Richard Blass was a Canadian gangster and a multiple murderer.
15 Facts About Richard Blass
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Richard Blass pleaded guilty to assault and spent one night in jail.
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Over time Richard Blass became more obsessed with the Mafia activity going on in New York City.
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Richard Blass worked as a hitman for the notorious West End Gang.
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On 24 August 1968, the first Mafia attempt against Richard Blass's life took place, when two hired gunmen entered a bar where Richard Blass was enjoying some drinks.
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Two weeks later, Richard Blass was tracked by the Mafia to a motel named "Le Manoir de Plaisance" in a Montreal suburb.
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The motel was set on fire and three people died, but Richard Blass escaped the blaze.
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In October 1968, Richard Blass was injured by bullet shots to the head and back after being ambushed, alongside partner Claude Menard, inside a garage.
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Richard Blass was arrested and sentenced to four consecutive terms of ten years in jail.
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Richard Blass was caught after an anonymous caller informed police that he was hiding in his wife's apartment.
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An unidentified female friend of his smuggled in some firearms during a visit, and Richard Blass broke the jail visitor's window.
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Richard Blass wanted to kill Raymond Laurin and Roger Levesque, both of whom had participated in the 1969 bank robbery and testified against him.
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Richard Blass found them both at a bar on 30 October 1974, and shot them dead.
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Police reports and testimony stated that Richard Blass had shot first; however, in May 2012, Lisacek told journalist Warren Perley that Richard Blass had been unarmed, and had only been 'wielding' a sock.
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Richard Blass was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.