Similarly, Dave Atwell revealed that Angels trying to get their gangmates kicked out "over petty things"happened on the regular while he was with his chapter in Toronto. The members of the Halifax Red Devils chapter, which was set up in July, were recruited from two other biker clubs, the Gatekeepers and the Darksiders, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Amsterdam - Holland 1978. The group is known to detest members of the Hells Angels. An intensive weeks-long search ensued and the bikers were rounded up, arrested, and shipped back to Cleveland. Hells Angels MC North Crew - 1998. [17] According to Christie, Hells Angels prospect Thomas Heath orchestrated a scheme where he would walk into a bike shop and ask one of the mechanics, who was affiliated with the rival Mongols, to change his flat tire. Salvatore Cazzetta found the event an unforgivable breach of the outlaw code and, rather than joining the Angels, he and his brother Giovanni formed their own smaller gang, the Rock Machine, in 1986. Ninety-nine per cent of people riding motorcycles and the clubs they belong to are law-abiding, according to an oft-cited quoteby the American Motorcyclist Association. The North chapter, led by Laurent "L'Anglais" Viau,, consisted mostly of former Popeyes members and still retained Popeye attitudes, in marked contrast to the South chapter headed by Rjean "Zig Zig" Lessard, which was more disciplined. [9] Also attending the meeting was Georges "Bo-Boy" Beaulieu, the president of the Angels' Sherbrooke chapter,[10] who agreed with Lessard and Carroll that the North chapter needed to be liquidated. A member shows off his stomach tattoo at a rally in Peru, Ill. July 26, 2003. The location is phenomenal, Better Livings Jonathan Sondry gushed. Criminal Intelligence Service Canada describes the Hells Angels as the largest "outlaw motorcycle gang" in the country, with active chapters concentrated mostlyin Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Innehll New Hampshire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes. Aside from being a family man with a wife and children, he was making a more than decent living with the Department of Defense and was also a Marine reservist. "They are still in there battling and trying to establish territory.". The ATF's internal summary of the Cleveland Hells Angels history notes that the charter was obtained on Dec. 16, 1967, and consisted of members from two local motorcycle clubsthe Gooses, formed by Tim Adams in 1960, and the Animals. In April 2006, eight people all Bandidos members or associates were found dead in a farmer's field near the small town of Shedden, Ont., about 30 kilometres southwest of London. When the neighborhood was st, nobody minded us.. However, there are numerous former Hells Angels who have opened up about their time in the organization, including two former chapter officers whose stories have been shared with various publications in recent years. Here's a brief look at the major biker organizations that have operated in Canada. On September 8, 1983, Buteau and another Angel, Ren Lamoureaux, were having lunch at a Longueuil restaurant, Le Petit Bourg, with Guy "Frenchie" Gilbert, the president of the Kitchener, Ontario, chapter of the Satan's Choice biker gang, who was considering "patching over" to join the Angels. The stabbing came not long after California's Attorney General Thomas C. Lynch issued a report on motorcycle gangs like the Hells Angels that labeled them as dangerous to society and sparked national media interest. They are a pretty well established organization.". 1965. Boucher began to increase pressure on the Rock Machine shortly after the arrest, initiating the Quebec Biker War. "At that moment [in 1985], the Hells Angels were doing a cleanup to become a real criminal organization," says Andr Cdilot, a reporter with La Presse when the murders occurred. The club has expanded to the United States and Europe, but in Ontario, its highest profile in recent years was a legal fight by a Toronto chapter to keep its mascot on its property north of the city, in 2001. [9], Three members of the North chapter in attendance at the party who were not attacked - Gilles "Le Nez" Lachance, Richard "Bert" Mayrand, and Yvon "Le Pre" Bilodeau - were ordered to remove the bodies and wash away the blood. One of the Angels present at the massacre, Richard "Bert" Mayrand, who was the older brother of victim Michel "Willie" Mayrand, refused the Crown's offer to testify against his brother's killers, saying the Angels were his family and he would never betray his "brothers" who had killed his biological brother. Nomads - Australia 1980. It'sconsideredworld's second-most powerful criminal biker gang, with more than 2,000 members in 14 countries, according toNGIC's 2009 report, which describes the Bandidos asa "growing criminal threat.". While talking to Maclean's, Atwell also looked back on how he started out with motorcycle clubs. