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Carmen Barillaro (24 July 1944 – 23 July 1997) was an Italian-Canadian mobster who served as the right-hand man to Johnny Papalia of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario. Barillaro was briefly the boss of the Papalia family in 1997 with his reign being ended by his murder.
Apr 26, 2019 · In July 1997, Niagara Falls mobster Carmen Barillaro — lieutenant to Hamilton kingpin Johnny (Pops) Papalia — was murdered in the doorway of his home. The nine-millimetre handgun used to kill Barillaro was fired by Kenneth Murdock, a hitman hired by a rival mob family.
- Grant Lafleche
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Mar 14, 2023 · Angelo and his older brother Pat were charged with first-degree murder in 1997 for the contract killing of local Mob boss Johnny (Pops) Papalia and one of his lieutenants, Carmen Barillaro.
Carmen Barillaro – former made member of the Buffalo family. Barillaro was one of Johnny Papalia's top lieutenants and was responsible for controlling gambling, bookmakers and loan sharks in Niagara Falls. On July 23, 1997, Barillaro was murdered by Kenneth Murdock who shot him two times in his Niagara Falls, Ontario home.
Jul 10, 2020 · The Musitano brothers reached a deal and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Barillaro. In turn, the charges against them in connection with Papalia's death were dropped.
The killings of Johnny Papalia and his lieutenant Carmen Barillaro in 1997, ordered by brothers Angelo and Pat Musitano, had effectively wiped out the family's remaining leaders in Canada. One news report stated that the events of 1997 "decapitated the Papalia family."
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Jul 14, 2020 · Both Pat and brother Angelo Musitano were sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of Niagara crime boss Carmen Barillaro.
