Former Hells Angels crime boss Maurice Boucher, aka “Mama” Boucher, has died aged 69.
According to TVA Nouvelles, Boucher, a notorious longtime leader of the Hells Angels gang and one of the most notorious criminals in Quebec history, died Sunday after a long battle with throat cancer.
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He died in the palliative care unit of a correctional health facility attached to Archambault Prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., where he was serving consecutive life sentences.
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Hells Angels boss Maurice “Mama” Boucher (2nd left) is greeted by other members of the club at a boxing match in Montreal. Ryan Remiortz/The Canadian Press
Boucher was a notorious organized crime boss, murderer, drug trafficker, biker outlaw and former leader of the Quebec branch of the Hells Angels.
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In 2002, he was convicted of attempted murder and two counts of first-degree murder after ordering the killing of two Quebec prison officials who were randomly selected in an attempt to destabilize Quebec’s judicial system.
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He received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for at least 25 years. He was incarcerated in one of Canada’s few super-maximum prisons.
He battled cancer for seven years and was moved into palliative care on June 10. He just recently turned 69 on June 21st.
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