Here are some interesting articles I have found on the recent Iavarone hit. There is, of course, Peter Edwards' Buffalo one:
https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/...-deadly-ontario-dispute-sources-say.htmlAnd here are some other ones:
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/suspected-mafia-boss-gunned-down-in-ancaster-reporthttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/09/14/hamilton-police-probing-ancaster-homicide.htmlhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/organized-crime-musitano-iavarone-murder-hamilton-1.4825446If you skim through these articles, I think it becomes pretty evident that the Canadian law enforcement is very far behind the Mafia. They have very little information on the power struggles going on. Here are some quotes from the following articles:
“It is possibly linked to the Angelo Musitano murder,†(Det. Sgt. Peter) Thom said. “Something is going on in the underworld, perhaps a power struggle, and it is something we are wise to.†“I’m not sure that this particular case factors into that, but that’s certainly something that we’re alive to,†Thom said.
Antonio Nicaso, a Mafia expert who teaches courses on organized crime at Queen's University, told CBC News it does appear different groups are vying for power in Ontario and Quebec right now — but it's unclear whether or not this incident is related.
"There is a power struggle. There is violence related to the power vacuum left by the Rizzutos," he said.
In my opinion, the statements made by police and the general vague nature of all of these articles make it hard for me to make a definitive conclusion. And it makes it especially hard for me to accept the Buffalo conclusion by Peter Edwards, which reads - in my opinion - like a fortune teller as opposed to an organized crime report since it seems to me to be intentionally vague and open to interpretation. Most of the quotes in that article by Edwards' sources are very broad one-liners which I don't think can - at this stage - be used to make a conclusion on the subject, especially when you look into other organized crime articles where actual, named police officers and sergeants - not "sources" - say themselves that they're not really sure what's going on.
There is a lot of interpretation when it comes to what's going on in this area, especially with the Iavarone murders. It will be interesting to see what happens with the murder suspects. I can completely understand why one would take Edwards' article as the assurance they need to consider Buffalo an active family.
In a nutshell:
1. Edwards' Buffalo piece does not line up with other police statements and article, which generally concede that the power struggle is largely a mystery.
2. Edwards' Buffalo piece reads like a "fortune teller" report in that no specifics are mentioned and the article is seemingly intentionally vague.
3. Edwards' sources seem to know way, way, way more than the actual cops and investigators on the ground, which I view as a red flag that perhaps the article is not entirely accurate.
4. Edwards' sources conflict with the FBI down in the States, which is - by all accounts - light years ahead of investigative police in Canada.
Let me know if you disagree with the above statements, and why. This is simply my take on the recent articles and information in comparison with one another.
