The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal
by Edwards, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 1554680441
- ISBN 13
- 9781554680443
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2010. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 474 pages, b&w photos, ---"On the morning of April 8, 2006, residents of the hamlet of Shedden, Ontario, woke up to the news that the bloodied bodies of eight bikers from the Bandidos gang had been found stuffed into cars and trucks by a local farm. The massacre made headlines around the world, and the shocking news brought a grim light to an otherwise quiet corner of the Canadian province. The day after the bodies were discovered, Bandido Wayne -Weiner- Kellestine was arrested for the murders of their own crew in what remains as one of the worst mass murders in Canadian history and the largest one-day slaughter anywhere in the outlaw biker world. ---The story of the biker massacre is alternately frightening and pathetic. Like other outlaw bikers, Bandidos portray themselves as motorcycle enthusiasts who are systematically misunderstood and abused by police and feared by the public. However, unlike other biker gangs such as the Hells Angels, who run highly sophisticated criminal empires, the Bandidos were anything but motorcycle enthusiasts-in fact, many of them broke the gangs cardinal rule of even riding a Harley. Highly disorganized, prone to petty infighting and sabotage of fellow members, and-fatally-dismissive of the warnings of the powerful American leadership, the Canadian club, known as the No Surrender Crew, imploded over one dark night when, one by one, the former brothers were led to slaughter. ---Peter Edwards was on the scene as the story broke and has followed the proceedings from the arrests in 2006 to the highly publicized court case in 2009, when all six defendants were found guilty of first-degree murder. He spoke with mass murderer Wayne (Weiner) Kellestine hours after the murders and interviewed outlaw bikers and cops, on the streets and behind bars, to research this story. He also covered the trial of the killers and related trials, from start to finish. ---The Bandido Massacre tells, in chilling detail, how Nazi-loving Kellestine betrayed his fellow Bandidos at his farm outside of quiet Iona Station, Ontario; and how Michael Taz Sandham, a former theology student and police officer turned biker, found himself in the rafters of Kellestines barn with his rifle trained on his former comrades. But The Bandido Massacre also tells the very human side of the story, of John -Boxer- Muscedere, the head of the Toronto Bandidos, who laughed even as he ordered Kellestine to kill him first in a vain attempt to save his brothers; George -Crash- Kriarakis, wounded in the opening volley and shot dead as he sat in a car awaiting a ride to the hospital; and Jamie -Goldberg- Flanz, the only Jewish member of the Canadian crew, made to wait at the end of the line as his brothers were marched out of the barn into the early morning darkness. ---As gripping as any crime novel, The Bandido Massacre is the shocking inside story of a crumbling brotherhood bent on self-destruction and betrayal."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168230
- Title
- The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal
- Author
- Edwards, Peter
- Illustrator
- Uncredited Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see desciption)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (see description)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1554680441
- ISBN 13
- 9781554680443
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 6.25w x 9.25h Inches
- Keywords
- The Bandido Massacre: A True Story of Bikers, Brotherhood and Betrayal
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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