Hell To Pay: Hells Angels vs. The Million-Dollar Rat

234 Pages·2011·2.34 MB·English

by  Neal Hall

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1.HellsAngels.2.Plante,Michael.3.Gangmembers—British
Columbia—Vancouver.4.Motorcyclegangs—BritishColumbia—Vancouver.
5.Informers—BritishColumbia—Vancouver.
6.Trials—BritishColumbia—Vancouver.7.Organizedcrime
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C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgments ix
ListofPrincipalCharacters xi
Introduction 1
1. TheCopsSnareaRat 7
...
2. ‘‘Isignedmylifeaway ’’ 17
3. AnOfficialFriend 41
4. TheBusinessofMurder 53
5. OurMissingFriend 71
6. TheK-TownCrew 91
7. TheRoundup 111
8. TheFirstE-PandoraCourtCase 129
9. CriminalOrganization,RoundOne 145
10.CriminalOrganization,RoundTwo 157
...
11.‘‘Hehadtheballstostraponawire ’’ 191
Index 201
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