 1998, the Spartans gang disbanded themselves after their leader Darwin Sylvester vanished without trace. [4] Richmond called the Hells Angels "a pyramid scheme" under which the ordinary members risked their livelihoods and sometimes their lives while the bulk of the profits went to the Nomads. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. And we had to make sure we dotted all our is and crossed all our t's and did it properly". [100], In early 1997, the Loners split into two factions, with one staying loyal to national president Jimmy Raso and another loyal to Frank Grano breaking away to join the Para-Dice Riders. And ever since then, we had to back them off". [34] Although no one was killed, the Wawa incident showed strongly Parente felt about Hells Angels moving into Ontario. [15] As the Wild Ones were more a senior club than the Cossacks, being allowed to join was a step-up for Stadnick. [73] Stadnick continued to offer Lenti a chance to "patch over" several times in 1993 and 1994, but he declined, instead offering Stadnick a chance to join the Loners. [81] In November 1993, in what appeared to be an attempt to undermine Guindon's leadership of Satan's Choice, Stadnick met in Thunder Bay with several Satan's Choice chapter presidents, most notably Andre Wattel of the Kitchener chapter. [142], As part of Operation Springtime, the police seized the records from the Nomad "bank" in Montreal. [52] On 5 November 1987, Stadnick was arrested for the first time since 1971. [37] The fire caused by the traffic incident left much of Stadnick's body covered with third-degree burns. [102] Murdock was arrested for the murders in 1998 and turned Crown's evidence, making a plea bargain where he pledged guilty to the murders in exchange for testifying against his employers. Everyone knew who he was and what he was all about, but he was good at what he did. 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