Enforcer Rev Ed: Johnny Pops Papalia: A Life and Death in the Mafia

 

DURING HIS LIFETIME, Johnny Pops Papalia was known as Canada’s Capone, Godfather and The Enforcer. Part Mafia Don, part gentleman and part shrewd businessman, Johnny Pops was assassinated at age 73. The Enforcer became crime writer Adrian Humphreys’ bestselling look at this colourful and influential crime boss. Six years after Johnny Pops’ murder, public fascination with the Papalia family continues unabated—and there have been several surprising developments since his demise.

• What has happened to the Musitano brothers, who are now eligible for parole after being convicted of conspiracy to commit Johnny Papalia’s murder? 
• How is Kenneth Murdock, the other accused, spending his time in prison? And what new information can he offer? 
• What has happened to the Papalia clan, especially since the aggressive entry of the Hells Angels into Ontario’s underworld? 
• And what do the police now have to say about their investigation and prosecution of Papalia’s killers?

With his vast knowledge of the North American organized crime network and his relentless tracking of this still-unfolding story, Humphreys answers these questions and more in this fully revised edition. A true-crime classic in every sense, The Enforcer is an absorbing read for any fan.

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ADRIAN HUMPHREYS reports on crime and justice issues for the National Post,, after a nine-year, award-winning career as a reporter at the Hamilton Spectator.He covered the shooting of Johnny Papalia, attended his funeral, and remains an avid investigator of Canadian organized crime.