Gerald Gallant

Gerald Gallant
Born Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Contract killer

Gerald Gallant was a Canadian contract killer who admitted to committing 27 murders and 12 attempted murders between 1978 and 2003.[1][2] His victims were members of Quebec-based criminal gangs. Gallant was reportedly one of Canada's most prolific known killers.[3]

Gallant typically killed in public by gunshots to the head, neck or chest which became his trademark.[4] His last murder, of Christian Duchaine, was committed March 12, 2003.[5]

Arrest and trial

Gallant was first arrested in 2006 by Swiss police, who arrested him in Geneva for credit card fraud.[6] During the interrogation for the Swiss arrest, he admitted to the murders in Canada and was quickly extradited.[6] After his arrest Gallant became a police informer, providing information that led to the arrest of ten others involved in the murders and attempted murders.[7] In March 2009 he accepted a plea deal from Canadian authorities and plead guilty to 27 murders and 12 attempted murders.[8][9] He received 48 life sentences with no eligibility for parole until 2033.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Gerald Gallant: Confessions of Canada's most prolific hit man".
  2. ↑ Alex Caine (8 January 2013). Charlie and the Angels: The Outlaws, the Hells Angels and the Sixty Years War. Random House of Canada. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-307-35896-7.
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7975704.stm
  4. ↑ "Canadian man pleads guilty to killing 27 people". The Guardian. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Christian Duchaine, le 12 mars 2003.
  6. 1 2 "Gerald Gallant: Remorseful contract killer turns police informant".
  7. ↑ "Hit man helps police make 10 arrests in dozens of biker war cold cases".
  8. ↑ "Quebec contract killer pleads guilty to 27 counts of murder".
  9. ↑ Thomas Barker (17 October 2014). Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime. Routledge. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-1-317-52411-3.
  10. ↑ http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2014/11/07/gerald-gallant-confessions-of-canadas-most-prolific-hit-man


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