| Richard "Crow" Émond |
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| Richard Émond, called “Crow” by fellow bikers, was born in the mid 1950s and reportedly grew up in Quebec City’s Limoilou district. He was a member of the Missiles biker gang, based in Saint-Gédéon, and became a full-patch Hells Angel on June 14, 1991, when the Missiles officially became the Trois-Rivieres chapter of the famous motorcycle gang. Émond was reportedly very well thought of and respected by his biker comrades. In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, one source described the biker as a “gentleman” and on a “first name basis with leaders of [Hells] chapters around the world.” Émond’s biker vest supposedly donned the famous Filthy Few patch, which police say is awarded to members who have killed for the group. His rap sheet included convictions for armed robbery, assault, and possession of illegal drugs. |
| Émond’s neighbours in Trois-Rivieres reportedly included Hells Angels Louis “Mélou” Roy and Claude “Macho” Giguere. When Roy, the then-head of the Trois-Rivieres Chapter, became a founding member of the elite Nomads Chapter, led by Maurice “Mom” Boucher, Émond allegedly replaced him as head of the group. On September 15, 1995, Émond and his girlfriend went visited an east-end Montreal shopping centre. As the two were about to get into their car, a man approached them and fired six shots. At least two bullets hit Émond in the chest. He died an hour later in hospital. The gunman then fled in a car driven by an accomplice. Police linked his slaying to the drug war between the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine. About 200 bikers from around Canada travelled to Quebec City a few days later to attend Émond’s funeral service. Among them was Claude Berger of the Hells Sherbrooke Chapter, who performed Sounds of Silence on his trumpet. |