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sunhuntin
11th April 2006, 13:41
i borrowed this from an american/canadian/worldwide forum on msn. thought it may interest some here... now they only need to uncover the motive.

Multiple murder discovered in a rural Ont. field
CTV.ca News Staff
Eight men were found dead in a remote part of a southwest farmer's field, prompting Ontario Provincial Police to launch a homicide investigation.
The grisly discovery was made by a property owner near the village of Shedden, about 20 kilometres west of St. Thomas, at around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The resident, who is not considered a suspect, noticed three vehicles and a tow truck parked in a wooded area away from the roadway. He called police upon seeing the victims.
OPP investigators have cordoned off the area and set up a command centre.
During a news conference Saturday afternoon, OPP Sgt. Dave Rektor said it is too early to speculate on motives for the killings.
"At this point we're at the very early stages of this investigation and we're not in a position to speculate on what the motive may be," Rektor said.
Police are not revealing how the eight men died, brushing off reporters' questions about whether the victims had been shot. However, they say there is no immediate danger to people living in the rural Elgin County region.
"At this point we have no concerns for the safety of the citizens in this area. It appears to be an isolated incident," Rektor said.
However, "it's going to have a huge effect on the population here. It's rural Ontario, we're not accustomed to these kinds of incidents unfolding in our backyards," Rektor said.
"Elgin County is a great county, it's known for being very peaceful and a laid-back type of area, so this is definitely not common in this area."
The area's annual event is called Rosy Rhubarb Days, named after the area's main crop.
Rektor's opinion about the area were echoed by area residents.
"I think my first impression was, 'Wow'," Martin Oates said. "You don't expect anything like that happening out here."
Investigators believe the killings took place sometime within a 24 to 48-hour period from the time the victims were found.
The scene remained cordoned off Saturday evening as OPP investigators arrived. The victim's bodies and the four vehicles remained in place as well.
Rektor said the OPP was bringing "an assortment of experts" to the scene to "try to piece it back together."
The vehicles and bodies are being taken to Toronto for further investigation.
Police are also looking for outside help.
"We are appealing to the public for help, to call Crime Stoppers … if they heard or saw anything suspicious on this roadway yesterday or last night."
Another news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. EDT on Sunday.

Gang related?

There are some rumours this incident could be related to motorcycle gangs. The Canadian Press reported Saturday that Elgin County has some motorcycle clubs operating in the area, including the Hells Angels, the Bandidos and the Loners.
"But when police are directly asked that question, they're simply not saying," said CTV's Denelle Balfour in Shedden, Ont. on Saturday night.
Asked why the police aren't providing more information, she said: "Police often don't reveal much about their investigations. This investigation is in its early stages."
In addition, this case involves multiple homicides, which makes things even more complex, she said.
As to why the police say there's no danger to the public, Balfour said: "Well, we'd certainly like to know. The police are very quick to point out this is an isolated incident. But again, this is a multiple homicide. There are no suspects in custody. That means there is a murderer or murderers on the loose, again leading to more speculation this could be gang-related."

With reports from CTV's Denelle Balfour, Jim Junkin and files from The Canadian Press

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Autopsies planned for Ont. mass murder victims

Updated Mon. Apr. 10 2006 10:15 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Autopsies are planned for today on the bodies of eight men found murdered over the weekend in a rural area in southwestern Ontario.

The Ontario Provincial Police is holding a news conference at 3 p.m. ET today at its Western Region Headquarters in London to discuss the investigation.

Meanwhile, a witness has reported seeing four people being led from a house near where the bodies were found Saturday in Shedden, Ont., according to The Canadian Press.

A local resident, who did not want to be identified, said he saw four people coming out of the home of Wayne Kellestine around 7 p.m. Sunday "with their hands up."

Police have not confirmed anyone has been taken into custody.

On Sunday, police raided a home believed to belong to Kellestine, who is the former leader of the St. Thomas Annihilators and now-defunct St. Thomas Loners biker gangs.

Edward Winterhalder, a former member of the Bandidos biker gang, told The Canadian Press he spoke to current members who recognized four vehicles found with the eight dead men, and said they belonged to the Bandidos gang.

"I can tell you that it's Bandidos that got killed," said Winterhalder, who left the gang in 2003.

He added that Kellestine was affiliated with the Bandidos.

Victims knew each other

The OPP say the men found dead in the farmer's field were known to each other and were from the Greater Toronto Area.

But they say they will only release the men's identities and details of how they died once the autopsies are complete.

Various reports have been published on who the victims might be.

Three members of the Bandidos motorcycle club were reported missing by relatives Friday and may be among the eight bodies, according to a report published Monday in The Globe and Mail.

One of the missing men is believed to be associated with Superior Towing, the Toronto-based company whose truck was found abandoned on a side road south of London, Ont., said The Globe.

The area where the bodies were found, in Elgin County, west of London, has a history of violent confrontations between rival motorcycle clubs.

But police refused to speculate on a motive behind the grisly killings.

"The Hells are present in Ontario; everybody knows that,'' Ontario police Det.-Supt. Ross Bingley told a news conference on Sunday.

