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Réjean Lessard
Réjean Lessard (born 1955) is a Canadian former outlaw biker and gangster best known as the man who organised the Lennoxville massacre of 1985.
Lessard was born and grew up in a middle class French-Canadian family in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Lessard rejected the values of his bourgeois family and was considered to be a rebellious teenager. Known as "Zig Zag", Lessard was a member of a biker gang known as the Marauders based in Asbestos. Lessard's nickname "Zig Zag" was because with his beard and mustache he resembled the cartoon character on the Zig Zag rolling paper packages.
In 1979, he joined the Hells Angels. Lessard was a member of the Hells Angels Laval chapter (also known as the Montreal North chapter) and was addicted to cocaine. In 1983, he ceased his substance abuse and moved over to the Hells Angels Sorel chapter (also known as the Montreal South chapter). In 1984, the Hells Angels national president Michel Langlois appointed Lessard as his Quebec lieutenant. Lessard was also appointed president of the Sorel chapter. After he ceased his substance abuse, Lessard was regarded as one of the more professional Hells Angels who were more concerned about making a profit than engaging in the riotous bacchanalian excess associated with the Laval chapter, who were notorious for their love of parties, drinking, drug use and sex.
Like many other members of the Sorel chapter, Lessard felt much resentment at the Laval chapter who usually consumed of the cocaine they were supposed to sell. Furthermore, the Laval chapter had two methamphetamine cooks working for them, but refused to share the profits from the methamphetamine sales. Likewise, Lessard was alarmed by the gratuitous aggression of the Laval chapter whose tendency to engage in drug-fueled violence led to frequent arrests, which provided the police with the "probable cause" to ask judges for search warrants of their homes, which led to drug seizures. Finally, the Laval chapter was at least $60,000 dollars in debt to the West End Gang and the Rizzuto family, and had no intention in repaying their drug debts promptly if at all. Both the West End Gang and the Rizzuto family were threatening to cease selling drugs to the Hells Angels if nothing was done about repaying their drug debts.
André Cédilot, the crime correspondent of La Presse, stated in a 2015 interview that there was a cultural conflict between the chapters as: "At that moment (in 1985) the Hells Angels were doing a cleanup to become a real criminal organization. Before that, they were disorganized and unruly. They were like a street gang. After 1982, they really started to organize themselves. The cleanup came in 1985...The (Laval) guys weren’t following the steps the others were taking. They fit the traditional image of bikers. They were always partying, always high on cocaine. It was going against the new philosophy of the Hells Angels. The other Hells Angels wanted to be businessmen."
In early 1985, Lessard called a secret meeting along with Georges "Bo-Boy" Beaulieu, the president of the Sherbrooke chapter, and David "Wolf" Carroll, the president of the Halifax chapter. At the meeting, Lessard expressed much anger at the Laval chapter whose antics were threatening the very existence of the Hells Angels in Canada and stated that extreme action was required as the solution. With the agreement of Carroll and Beaulieu, Lessard devised a plan that called for two members of the Laval chapter to retire; allow another 2 members to join the Sorel chapter; and with the rest to be all killed as irredeemable drug addicts. Lessard later stated that at the time "life was cheap" for him and he felt no guilt about murdering people.
Lessard's plan called for the Laval chapter to be ambushed at the clubhouse of the Sherbrooke chapter. Robert "Ti-Maigre" Richard, the sergeant-at-arms of the Sorel chapter, announced that a party was going to be held in Sherbrooke on 23 March 1985 and that it was mandatory that all Hells Angels in Canada attend the party. Lessard had Beaulieu buy some sleeping bags to dispose of the corpses while Gerry Coulombe was ordered to rent a van to take the corpses to the St. Lawrence river. Lessard had planned to ambush the Laval chapter as they entered the clubhouse to attend the party, but only half the Laval chapter attended the party, forcing him to postpone the planned massacre. Lessard then announced that the party would be extended for a second day and that any member of the Laval chapter who did not attend would be expelled. On 24 March 1985, all of the Laval chapter except for Yves "Apache" Trudeau and Michel "Jinx" Genest arrived at the Sherbrooke clubhouse.
Lessard along with 41 Hells Angels who were armed with shotguns and handguns confronted the members of the Laval chapter with their guns. Normand Hamel, Claude Roy and Gerry Coulombe stood outside of the clubhouse, armed and told to shoot anyone who made it outside. Five members of the Laval chapter, namely the chapter president Laurent Viau, Jean-Pierre Mathieu, Michel Mayrand, Jean-Guy Geoffrion and Guy-Louis Adam were all lined and shot. Geoffrion was killed by a shotgun blast fired by Luc Michaud that destroyed much of his head. Adam was wounded and ran screaming to the door, only to be shot down by Robert Tremblay. Viau survived the first blast, but fell to the floor and was finished off with a shot to the head fired by Jacques Pelletier. Both Mathieu and Mayrand were killed by the first volley.
