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Brett Gardiner
Brett Gardiner (born 19 June 1984) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster serving a life sentence for his role in the Shedden massacre of 2006. Bandidos Gardiner was born in Calgary and worked as an ironworker. His parents, David and Joan Gardiner, were Welsh immigrants who arrived in Canada in 1976. Gardiner is an avid reader and an amateur poet. Gardiner had moved to Winnipeg, where he was recruited into the Winnipeg chapter of the Bandidos by Dwight "Big Dee" Mushey. He lived as a boarder in Mushey's house along with Marcello "Fat Ass" Aravena. Like Aravena, Gardiner did not own nor know how to ride a motorcycle. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a criminal organization that poses as a motorcycle club, and almost all of the members of the Winnipeg Bandido chapter did not know how to ride motorcycles. On 25 March 2006, the Winnipeg chapter president Michael "Taz" Sandham announced to his followers that he had received orders from American Bandido leaders in Houston to act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking '' Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarence Hocken, who became the newspaper's founder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Stony Mountain Institution is a federal multi-security complex located in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood immediately adjacent to the community of Stony Mountain, Manitoba, about from Winnipeg. The Institution (medium-security) began operations in 1877, making it the oldest running federal prison in Canada following the closure of Ontario's Kingston Penitentiary on 30 September 2013. Immediately adjacent to Stony Mountain Institution is the Rockwood Institution, a minimum-security facility established in 1962. The newest addition to Stony Mountain, the maximum-security unit, opened in 2014. History Development In the years immediately following Canada's Confederation in 1867, several new institutions were established in Canada, joining the existing Kingston Penitentiary (est. 1835): the establishment of the Manitoba Penitentiary (renamed Stony Mountain Institution in 1972) was commissioned by the nascent Government of Canada in 1872, followed by St Vincent de Paul in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Salerno
Francesco Salerno (1962–7 April 2006), better known as "Frank the Bammer" was a Canadian biker. He was one of the victims of the Shedden massacre. Loner Salerno was born in Toronto, the son of a car dealer. Salerno's experienced troubles in his youth when his parents divorced. Salerno joined the Loners Motorcycle Club as an young man. Salerno had a criminal record, with more than thirty convictions for fraud and theft. Salerno once caused the Loners' clubhouse in Richmond Hill to burn down after falling asleep while he was supposed to be watching a fire. On 24 November 1998, Salerno robbed a Hy & Zel's drugstore in Niagara Falls, stealing 13 cartons of cigarettes. On 28 April 2000, he was found guilty of theft over $5,000 dollars over the incident and sentenced to twenty days in prison. Bandidos In December 2001, Salerno joined the Bandidos. Salerno became very close to another Bandido and fellow Italian-Canadian Giovanni Muscedere. Salerno and Muscedere often talked in Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Free Press
''The London Free Press'' is a daily newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada. It has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Southwestern Ontario. History ''The London Free Press'' began as the ''Canadian Free Press'', founded by William Sutherland. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper on January 2, 1849. In 1852, it was purchased for $500 by Josiah Blackburn (and Stephen Blackburn), who renamed it ''The London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser''. In 1855 Blackburn turned the weekly newspaper into a daily. From 1863 to 1936 ''The London Free Press'' competed for readership with the '' London Advertiser'', which was a daily evening newspaper. The ''Free Press'' has usually been a morning paper, but for many years, it also published an evening paper. Both morning and evening editions were published from the 1950s through to 1981, when the evening edition was permanently retired. The Blackburn family was also involved in other forms of media in London. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, Ontario
London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately from both Toronto and Detroit; and about from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat. London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada. The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman. The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855. Since then, London has grown to be the largest southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada's 11th largest metropolitan area, having annexed many of the smaller communities that surround it. London is a regional centre of healthcare and education, being home to the University of Western Ontario (which brands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn State's Evidence