"But as far as me discussing the Hells or anybody else, we're working on this murder case, and we're not talking about the Hells.''

The murder scene

Investigators believe the killings took place sometime within a 24- to 48-hour period from the time the victims were found.

The men were found in four vehicles: a grey Pontiac Grand Prix, a silver Infinity SUV, a green Silverado tow truck and a Volkswagen Golf.

Police escorted members of the media beyond barricades for a closer look at the area where the cars were found, but there was little left to see. The bodies and vehicles were removed overnight.

An aerial view of the crime scene Saturday showed the vehicles parked within 200 metres of each other, with the bodies still inside.

Police will keep the crime scene off-limits for at least several days while investigators comb the area for clues.

"Clothing, identification, any evidence that may help us ascertain who they are," OPP Cst. Doug Graham said.

"We wouldn't want the farm owner to encounter (evidence), or anyone from the public," Graham said.

Meanwhile, the Hells Angels have denied any involvement.

"The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, or any of its members, are not involved in this crime in any way, shape or form,'' the group said in a statement on www.realdealnews.com, which links to its Toronto chapter's website.

"Newspaper reports and speculation to the contrary will be proved completely wrong in the coming days.''

Biker war?

Julian Sher, an investigative journalist who has written two books on bikers, said there is a long-standing hatred between the Bandidos and the Hells Angels.

However, if any of the victims are confirmed to be bikers, it does not mean that the Hells Angels had anything to do with the killings.

"This could be another gang who killed these members of the Bandidos, if that's who they are," Sher told CTV Newsnet. "It could be an internal cleansing.

"But we also know historically both in the London area, in southern Ontario, in British Columbia, across Europe, the tensions between the Hells Angles and other biker gangs have often exploded into violence."

The Bandidos are a Texas-based group of about 800 members. It is smaller than the Hells Angels, which is the world's largest biker gang, but Sher says the Bandidos have always been more "in your face."

"Their slogan on their Canadian website is: 'We are the people your parents warned you about.'

"Very tough, but never able to take a foothold in Canada because the Hells Angels through a combination of bribes, bluster and often bullets have always crushed them," said Sher.

With files from CTV's Denelle Balfour and The Canadian Press

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sunhuntin
11th April 2006, 13:42
this is taken from www.cp24.com website!!!!
That is the local Toronto Television station!!!!

An internal dispute appears to have been behind the worst mass killing in Ontario history.

That's the revelation from the O.P.P., who have arrested five people in connection with the atrocity that took place this weekend in a remote farmer's field near London.

Cops surrounded the home of Wayne Kellestine, a known member of the Bandidos biker gang, and took him into custody late Sunday. He lives about 10 kilometres from the murder scene.

Four others inside the house were also detained. All have been charged with eight counts of first-degree murder.

Cops don't know the exact motive for the slayings, but it appears to be an interior battle.

Investigators admit it didn't take a great leap of logic to figure out where to look.

?We got eight dead Bandidos in four cars ? and you got a guy who's a full-patch member living about 5 kilometres away,? explains Det. Supt. Paul Beesley. ?I think that that's something we do pretty darn quickly."

All the victims ? including three Toronto men ? were members of the same motorcycle gang. Preliminary autopsy results show they all succumbed to gunshot wounds.

Other victims were from Milton and Oakville, while several hailed from Chatham, Sutton and Keswick.

Kellestine is well known to police and they allege the murders may have actually taken place in his home.

?We are examining the scene of the residence ? and there is some evidence there that suggests that something happened at that location,? explains Det. Supt. Ross Bingley.

?We're trying to exactly determine where they were all killed. We may have several places, but we're working toward that, and we expect the examination of that scene will take potentially a couple of weeks.?

One O.P.P. officer called the murder an ?internal cleansing? and believes there?s no danger of any retaliation, soothing fears of a biker gang war.

?I would suspect that this is an isolated incident,? relates Detective Insp. Don Bell. ?And I don't expect to see any significant fallout from it.?

The bodies were found in four vehicles in a farmer?s field on Saturday. Since then, a cloak of secrecy has descended on the case, with authorities declaring the area a no-fly zone.

Police thanked the public for their understanding about the need for secrecy.

?I'm sure you can understand that it would not be good for the people inside the house to be watching a tactical unit get close to their house,? Bell defends.

Kellestine used to be a member of the now defunct St. Thomas Loners. He joined the Bandidos sometime after that group disappeared.

?Mr. Kellestine has been involved in the outlaw motorcycle gang for a considerable period of time,? Bell reports. ?He has been entrenched in the lifestyle for quite some time.?

But neighbours recall seeing a very different person. ?Quiet, you know,? reflects one local man. ?My granddaughter was over at his place a week ago Saturday to a birthday party for his daughter.?

Cops insist their investigation is still at the early stage and admit more arrests could be coming. They were unable to say how the victims were lured to the area.

But sources tell CityNews the killings were carried out with help from outside the province.

