Serge Quesnel was born in Trois-Rivieres and dropped out of high school.
34 Facts About Serge Quesnel
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Serge Quesnel only had one legitimate job in his entire life, working as a cook in a fast food restaurant, which he held for all of two weeks.
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Serge Quesnel began his criminal career as a professional shoplifter as a teenager before moving on to engaging in armed robbery and drug trafficking.
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Serge Quesnel worked as an enforcer and debt collector for the local drug dealers, enjoying some success as he was physically very strong.
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In 1989, when he was convicted of theft and sentenced to two years in prison, Serge Quesnel demanded that he serve his sentence at a federal prison rather than a provincial prison, feeling he would be able to make more underworld contacts in a federal prison.
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Serge Quesnel's request was granted and he served his sentence at the federal Donnaconna prison outside of Quebec City, where he was able to make contacts with "teachers" who gave him the underworld connections that he craved.
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Fournier tied a shoe lace around Naud's neck while Serge Quesnel rammed a pair of scissors into one of Naud's eyes to immobilize him.
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Serge Quesnel then used the scissors to cut open Naud's throat, causing him to bleed to death.
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In late 1993, Serge Quesnel was imprisoned for a drug offense.
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Serge Quesnel's lawyer introduced him to the Hells Angels, saying that the Angels were looking for men like him.
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In November 1994, upon his release from prison, Serge Quesnel met Louis "Melou" Roy, the president of the Trois-Rivieres chapter of the Hells Angels.
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Serge Quesnel carried a booklet with the names, addresses, license plate numbers and descriptions of fifty or so undesirable individuals.
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On 14 December 1994, Serge Quesnel was called by Sylvain "Baptise" Thiffault, the vice-president of Trois-Rivieres chapter, who gave him his first assignment.
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Serge Quesnel was to kill Jacques Ferland, a Quebec City chemist who worked for the Rock Machine gang.
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On 30 January 1995, Serge Quesnel was able to enter Ferland's house by telling his friend, Andre Bedard, that he wanted to see him.
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On 3 February 1995, Serge Quesnel followed Rivard's car down the streets of Montreal and when Rivard stopped for a red light, Serge Quesnel pulled up his vehicle next to Rivard's car.
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Serge Quesnel then pulled a handgun and shot Rivard in the head.
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Serge Quesnel was able to approach Delcourt and hinted to him the Angels were looking to make him into a member.
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Serge Quesnel offered to drive Delcourt to an Angels party in Quebec City, an offer that he accepted.
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On 1 April 1995, Serge Quesnel was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
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Serge Quesnel testified in 1997 that he turned Crown's evidence in 1995 because: "I saw that they had me".
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In exchange for testifying against Roy, Serge Quesnel was to serve 20 years in prison for all five murders and to be eligible for parole after 12 years.
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Tremblay pointed out that under the Crown's plea bargain with Serge Quesnel, he was not to commit any more offenses, but that according to Beaulieu, she had smuggled the PCPs into the jail for him, thereby making him guilty of conspiracy to smuggle illegal drugs.
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Le Soleil newspaper ran a front-page photograph of Serge Quesnel frolicking with a barely-dressed Bealieu in his jail cell.
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Serge Quesnel invested his $300,000 cash payments and estimated in 1999 that he owned stocks worth about $1 million.
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On 19 July 1995, Serge Quesnel made a plea bargain to conspiracy to traffic in PCPs and despite the way he violated his first plea bargain by committing more crimes, the Crown still struck with the terms of the first plea bargain.
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At Roy's trial for murder in April 1997, Serge Quesnel testified for the Crown.
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The jury found Serge Quesnel to be an untrustworthy witness and acquitted Roy.
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Serge Quesnel provided information to the police about the murder of an American named Lee Carter, who had been killed on 29 July 1993 by a bomb planted in his car.
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Serge Quesnel stated that Vallee had killed Carter after he discovered that he was working as an agent for the New York State Police and the US Customs.
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In 2002, Serge Quesnel had the journalist Pierre Martineau serve as the ghostwriter for his memoirs, Testament d'un tueur des Hells.
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In 2004, Serge Quesnel sued the Crown, arguing that conditions in prison were too harsh for him.
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In 2013, Serge Quesnel's parole was revoked when it was discovered that he had violated his parole conditions by drinking.
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On 24 November 2015, Serge Quesnel was released from prison on full parole.