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      • It was the gunshot that changed Niagara’s underworld forever. In July 1997, Niagara Falls mobster Carmen Barillaro — lieutenant to Hamilton kingpin Johnny (Pops) Papalia — was murdered in the doorway of his home.
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  2. Apr 26, 2019 · It was the gunshot that changed Niagara’s underworld forever. In July 1997, Niagara Falls mobster Carmen Barillaro — lieutenant to Hamilton kingpin Johnny (Pops) Papalia — was murdered in the doorway of his home.

  3. Mar 30, 2024 · The team consisted of investigators from the OPP, Hamilton, Halton and Niagara police agencies. Mob investigators from that era are shedding new light on the Hamilton mafia, revealing layers of untold underworld conflict in Hamilton that was fraught with conspiracy and murder in the 1990s.

  4. Apr 1, 2024 · The oncepowerf­ul Mafia boss from Hamilton had been unceremoni­ously killed by the up-and-coming Musitano crime family, who were looking to take control of Hamilton’s underworld. Project Expiate was formed to solve the Papalia homicide during what was viewed as an impending Mob turf war — with Hamilton at the epicentre.

  5. Aug 28, 2022 · The brazen daytime hit on Hamilton mob chief Pat Musitano in 2020 marked the end of an era for the underworld in Southern Ontario.

  6. Mar 14, 2023 · After six years, police are still looking for the final suspect in a pair of Hamilton mob murders — and while police believe the 32-year-old Hamilton man is still alive, the country where he...

  7. Sep 28, 2018 · A couple months earlier, May 31, 1997 to be exact, the man Barillaro reported to, Johnny “Pops” Papalia was gunned down in broad daylight on the streets of Hamilton. This mafia style execution represented a shift in power in the Canadian underworld as Ontario’s reputed top mobster was now eliminated.

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