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Before that, they were disorganized and unruly. An injured member of the club is carried out by police after getting into a brawl with security at the POP Festival in Weeley, Essex, England. Kurt Sutter has stated that the inspiration for the fictional motorcycle club The Grim Bastards, portrayed by an authentic Black American MC called 1DOWNMC; featured in the television show Sons of Anarchy was loosely based on the East Bay Dragons and their relationship with the Hells Angels that surpassed racial barriers during the 1960s and 1970s. One concertgoer was beaten and stabbed to death by a Hells Angels member during the event. A club member's old lady flips the bird while riding on the back of her man's bike en route to Bakersfield, Calif. 1965. Members of the Hells Angels hang out on a picnic table. It opened in Quebec in 1977 when a biker gang called the Popeyes joined the Angels. Hells Angels MC Hells End - 2006. They also seized four suspected Hells Angels bunkers. The basement repair shop equipped with a scissor lift that lowered motorcycles from the sidewalk will be cleared out. Another Ontario-based motorcycle gang that was more or less absorbed by the Hells Angels when it expanded into Ontario in 2000-2001. The organizations have a hierarchical structure. attorney general, Canada opens new application processing centre in Philippines to help boost immigration, B.C. It was very corporate." Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox. The Hells Angels have re-established an evolving presence in Atlantic Canada, although experts say they have not expanded their roster of full-patch members since first reappearing in the region . Acquaintances and friends chatted up local media with the usual refrains. Copenhagen - Denmark 1980. While this is an official listing, it is possible that there are other additional Hells Angels charters which have not made the list for one reason or another. But a jury ruled against the move in 1994. Haarlem - Holland 1980. Hells Angels East Village clubhouse will become rental apartments 14 The building will be converted into 22 apartments at about $3,500/month By Caroline Spivack Jun 10, 2019, 9:06am EDT 14. Likewise, the Ventura chapter's George Christie also ran afoul of the law multiple times after becoming a full-time Hells Angel. [7] Andr Cdilot, the crime reporter with La Presse newspaper, told Pierre Obendrauf of the Montreal Gazette: "At that moment [in 1985], the Hells Angels were doing a cleanup to become a real criminal organization. Please help us out by hitting the Share button so that we can keep bringing you more articles and Follow us on Facebook so that you get updated when we release new articles. After the Rock Machine emerged . They were gentlemen, Sondry said. The club's old guard was said to be against its absorption of the Rock Machine's Ontario branches for fear of igniting the same kind of war with the Hells Angels that gripped Quebec for much of the 1990s and left at least 150 people dead. Writing for Narratively, Christie went into detail about how even in his younger days, he was staunchly against theHells Angels' use of bombs as a weapon in gang warfare. The Lennoxville massacre, or Lennoxville purge, was a mass murder which took place at the Hells Angels clubhouse in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, on March 24, 1985.Five members of the Hells Angels North Chapter, founded by Laurent "L'Anglais" Viau and Yves "Apache" Trudeau, were shot dead.This event divided rival outlaw motorcycle gangs in Quebec, leading to the formation of the Rock Machine . As part of its Ontario expansion drive, the Hells Angels tried to persuade the St. Thomas Loners chapter to join the Angels. [7] The North chapter's gratuitous aggression also frequently led them to being arrested for minor offenses, which put the entire Hells Angels operation in Quebec at risk. Asked why he chose the Hells Angels over the financial stability of a Department of Defense job, Christie explained that it was similar to how a wannabe Old West gunfighter would suddenly change his mind and start hanging with the outlaws after being exposed to the James Gang or Billy the Kid. 1965. After Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger criticized the Angels over the incident, they plotted (unsuccessfully) to have him killed. First Look: Campus Pollyeyes, Opening Next Week in Little Italy, Arthur Treacher's in Garfield Heights Reopened by New Owner Who Plans More Locations in Ohio. It's not uncommon for charters to regularly participate in various charity rides in an effort to shake the negative publicity that has followed the bikers for decades. However, contrary to popular belief, none of the founding members of the first Hells Angels were part of the World War II flying squadron, though squadron member Arvid