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On a warm summer day in July 1994, 30-year-old Pierre Doused was working in his motorcycle

shop in North Montreal when he heard a strange voice call out his name. He looked up and saw

three men armed with 12-gauge shotguns standing in his shop.

Two were wearing masks, the other a motorcycle helmet with a dark visor.

One of the men called Pierre's name again.

Then they opened fire, pumping at least 16 bullets into the shop owner's body before dropping the guns and speeding away in a stolen van.

Pierre was rushed to hospital where he died from his injuries.

His killers were never captured, and the murder received little attention at the time.

But today, it's remembered as the beginning of a vicious turf

war between the Hells Angels and rival bike gang, The Rock Machine. Over the next eight years,

bombings, arsons, and brazen shootouts terrorized Quebec, leaving more than 160 people dead,

including innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

I'm Kathy Kinsorra, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the world.

On this episode, we're looking back at the Quebec Biker War.

Outlaw motorcycle gangs first emerged in North America following World War II.

When thousands of young, often traumatized and disaffected men were turned home from battle, a lot had changed, and some didn't like it.

Plus, they found the transition back to a peaceful civilian life hard to handle.

During the war, combat soldiers were trained to ride motorcycles while overseas, specifically

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