| Louis "Mélou" Roy |
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| Louis "Mélou" Roy was believed by police to be Quebec's second most powerful and influenial Hells Angel, only behind Maurice "Mom" Boucher. He received his colors in 1991 and served as president of the Trois-Rivieres chapter before founding the elite Nomads chapter in 1995. Roy was the organization's principal contact to the Italian Mafia and believed to be the richest Angel in the province. Law enforcement estimate that he was responsible for importing atleast 5200 kilograms of hashish from Jamaica, India, South Africa, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland. He was also active in other rackets, including high scale importation of other drugs. |
Along with fellow Nomad Richard "Rick" Vallee, Roy was charged with trafficking in cocaine in 1995. The charges were later dropped. Roy and Hells Angel Sylvain "Baptiste" Thiffault were brought up on charges of ordering the 1995 deaths of drug dealers Richard Delcour t and Jacques Ferland. Hitman Serge Quesnel, who admitted to the shootings, turned informant and agred to testify against his former employer. April 4, 1997 proved to be a great day for Roy. He and Thiffault were on their way to court to learn their verdict when police shoved Rock Machine associate Roger Hardy in the padywagon with them. The Hells Angels beat the man severely and then, later in the day, were acquitted of all charges. The jury felt Quesnel was not a credible witness. But "Mélou" Roy was back in court again, charged with ordering the 1995 slaying of Claude "Le Pic" Rivard. He was granted bail and on August 23, 1997, while exiting his Mercedes in the parking lot of his father's motel in Jonquiere, Roy was shot four times by a masked assailant. He refused to co-operate with police and underwent major surgery, eventually recovering fully. Four members of the Hells Trois-Rivieres chapter and a member of the Blatnois puppet gang agreed to plead guilty on murder conspiracy charges if prosecutors withdrawed charges against Roy. This act demonstrated the kind of influence he had in the organization. On September 18, 1998, Roy pled guilty to one count of federal tax evasion and was ordered to pay $20,000 for not declaring any revenue between 1990 and 1993. Authorities calculated that Roy had not reported $190,000 in revenue in that time period. Roy disappeared on June 24, 2000, the fifth anniversary of the Hells Nomads chapter. His Mercedes Benz was found on a busy street in downtown Montreal weeks later. Just days before his disappearance, he had been present in Trois-Rivieres as the Surete du Quebec and Provincial Police arrested almost the entire Blatnois biker gang, a Hells puppet club. Police believe that the Hells Angels were behind Roy's disappearance, murdering him because he wanted to cut drug prices. He was 41 years old. |