Olsen did suggest the name to the club's founding members. "I thought the world of them. May 2, 1985. How does this relate to the Hells Angels? He also talked about how Hells Angels chapter meetings would actually involve someone taking down the minutes just like one would in an office setting. Five members of the Hells Angels North Chapter, founded by Laurent "L'Anglais" Viau and Yves "Apache" Trudeau, were shot dead. It opened in Quebec in 1977 when a biker gang called the Popeyes joined the Angels. [13], Together with Jacques "La Pelle" Pelletier and Robert "Snake" Tremblay of the South chapter, Lachance went to see Genest to inform him that he could either join the South chapter or be killed; he chose the former. [4] Lessard had joined the Angels in 1979, and did not have the Popeye mentality. [13], The massacre was considered extreme even for the criminal underworld, and it gave the Hells Angels a notorious reputation in Quebec. Can the dogs of Chornobyl teach us new tricks on survival? company clarifies, retracts statements about selling cocaine, Convicted Calgary killer accused in another murder rated 'low risk' to reoffend by parole board, Lion-like storm expected for Ontario, Maritimes dig out again, CTV National News for March 3: Bracing for a winter storm, Migrant workers rescued from Ont. Anothergroup that was onceamong Ontario's strongest biker gangs. Of the men convicted of the massacre: Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}452257N 715237W / 45.38249N 71.87689W / 45.38249; -71.87689. By Lessard, with 41 men under his command, forced them into the center of a room in the clubhouse, where they were shot dead. Both beefs broke out over disputes about parking spots that the Angels claimed as their own. Adams along with Robert Lemmons, Eugene Padavick, Tom Padavick, George Rothrock, Nelson Blackburn, Ken Vesey and others formed the original lineup. "They have chutzpah I'll give them that," Schneider said. Per KQED, he had separate stints in prison for murder (though he was found not guilty after a year behind bars), dealing prescription drugs, and conspiracy to firebomb a couple of local tattoo parlors. Accessed January 31, 2022 in French page 58, even in 1970 Beaulieu was well established as president of the Gitans club. [9] Most of the North chapter now appeared with the notable exceptions of Trudeau, who was undergoing drug rehabilitation in Oka, and Michel "Jinx" Genest, who was in the hospital recovering from a failed assassination attempt by the Outlaws. In mid-April 2009, police targeted more than 150people linked with the Hells Angelsin early-morning raidsmostly in Quebec, but also in New Brunswick, France and the Dominican Republic. [3] Trudeau carried out one killing, but was arrested for possession of illegal weapons in July 1985. A Hells Angels member helps carve turkeys with other volunteers at St. Anthony's Foundation to help the poor in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day 2009. RELATED: 24 Pics Of Angels And Their Motorcycles [5] Goudreau was a prospect with the Outlaws and believed he would be rewarded with "full patch" status if he could assassinate the leader of the Canadian Hells Angels. Here's a breakdown ofthe Hells Angelschapters by province: Despite the large law-abiding portion of the biker community, outlaw gangs do exist across the country. Stephen Schneider, a criminology professor at Saint Mary's University who has written extensively on organized crime, believes the establishment of a new puppet club in the last year -- the Red Devils -- is a significant sign of intent. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Police said the killings virtually wiped out the Toronto chapter of the Bandidos. That local shock, that jolt to the usual day-in and day-out routine of lake life brought on by interrupting news cameras and violence, blossomed when federal agents were seen combing the property and boxing up evidence. Omissions? Crouch patched over as one of the early members of the notorious Bandidos"one of the First seven," he would write to an acquaintance last year which were born in 1966 in Texas. [5] In a division of labour, Langlois focused his efforts into expanding into the rest of Canada while Lessard had effective operational control of the Angels in Quebec. And as they tend to do in small, isolated towns, rumors spread quickly. Pierre de Champlain, a former RCMP officer and a specialist on biker crime, told journalist Patrick Lejtenyi: "They [the police] noticed that the Laval chapter's garage that served as their bunker was closed. "It got very, very vicious, and you didn't know who to trust or who not to trust," he told KQED. The other Hells Angels wanted to be businessmen. A Hells Angels biker pops a wheelie while cruising through downtown Bakersfield, Calif. 