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The Victims

Full Fledged Bandidos
George Jesso, 52, Etobicoke,
George Kriarakis, 28,
Luis Manny Raposo, 41,
Francesco Salerajno, 43, all of Toronto,
Paul Sinopoli, 30, Sutton,
John Muscedere, 48, Chatham
(Muscedere was believed to be the president of the Bandidos in Canada.)

Associate Member
Michael Trotta, 31, Mississauga.

Prospect Member
Jamie Flanz, 37, Keswick


The Accused:

Wayne Kellestine, 56, Shedden, Ont.
Eric Niessen, 45,
Kerry Morris, 56, both of Monkton, Ont.,
Frank Mather, 32, Sutton-Dunwich Township,
Brett Gardner, 21, no fixed address.



To see unedited video of Bingley updating the investigation, click here.



April 10, 2006

knuckles
11th April 2006, 15:35
R.I.P...only the good die young...

igor
11th April 2006, 16:36
Canada police charge five in biker mass murders

11.04.06 9.20am


TORONTO - Canadian police charged five people on Monday after the worst mass murder in Ontario's history and said the killings were likely the result of an internal dispute of a biker gang.

The eight bodies were found on Saturday on a farm outside Shedden, Ontario, a sleepy town roughly midway between Toronto and Detroit.

Police said the victims were all either full members or associates of the Bandidos gang. They had been shot dead.

Police have charged five people, including one local Bandidos gang member, with first-degree murder.

Speculation that the deaths were gang-related increased on Sunday after police raided the nearby home of the Bandidos member later arrested. However, the police dismissed early speculation that the deaths were part of a dispute with the rival Hells Angels gang.

"This is an isolated incident with ties to the Bandidos," Ontario Provincial Police superintendent Ross Bingley told a news conference in nearby London, Ontario.

"We are confident that the public safety for area residents has not been compromised."

One officer suggested the crime could have stemmed from an "internal cleansing" of the gang.

The case shocked the rural Ontario region where the bodies were found and fueled fears about biker turf wars and related drug trade in a country with a relatively low crime rate.

The Hells Angels issued a statement on its website, distancing themselves from the murders.

Police said they were still investigating and suggested the men may not have been killed where they had been found. They would not speculate whether there might be more arrests.

They would not say if the victims had been held captive before they were killed, but noted that the charge of first-degree murder implies either deliberate planning or forceful confinement.

MrMelon
11th April 2006, 16:37
What's this got to do with the P trade?

Nitzer
11th April 2006, 16:47
Do they have P in Canada??????

Paul in NZ
11th April 2006, 16:48
Do they have P in Canada??????

Theres no P in 'Canada'... They sure have a bunch of a's though

Sniper
11th April 2006, 16:49
I think you haven't searched this as its being discussed at the moment.

Sniper
11th April 2006, 16:49
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=574622#post574622

igor
11th April 2006, 16:53
go to this page http://www.nzpa.org.nz/communications/NewsMedia.htm
and download the april 2006 copy. a very good article about gangs and the p trade in canada.

Paul in NZ
11th April 2006, 17:23
Interesting reading...

sunhuntin
11th April 2006, 19:30
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=574622#post574622

that link brings me right back here, sniper.

and no i didnt search it first.

Sniper
11th April 2006, 19:33
that link brings me right back here, sniper.

and no i didnt search it first.

The threads have been merged thats why matey

Patrick
11th April 2006, 19:38
R.I.P...only the good die young...

Some were young, but...good??? Nah...no loss to society.

Bob
11th April 2006, 22:46
I shall now do one of my rare stepping off the "Mr Neutral Journo" platform appearances.

I saw this when it originally turned up in the news, when no motive had been ascertained... and immediately thought "Gang related". So waited a day or so until the police found they were all gang members. And then promptly ignored the whole thing.

If a bunch of crim gangs want to wipe each other out, fine by me. Just as long as they do it out of the way so innocent people don't get caught in the crossfire... like the recent one where one gang member was in a car and another gang rode up and fired at him. On the road. Where a lot of innocent people could have been hurt.

I don't report these things as it gives the gangs publicity... and no doubt in their minds some form of grandisement/acclaim/accord.

Lou Girardin
12th April 2006, 12:48
Just another occupational hazard.

Patrick
12th April 2006, 13:21
I think I just found a gang I like...

1. They do their shootouts at remote locations and no risk of crossfire to any innocents.
2. Shithead shooting shithead...one or eight bad guys dead, 5 other bad guys locked up for murder...talk about win - win situation.
3. Wild guess here...summit to do wif "P"????? Keep supplying em with it, I say.

How do we convince more gangs to do this?:devil2: :bleh:

sunhuntin
12th April 2006, 16:45
have just read on another canadian forum from msn that one of the dead was father to a 5 year old son, whom he visited every month.
i also learned that i met him while i was in that great country.....he was known as rogue. the world is a smaller place than we realise! he seemed a nice enough guy in the little time i spent with him, and he certainly wasnt wearing colors, as his association surprised even his closest friends.

hunting for more updates.

Jackrat
15th April 2006, 19:38
Somebody was a good shot.:niceone: :blip: :clap: :drinknsin :banana: