One more point dissuading the notion of Bonanno influence in Montreal, Di Maulo Desjardin's brother in law was obviously not worried about the Bonanno's as he didn't even travel with body guards.

If he was at all scared of Bonanno retribution one would think he would have taken precautions.

Desjardins was in general population right up until Di Maulo was killed and after that was moved to protective custody. If there was any threat whatsoever from the Bonanno's those guys would have all been in PC from the start.

Why do you think Dubro is not a source of any credibility?

Police believe Renda may have been killed because of a debt he owed to someone. For all we know, the Bonanno family had sanctioned his murder. Desjardins was put in isolation for a while because his life was in danger. Di Maulo may have thought he had nothing to fear and did not need protection, but as you know that has cost him his life.

Hey Sonny,

Have you ever seen video of Dubro speaking? He comes off with the credibility of a Drunken Uncle telling you if it wasn't for his bum knee he would have been a pro football player. There is no chance anybody of any significance in the mafia or the police tells that guy anything.

Desjardins was just recently put in isolation after Di Maulo was killed but before that he was General population and most if not everyone of the Mafia writers in Montreal were quoting police sources as believing the Rizzuto's were behind that hit. I think one can make an argument for other Montreal Groups but there is zero evidence that the Bonnano's have any influence on any of these groups after Montagna was hit. It's not the 1950's anymore they have hard enough time keeping their own shop in order in New York. I believe there is better evidence Ndrangheta groups from Toronto and Italy have more influence in Montreal than any of the American families do now .

And if the Rizzuto's did hit Di Maulo I would bet everything I own that they didn't consult the Bonanno's and never again will on anything as Vito has already been screwed once by the Bonanno members turning states evidence.

Giordano I agree with your speculation you are spot on. Excellent post, lets not forget at the height of the Rizzuto clan powers they were responsible for a lot of blood shed not just the highly publicized Violi hit. Point is a long list of enemies wanting revenge. The revenge would be from the players in Ontario, the attempt to fill the power vacuum are the players in Montreal even infighting within the clan. Still very difficult to decipher.

Everything is pointing to the ponytail

La Press - Shooting

See Giordano's post on page 1 of this thread for the mention of Tony Gensale, who was murdered on November 15, 2012. The French-language article at the link below states Gensale was killed because the shooter(s) believed him to be Giuseppe Fetta, the true target of the hit.

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2013/01/18/erreur-fatale-sur-la-personne

Google translation (I tried to improve the translation in some places):

ORGANIZED CRIME | MAFIA
Fatal error on the person
29th murder victim of the year 2012 in Montreal has been confused with an associate of the mafia
Éric Thibault
Journal de Montréal
DATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013, 9:16 P.M. | UPDATED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013, 12:39 A.M.

Two crimes committed in broad daylight, just 20 meters away, a month apart. December 17, 2012, Giuseppe Fetta was suffering from several gun shots near his car parked on the boulevard Saint-Laurent Street between Fleury and Sauriol. He survived the shooting. On November 15, gunmen had mistaken Tony Gensale, who died after being shot three times in the chest, leaving a taekwondo school, almost the same place.

Tony Gensale was shot by mistake, on November 15, Boulevard Saint-Laurent. His killers have taken to the mafia Giuseppe Fetta, riddled with bullets a month later, 20 meters from where Gensale took his last breath.

This is the hypothesis which now looking to investigators Division Major Crime Police of the City of Montreal (SPVM), that according to reliable sources revealed to Le Journal.

Referred to crimes committed in similar circumstances, both Montrealers of Italian origin were used in the same sector of Saint-Laurent Boulevard in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, who took on the appearance of far west in recent months of 2012.

The draw will be wanted the real target whose head was a price he survived when his turn came, December 17.

Mobile unknown

"They got the wrong guy," police sources have suggested two's murder Gensale committed in broad daylight, on November 15.

Asked to comment, Commander Ian Lafreniere said simply that "the motive for this crime remains unknown" SPVM.

At 2:25 pm, Gensale, aged 43, came to Elite Taekwondo School, which he attended for several years, when an altercation broke out with at least two men who police suspect to be linked to street gangs. One of them whipped out a gun and hit the victim three times in the chest.

Gensale was known to police, but was "not a criminal of high rank," according to our sources. He had in his file a sentence of six months in prison in 2004 for cocaine trafficking.

Two incidents

December 17, 10:10 am, Giuseppe Fetta, 33, was next to his car - parked 20 meters from where Gensale died - when the hooded man shot him.

This unusual proximity between two crime scenes immediately investigators to believe that these cases could be linked.

Fetta, a tough guy who had recently risen in rank in the Italian mafia - the RCMP had identified as the bodyguard of mobster Francesco Arcadi during the Coliseum investigation - has been achieved in the legs and chest, but it is remained conscious during transport to the hospital. He has not shown talkative with the police, according to our information.

Collaboration with Marc Pigeon

if tony gensale was killed after an altercation what's the matter with fetta attempted murder?
i dont' think they are related

I think the altercation between Gensale and his killers was one that arose because the shooters were trying to kill a target, not an altercation that arose from a previous disagreement or even one that spontaneously happened. Remember: Gensale was merely leaving the martial-arts school he had been attending for years when the altercation and shooting occurred.

Perhaps the following, which I posted on the RealDeal, might help you understand the eerie coincidences.

Below is a link to one article that was about four murders' taking place over a 14-hour period, as well as an excerpt from that article that contains information about the murder of Gensale, who had yet to be identified:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/shot...5596/story.html

Then some twelve hours later, the same major crimes investigators were called to the scene of a fourth homicide, this time a man in his 40s, shot dead in broad daylight on the street in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. According to witnesses, the man was involved in some kind of altercation on St. Laurent Blvd., near Sauriol St., when the suspect pulled out a gun and fired at least one shot at him, hitting him in the upper body. The man was declared dead on the scene, said Montreal Police Constable Daniel Lacoursière. The suspect or suspects fled on foot, witnesses said. No arrests have been made in this case, or the other two.

Here's a link to one article about the attempted murder of Giuseppe Fetta:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/shot+Ahuntsic+ties+Mafia/7709434/story.html

And here are some article excerpts:

Fetta was taken to a hospital after having been shot at around 10:10 a.m. on St. Laurent between Sauriol and Fleury Sts. He was shot at least once while standing beside a car when the shooter came up on foot. After firing, the man ran off....

On Nov. 15, Tony Gensale, a 43-year-old convicted drug dealer, was fatally shot close to the location of Monday’s attempt on Fetta....

[Montreal police Constable Anie] Lemieux said the fact that Fetta was shot so close to where Gensale was killed is certainly something investigators will look into. But she also said it is too early to draw conclusions linking any of the shootings to each other. It is also not clear whether Gensale had ties to Awada or Fetta, police sources said on Monday....
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The above seems to explain why Gensale may have been killed in a case of mistaken identity. Back on December 17, one blogger at the well-known blogspot coolopolis.blogspot.ca wrote about Fetta being shot at, writing

The shooting occurred at a spot near a garage where Fetta had previously been busted with guns and it's also almost exactly the same spot that Tony Gensale, 43, was shot dead after finishing his Tae Kwon Do lesson on Nov. 15.

Link: http://coolopolis.blogspot.ca/2012/12/g ... r-day.html