1965. A member of the Hells Angels shows off his tattoo while hanging out with other members. [1], In the immediate aftermath of the massacre, police noted changes at the North chapter compound. Less than three months into existence, the Cleveland Hells Angels landed on the front page of the papers and in the crosshairs of the police. Hells Angel Alan Passaro then stepped in and stabbed Hunter, killing him. Guylaine Cottreau of the Criminal Intelligence Service Nova Scotia. Hells Angels' old ladies sit during a rest stop on the group's ride from San Bernardino to Bakersfield, Calif. 1965. Bill Ray/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. Corrections? She said in addition to the Red Devils, Nova Scotia has a series of other outlaw gangs, including Darksiders clubs in Dartmouth and the Annapolis Valley, Sedition clubs in Fall River and Weymouth, and Highlanders clubs in Antigonish, Pictou County, and Cape Breton. 2000. In early 2009, Grald Gallant, who confessed to contract killing during the bloody biker wars, helped police arrest 11 people who allegedly ordered or carried out killings during the course of the turf battle. "The Red Devils is pretty much their sort of AAA affiliate club internationally," said Schneider. [13] Despite the original plan to kill Trudeau at the Sherbrooke clubhouse, he was instead contacted in rehab to be told he had been expelled from the Angels, but that he could rejoin if he killed three people whom Lessard wanted dead. Hell has frozen over in the East Village. During this time, members of the club could often be seen sporting their "death's head" insignia on highways, in bars, and at rock concerts. "It has always been a peaceful place and they were very loving people.". F.B.I. Hells Angels MC Nomads - 1980. The chicanery and betrayal that took place so often during the seven-season run of "Sons of Anarchy"may be more grounded on reality than you think. Most Hells Angels members are white males who ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Sunday Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images. With all eyes on the club and many of the members in prison, the charter was frozen by Sonny Barger. The club opened chapters in San Francisco and Oakland in 1954 and 1957, respectively, and expanded internationally into New Zealand in 1961. Were being harassed by the yuppies down here [who are] sitting on our bikes and pissing on the sidewalk, biker Tony told The Post in March about fleeing the place the gang called home since the 70s. Boucher made up funeral cards while in custody, with the death date left open. Leader of a Hells Angels gang, German national Frank Hanebuth, front row, left, sits in the dock with others at the National Court in San Fernando de Henares, just outside Madrid, Spain, January . It was shocking local news not only because murder-suicides don't exactly happen in the rural, tight-knit town, but because the Domes were universally beloved. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He was 28 years old. The Hells Angels are dumping their infamous clubhouse on the Lower East Side selling the building that had been their headquarters for half a century to a developer. [3] Given that Trudeau had committed 43 murders, first as a Popeye and then as a Hells Angel, his lenient sentence attracted much controversy.[3]. An L.A. County Sheriff searches a Hells Angels member for illegal items during a ride from San Bernardino to Bakersfield, Calif. 1965. But is life as a member of the Angels consistent with how it's often depicted in popular media and by news outlets and law enforcement agencies? ", "Nothing like this has ever happened out here,"Diane Knabenshut, a cashier at One Eye Jack's liquor store, which adjoins the property, told the News-Journal. [4] The North chapter, which had often chafed at and had broken Buteau's rules about not using drugs, quickly spun out of control under Viau's leadership as Viau himself abused cocaine and alcohol. Cottreau said police are aware of the emerging threat and observed a Quebec Hells Angels presence in the region over the summer. The $2 million renovation will create two retail spaces on the ground floor where the clubhouse bar used to be and one storefront could become a shrine to the burly bikers. Jacques Pelletier was granted full parole on May 6, 2013. The girlfriends of the guys who'd disappeared were approached and asked, 'Have you seen your boyfriend lately?' [5] As the three bikers were leaving the restaurant, a member of the Outlaws, Gino Goudreau, opened fire, killing Buteau and Gilbert while wounding Lamoureaux. Club members hang out in the parking lot outside of the Blackboard Cafe in Bakersfield, Calif. 