Normand Dubois
Dubois Gang
    Normand, the third  oldest of  the famous  Dubois  brothers of St-Henri, was born on  December 27, 1934. At the  age  of 22, he was sentenced to  a $200 fine or  a month in prison  after  he was convicted of violent theft.

     In the 1950s, Normand Dubois allegedly had a short fling with the girlfriend of Rosaire Forgues, who benefited of a reputation as being the toughest street fighter  around St. Henri. When  Forgues heard of the supposed  affair, he  allegedly swore revenge  against Dubois.

     The threat eventually reached Normand Dubois  and  he, along with his  brothers Jean-Guy and Claude, confronted Forgues. The situation quickly turned violent  and Jean-Guy reportedly delivered Forgues a serious beating.

     The next day, the brothers heard Robert Miron was telling people he was going to shoot Normand Dubois. Normand and his brothers Claude, Jean-Guy, and René, confront Miron  at the Chez Maurice tavern. As Normand, Claude and René looked on, Jean-Guy pounded Miron senseless.

     After the Dubois brothers left the bar, Miron pulled out a firearm and allegedly fired a shot into the air. A young bystander, Gilles Petit, was struck in the head and fell dead. 

     Both the Dubois brothers  and Miron were  arrested by police. Normand Dubois was convicted of aggravated  assault  and  possession of  a  weapon  and  sentenced to one year in  prison. His brother, Jean-Guy was convicted of  aggravated  assault and possession of  a firearm  and  sentenced  to  two years in prison. Finally, brothers Claude  and  René were convicted of  aggravated  assault  and  were sentenced to time served, which resulted in both men serving  almost five  months behind bars during the trial.

     During the  infamous Quebec Police Commission’s inquiry into  organized crime in the 1970s, the manager  of  the  Provincial Bank on  Notre-Dame Street West, Jean Caron, testified  that  Normand Dubois  and four of his brothers – Jean-Guy, Adrien, Maurice, and  Raymond – were his clients. The brothers  allegedly told  the  bank  manager: “As long  as we’re  customers of  yours, you’ll  have  no problems.”

     Caron told the commission that in order to avoid problems, he disregarded the bank’s policies  and gave one of  the  Dubois brothers a $25,000 credit margin, although he only had  the  authorization to grant loans up to $5,000. 

     In the early  hours of  March 24, 1976, a bomb was  detonated  under  Dubois’ Chrysler Imperial, parked behind the  Bar Salon Des Copains on  Notre-Dame Street West. The bomb, placed  under the gas tank, caused only minor damage to the vehicle.