A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.Howard Abadinsky, ''Organized Crime'' (9th ed: Cengage Learning, 2010), p. 368. The testimony of a witness who testifies against co-conspirator(s) may be important evidence. According to a 2008 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime document, persons who turn state's evidence "are known by a variety of names, including cooperating witnesses, crown witnesses, snitches, witness collaborators, justice collaborators, state witnesses, "supergrasses" and ''pentiti'' (Italian for 'those who have repented')." United Kingdom In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms, the term is to turn Queen's or King's evidence, depending on the sex of the reigning monarch. The term "turning approver" or "turn king's approver" was also historically used, especially in Ireland; an ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Langton
Jerry Langton (born October 1, 1965) is a Canadian author. His focus is on crime, specifically the rise of motorcycle gangs throughout Ontario. Langton's books are published by John Wiley and Sons. He has written 10 books and is the author of the bestseller ''Gangland: The Rise of the Mexican Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver''; ''Showdown: How the Outlaws, Hells Angels and Cops Fought for Control of the Streets''; and ''Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick in the Canadian Hells Angels''. Langton was born on October 1, 1965, in Hamilton, Ontario. He spent most of his adult life in Toronto and New York City. Books *''Gangland: The Rise of the Mexican Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver'' *''Showdown: How the Outlaws, Hells Angels and Cops Fought for Control of the Streets'' *''Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick in the Canadian Hells Angels'' *''Rat: How the World's Most Notorious Rodent Clawed Its Way to the Top'' (first published in the U.S. by St. Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Trotta
Michael Trotta (1974-7 April 2006), better known as "Little Mikey" was a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster, one of the victims of the Shedden massacre. Bandido Trotta was born in Milton, Ontario. Trotta was married with two children and worked as an used trailer salesman in Mississauga. Trotta's nickname of "Little Mikey" was a reference to his diminutive stature. A close friend the Bandidos Toronto chapter president, Frank Salerno, Trotta joined the Bandidos in October 2004. Trotta felt that joining the Bandidos would improve his social standing, but those who knew him felt that he was out-of-place in the Bandidos. In January 2005, Trotta became a "full patch" member after less than 3 months, which was an extremely rapid rise.. In June 2005, Trotta was promoted to the rank of manager and came to lose interest in the Bandidos, feeling that he was now more important as a manager instead of a mere salesman. That same month, Trotta and his wife purchased a house in Milton. Trotta ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontiac Grand Prix
The Grand Prix is a line of automobiles produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors from 1962 until 2002 for coupes and 1989–2008 for sedans. First introduced as a full-size performance coupe for the 1962 model year, the model varied repeatedly in size, luxury, and performance during its production. The Grand Prix was the most expensive coupe Pontiac offered until the 1970s, when the Bonneville Brougham and the Firebird Trans Am became more exclusive. Among the changes were positioning in the personal luxury car market segment and mid-size car offering from the second generation to the fifth generation for the sedan and from the second generation to the sixth generation from the coupe. The Grand Prix, which is French for "grand prize", returned to a full-size car from the sixth generation to the seventh generation for the sedan, positioned below the larger Bonneville in Pontiac's model lineup. First generation (1962–1964) 1962 The Grand Prix was an all-new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Mather (biker)
Frank Mather (born 1973) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster serving a life sentence for his role in the Shedden massacre of 7 April 2006. Career criminal Mather is a career criminal with a long criminal record for home invasions, having been convicted eight times and served three years in prison in his native New Brunswick. During one of his prison terms, he met Wayne "Weiner" Kellestine. In early 2006, Mather was on parole after being convicted for attempting to steal a truck and had been evicted from a motel in London, Ontario after failing to pay for his room. Facing homelessness, Mather contacted Kellestine and asked him to live at his farmhouse. Kellestine agreed provided that Mather serve as his bodyguard. Peter Edwards, the crime correspondent of ''The Toronto Star'', described Mather as a muscular man with a swastika tattoo on the back of his neck who "never seemed to learn from his mistakes" as he kept being arrested and convicted for numerous home invasions in New B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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