1965. It was a big step for me, and I basically immersed myself in the outlaw bike world.". It is difficult for law-enforcement agencies to infiltrate these organizations because becoming a member involves committing crimes. Despite their reputation as outlaws who engage in illegal shenanigans on a consistent basis, the Hells Angels are known to be quite secretive. His death and the outrage that followed prompted Bill C-95, legislation passed in 1997 that stiffened penalties for convicted offenders who are shown to be members of established criminal organizations. "Some of the incidents were probably not very attractive to the Hells Angels who are frequently trying to portray themselves in a positive light in the media," he said. Circa 1960s. Before that, its only presence in the province was with a chapter of the Nomads, the club's elite branch. This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 05:24. Alternate titles: Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. "I'd rent a car or take public transit to make the dead drops. That was my life. In Canada, the Angels are believed to have 460 full-fledged membersand 34 chapters, according to 2009 estimates by the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. 1965. The clubhouse at 77 E. Third St. aka the "Church of the Angels" is being sold to East 3rd Street, a New York limited liability Corporation. The victim, an 18-year-old man named Meredith Hunter, tried to rush the stage before drawing a gun. Membership status is tightly controlled. The largest and most-feared chapter of the Hells Angels was formed in Montreal. [4], Other Hells Angels soon regarded the North chapter as too wild and uncontrollable, often using drugs they were supposed to sell and allegedly skimming drug profits at least C$60,000 that were meant for other chapters. Images of violence at the concert appeared in Gimme Shelter (1970), a widely distributed documentary by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. It was also declared a criminal organization in a July ruling by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge -- a move that has the potential to put a damper on its activities because it establishes tougher sentencing for crimes carried out to benefit the club. Two attempts to prosecute club members under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizatons Act ended in mistrials in the early 1980s. They even have their own (legal) store in Toronto and do a lot of charity work. After firemen extinguished the flames engulfing the small brick house at the entrance to an RV community on Farm Road 729, the Marion County Sheriff's Department discovered a body inside sometime around 5 a.m. Several members of the Hells Angels were present and played a role in the slaughter, but only four Jacques Pelletier, Luc "Sam" Michaud, Rjean "Zig-Zag" Lessard and later Robert "Snake" Tremblay were convicted of first-degree murder. Hells Angels MC Darkside - 2013. Police officers attempt to mediate between members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club and members of the American Motorcycle Association, who claimed the Angels disrupted their event. Tillet, who was white and an innocent bystander, tried to intervene on Brown's behalf. They found a second body in the torched structure four hours later. Police and organized crime experts say it's not clear why the country's most powerful outlaw biker gang has not found any local prospects worthy of full membership, but confirm the Angels are retrenching after their former Halifax chapter was smashed by police in 2001. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Many biker club members are regular guys when they aren't fooling around with their choppers. Passaro was charged with murder but ultimately acquitted, with the jury having seen footage from the concert that showed Hunter raising his gun. [3] As result of Trudeau's testimony, 90 murders were solved and nineteen Hells Angels members were convicted. Hells Angels members fight with pool cues during the Altamont Free Concert, for which the club was hired as security, in California on Dec. 6, 1969. "Walked into Sonny's house and he blew my mind," Crouch wrote, "because he had a big filing cabinet, pulled out a file and called my real name and mother's address.". It just so happened that he really, really loved the biker gang lifestyle. Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC), mer knd som enbart Hells Angels (HA), r en internationell kriminell motorcykelklubb som grundades i Kalifornien 1948. The club has been accused of performing such charity acts as a way of masking its illegal activities. But when Atwell, at that time a full-fledged Hells Angel, lost his security job after he was found to be part of an outlaw motorcycle gang, he had no choice but to do as the Romans were doing and start selling drugs. Crouch eventually made his way to Oakland after meeting other Hells Angels at a national ride. I remember an Outlaws hit man telling me he was scared of going to Montreal. The U.S., however, has classified them as a criminal group. Despite the group's worldwide proliferation, becoming a patch-wearing member of the group requires more than simply riding a Harley. [1], Maurice