Gerald Gallant

Gerald Gallant was a Canadian contract killer who admitted to committing 27 murders and 12 attempted murders between 1978 and 2003.[1][2] His victims were members of Quebec-based criminal gangs. Gallant was reportedly one of Canada's most prolific known killers.[3]

This article is about the contract killer. For the ice hockey coach, see Gerard Gallant.
Gerald Gallant
Born
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
OccupationContract killer

Gallant typically killed in public by gunshots to the head, neck or chest which became his trademark.[4] His last murder, of Christian Duchaine, was committed March 12, 2003.[5]

Arrest and trial

Gallant was first arrested in 2006 by Swiss police, who arrested him in Geneva for credit card fraud.[6] During the interrogation for the Swiss arrest, he admitted to the murders in Canada and was quickly extradited.[6] After his arrest Gallant became a police informer, providing information that led to the arrest of ten others involved in the murders and attempted murders.[7] In March 2009 he accepted a plea deal from Canadian authorities and pleaded guilty to 27 murders and 12 attempted murders.[8][9] He received 48 life sentences with no eligibility for parole until 2033.[10]

Legacy

He was the subject of Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin.[11] The book was adapted by director Luc Picard and screenwriter Sylvain Guy for the 2021 film Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions), starring Picard as Gallant.[12]

References
  1. "Gerald Gallant: Confessions of Canada's most prolific hit man".
  2. Alex Caine (8 January 2013). Charlie and the Angels: The Outlaws, the Hells Angels and the Sixty Years War. Random House of Canada. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-307-35896-7.
  3. "Canadian hitman admits killing 27". April 2009.
  4. "Canadian man pleads guilty to killing 27 people". The Guardian. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. Christian Duchaine, le 12 mars 2003.
  6. "Gerald Gallant: Remorseful contract killer turns police informant".
  7. "Hit man helps police make 10 arrests in dozens of biker war cold cases".
  8. "Quebec contract killer pleads guilty to 27 counts of murder". The Globe and Mail. 31 March 2009.
  9. Thomas Barker (17 October 2014). Biker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime. Routledge. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-1-317-52411-3.
  10. http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2014/11/07/gerald-gallant-confessions-of-canadas-most-prolific-hit-man
  11. Valérie Gonthier, "Gallant : quand la réalité dépasse la fiction". Le Journal de Montréal, March 14, 2015.
  12. André Duchesne, "Premières images du film Confessions". La Presse, February 19, 2021.


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