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Réjean Lessard
Réjean Lessard (born 1955) is a Canadian former outlaw biker and gangster best known as the man who organised the Lennoxville massacre of 1985.
Lessard was born and grew up in a middle class French-Canadian family in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Lessard rejected the values of his bourgeois family and was considered to be a rebellious teenager. Known as "Zig Zag", Lessard was a member of a biker gang known as the Marauders based in Asbestos. Lessard's nickname "Zig Zag" was because with his beard and mustache he resembled the cartoon character on the Zig Zag rolling paper packages.
In 1979, he joined the Hells Angels. Lessard was a member of the Hells Angels Laval chapter (also known as the Montreal North chapter) and was addicted to cocaine. In 1983, he ceased his substance abuse and moved over to the Hells Angels Sorel chapter (also known as the Montreal South chapter). In 1984, the Hells Angels national president Michel Langlois appointed Lessard as his Quebec lieutenant. Lessard was also appointed president of the Sorel chapter. After he ceased his substance abuse, Lessard was regarded as one of the more professional Hells Angels who were more concerned about making a profit than engaging in the riotous bacchanalian excess associated with the Laval chapter, who were notorious for their love of parties, drinking, drug use and sex.
Like many other members of the Sorel chapter, Lessard felt much resentment at the Laval chapter who usually consumed of the cocaine they were supposed to sell. Furthermore, the Laval chapter had two methamphetamine cooks working for them, but refused to share the profits from the methamphetamine sales. Likewise, Lessard was alarmed by the gratuitous aggression of the Laval chapter whose tendency to engage in drug-fueled violence led to frequent arrests, which provided the police with the "probable cause" to ask judges for search warrants of their homes, which led to drug seizures. Finally, the Laval chapter was at least $60,000 dollars in debt to the West End Gang and the Rizzuto family, and had no intention in repaying their drug debts promptly if at all. Both the West End Gang and the Rizzuto family were threatening to cease selling drugs to the Hells Angels if nothing was done about repaying their drug debts.
André Cédilot, the crime correspondent of La Presse, stated in a 2015 interview that there was a cultural conflict between the chapters as: "At that moment (in 1985) the Hells Angels were doing a cleanup to become a real criminal organization. Before that, they were disorganized and unruly. They were like a street gang. After 1982, they really started to organize themselves. The cleanup came in 1985...The (Laval) guys weren’t following the steps the others were taking. They fit the traditional image of bikers. They were always partying, always high on cocaine. It was going against the new philosophy of the Hells Angels. The other Hells Angels wanted to be businessmen."
In early 1985, Lessard called a secret meeting along with Georges "Bo-Boy" Beaulieu, the president of the Sherbrooke chapter, and David "Wolf" Carroll, the president of the Halifax chapter. At the meeting, Lessard expressed much anger at the Laval chapter whose antics were threatening the very existence of the Hells Angels in Canada and stated that extreme action was required as the solution. With the agreement of Carroll and Beaulieu, Lessard devised a plan that called for two members of the Laval chapter to retire; allow another 2 members to join the Sorel chapter; and with the rest to be all killed as irredeemable drug addicts. Lessard later stated that at the time "life was cheap" for him and he felt no guilt about murdering people.
Lessard's plan called for the Laval chapter to be ambushed at the clubhouse of the Sherbrooke chapter. Robert "Ti-Maigre" Richard, the sergeant-at-arms of the Sorel chapter, announced that a party was going to be held in Sherbrooke on 23 March 1985 and that it was mandatory that all Hells Angels in Canada attend the party. Lessard had Beaulieu buy some sleeping bags to dispose of the corpses while Gerry Coulombe was ordered to rent a van to take the corpses to the St. Lawrence river. Lessard had planned to ambush the Laval chapter as they entered the clubhouse to attend the party, but only half the Laval chapter attended the party, forcing him to postpone the planned massacre. Lessard then announced that the party would be extended for a second day and that any member of the Laval chapter who did not attend would be expelled. On 24 March 1985, all of the Laval chapter except for Yves "Apache" Trudeau and Michel "Jinx" Genest arrived at the Sherbrooke clubhouse.
Lessard along with 41 Hells Angels who were armed with shotguns and handguns confronted the members of the Laval chapter with their guns. Normand Hamel, Claude Roy and Gerry Coulombe stood outside of the clubhouse, armed and told to shoot anyone who made it outside. Five members of the Laval chapter, namely the chapter president Laurent Viau, Jean-Pierre Mathieu, Michel Mayrand, Jean-Guy Geoffrion and Guy-Louis Adam were all lined and shot. Geoffrion was killed by a shotgun blast fired by Luc Michaud that destroyed much of his head. Adam was wounded and ran screaming to the door, only to be shot down by Robert Tremblay. Viau survived the first blast, but fell to the floor and was finished off with a shot to the head fired by Jacques Pelletier. Both Mathieu and Mayrand were killed by the first volley.