Boucher, future Quebec Nomad chapter president, did not share Cazzetta's concerns, and after finishing a 40-month sentence for armed sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl, he joined the Hells Angels in 1986 and began to rise through the ranks. She said police will move to enforce the law against the Angels where and when they can. Meanwhile, low-budget filmmakers were exploiting the public fascination with motorcyclists by producing numerous biker movies, a number of which referenced the Hells Angels in the title: The Wild Angels (1966), Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), Hells Angels 69 (1969), and Angels: Hard as They Come (1971). He also pleaded guilty to slaying 27 people over three decades, making him one of Canada's most prolific killers. Within minutes, the police said, Raymond Dwyer, 38, a Hells Angel and a tattoo artist from Oceanside, N.Y., opened fire at the invaders with a small-caliber handgun, wounding five people." In the end, one Pagan was killed and 73 were arrested, 66 of whom pled guilty to "federal racketeering-related charges stemming from the fracas." Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [9] Lessard and Carroll in particular wanted Viau and Trudeau dead. At a press conference in California's Cuyamaca State Park, various chapter presidents address the media about a documentary film called. [5], After Buteau's assassination, Michel "Sky" Langlois became the president of the Angels while Lessard continued to lead the South chapter. 21 of 56 22 of 56 January 31, 1970: Motorcyclist buddies of Raymond Maldonado, including the Frisco Chapter of the Hells Angels, burying him at Alta Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto, CA. The war also led to the passage of anti-gang legislation by the federal government. "[3] In June 1985, a fisherman on the St. Lawrence River caught part of the decomposing body of Geoffrion and alerted the police. "I didn't see any known Hells Angels members working on the docks in Halifax, but that's not saying they aren't, or there aren't associates," he said. Sonny Barger of Oakland can be seen with a bandage on his forehead, resulting from a motorcycle wreck injury. Whether it's a matter of race, drugs, or violence, the Hells Angels' way of life has long been one of controversy and conflict, both with the law and the norms of society as a whole. Having the Red Devils set up in Moncton is significant because they are a Tier 1 puppet group that has long been associated with the Montreal chapter of the Hells Angels.". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. They gathered at Barto's, eventually bullying a black piano player named Robert Williams. 1985 mass murder of the Laval chapter at a clubhouse in Lennoxville. The Hells Angels and their girlfriends present that night fled around the country, from New York to California. A check-in on the public mood of Canadians with hosts Michael Stittle and Nik Nanos. [16] He fled Canada in March 2001 to escape an arrest warrant and has disappeared. "Before . As the Hells Angels expanded into Ontario, so did the Rock Machine. [9] Robert "Ti-Maigre" Richard, the sergeant-at-arms of the South chapter, announced that a party would be held at the Sherbrooke chapter clubhouse on Saturday, March 23, to be attended by the Sorel, Laval, Halifax and Sherbrooke chapters, which were all of the Angels' chapters in eastern Canada at the time. Interested members must be invited by a "fully-patched" member and must not be a police officer, a former police officer, or anyone who even applied to be a police officer. [16] Carroll moved to Montreal in 1990 and later played a very prominent role in the Quebec Biker War. "While Don [Chambers, founder of the Bandidos] stayed in Houston and put a patch on anyone who could come pay him dues each week, me along with about 30 others quit and sent word to Oakland and Sonny [Barger] to come check us out for a chapter.". [3], When the leader of the Hells Angels' Halifax chapter, David "Wolf" Carroll, paid Trudeau C$98,000 dollars for killing someone, he learned that the North chapter was actually entitled to one-quarter of the money, and that Trudeau had instead used the money to support his cocaine addiction. Hells Angels members clash with a group of anti-Vietnam protesters at the border of Berkeley and Oakland, Calif. A violent melee broke out when 35 members of the motorcycle gang broke through barricades and attacked demonstrators. HAMC World Map. The misconception that the killings took place in Lennoxville arose from the fact the victims had stayed and partied at a motel in Lennoxville before they went to the Sherbrooke clubhouse. The old man was Paul Dome, 73. Within a year, the Angels had absorbed members of the Para Dice Riders, Satan's Choice and Last Chance, giving them at least 100 members in the Toronto area the highest concentration of Hells Angels in the world.