| Robert "Tiny" Richard |
| cocaine use and decided to "take care of business". North Chapter members were invited to a club meeting at the Sherbrooke Chapter's Lennoxville clubhouse on March 24, 1985. Tiny Richard was present and participated in the merciless slaughter of five Hells Angels. The North faction was liquidated and the victims were wrapped in sleeping bags and tossed into the St. Lawrence River. Richard, along with Hells Angels Jacques Pelletier, Luc "Sam" Michaud, and Réjean "Zig-Zag" Lessard, were brought up on charges of the first-degree murder of their fellow gang members. The four Hells Angels were imprisoned behind a $40,000 glass cage and observers were frisked and prodded with a metal detector before being allowed into the courtroom. Pelletier, Michaud, and Lessard were all convicted of first-degree murder but Richard was eventually acquitted of all charges. Richard, who was now the National leader of the organization, got in trouble with the law again in September of 1995, when he tossed around a television reporter at the funeral of Hells Angel Louis "Ti-Oui" Lapierre. Lapierre, who had been convicted of the North Chapter massacre, had taken his own life. "Tiny" Richard died of a heart attack at his home on February 23, 1996. The 46 year old biker stood over six feet tall and, at one time, weighed more than 300 pounds. By the time of his death, the Hells Angel had worked his weight down to 230 pounds. Approximately 350 bikers and friends attended Richard's funeral on February 28, 1996, a clear sign that the man was well respected and loved in the organization. |
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| Robert "Tiny" Richard, born in 1950, was a member of the Montreal based Popeyes Motorcycle gang when the group was absorbed and became the first Canadian Hells Angels Chapter in 1977. Richard was extremely dedicated and loyal to the club. He sported 11 tatoos, including the "Filthy Few", which, according to reports, is worn by members who have killed for the club. The Montreal Chapter became s o large that it was divided in two on September 14, 1979. The North Chapter, based in Laval, was created and Richard, as well as most of the club's original members, joined the new charter. But the North faction was reckless. The majority of members were crazed drug-addicts that were not reliable and could not be trusted. They kept poor records and skimmed profits. Richard, Réjean "Zig-Zag" Lessard, and Luc "Sam" Michaud quit the gang and returned to the Montreal Chapter. The Montreal Chapter became outraged by North's constant |