Main Causes of the Shedden Massacre
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The Shedden Massacre is one of the most notorious and gruesome biker gang slayings in Canadian history. On April 8, 2006, eight members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were found dead in a field in Shedden, Ontario. The events leading up to the massacre, who was responsible, and why it happened have been the subject of much debate and speculation. From looking at the Bandidos’ haste in expansion, Muscedere and his followers still wearing the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out, and Sandham’s manipulation to get a higher position were all key factors in this tragedy and pointing towards the main cause of the Shedden Massacre being a power struggle within the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
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The Shedden Massacre, a mass killing of eight people in Ontario, Canada in 2006, is one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history. This tragedy was caused by a power struggle between two biker gangs, the Bandidos and the Outlaws, which resulted in the deaths of eight people. A power struggle is the main cause of the Shedden Massacre, which can be seen by the Bandidos’ haste in expansion, Muscedere and his followers still wearing the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out, and Sandham’s manipulation to get a higher position.
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The Shedden Massacre is a mass murder incident that occurred in 2006 in the small rural town of Shedden, Ontario. Eight members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were brutally murdered in a field outside of town. The reasons for the massacre remain a mystery to this day. A power struggle is the main cause of the Shedden Massacre. This can be seen by the Bandidos’ haste in expansion, Muscedere and his followers still wearing the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out, and Sandham’s manipulation to get a higher position.
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The main cause of the Shedden Massacre would be one huge power struggle which can be seen by the Bandidos’ haste in expansion, Muscedere and his followers still wearing the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out, and Kellestine’s greed for a higher position.
Explain how the Bandidos’ haste in expansion was a cause of/factor to the Shedden Massacre, including their lack of recruitment protocols and their eagerness to have a presence in the Canadian market. Such as the conflict between the different chapters and the power struggle between the members. Explain how the Bandidos’ haste in expansion created a power struggle within the gang, leading to the Shedden Massacre. Lack of recruitment protocols and their eagerness to have a presence in the Canadian market. This led to a conflict between the members and created a power struggle within the gang. Felt threatened by the Hells Angels Skipped the probationary period Started accepting anyone The people they accepted were bad. People who got captured easily, crazy people, people who aren’t as loyal as they should be to the Bandidos Because of sudden expansion, gangs started to become more loose. More meth, kills etc. All the more bloodier.
The Bandidos’ haste in expansion is a contributing factor to the Shedden Massacre.
Explain why Muscedere and his followers still wearing the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out was a cause of the Shedden Massacre, including their refusal to accept their removal from the gang and their determination to get revenge. Created a power struggle that led to the Shedden Massacre. Was a key factor in the power struggle leading to the Shedden Massacre.
Muscedere and his gang refused to accept their removal from the Bandidos and they were determined to never surrender. Since they wore their patch they got respect, acknowledgement, and reputation that they are using from the Bandidos which no longer belong to them. This created a power struggle. Muscedere and his followers still wore the Bandidos patch despite being kicked out. Muscedere and followers kicked out of Bandidos disobeying the Bandidos headquarters decisions. Muscedere didn’t listen to the Bandidos headquarters and opened a new chapter in Winnipeg Headquarters asked for patches of Muscedere, he refused. Renamed the Toronto chapter to the No Surrender Crew. Kellestine took advantage of what Muscedere did and took charge of the Winnipeg chapter Musceder and followers were from the Toronto Chapter, there’s a power struggle. On 28 December 2005, the American leadership of the Bandidos, who had grown increasingly unhappy with Muscedere’s leadership, expelled him and his followers, charging that they were failing to make money, not paying their monthly membership dues because they did not have the money, and were going about business in a “sloppy” manner, leaving them wide open to prosecution. They refused the orders from Houston to surrender their patches, saying they were going to stay on as Bandidos despite Pike’s decision to expel them. Outlaw bikers attach enormous symbolic importance to their patches, which show which club they belong to and what their position is. The patches belong to the club, not to the men wearing them, and must be returned at once if a member is expelled or resigns. It is considered extremely offensive for someone to wear the patch of a club that they do not belong to, which often results in violence against anyone who does so. Multiple times in which other people thought they were part of Bandidos and gave them more power and respect than what a new motorcycle club would get.
Explain how Kellestine’s greed for a higher position while high on drugs was a factor that led to the Shedden Massacre. Including his disregard for the gang’s hierarchy and his ambition to become the leader of the Bandidos.
He definitely killed Was a Neo Nazi Some people he wanted to kill last to torture them were Jewish/praying Unsure whether he killed to get on the good side of headquarters, for Hells Angels, etc. Definitely wanted power, we see this when he takes over the Winnipeg chapter Was high on meth, and while affected by meth the plan made sense to get power. Kellestine was convinced that he could seize control of the Bandidos in Canada and a lucrative trade in methamphetamine by wiping out most of the Toronto members and then pinning the killings on had told him that Muscedere and the rest of the “no surrender crew” were to be killed with Kellestine to become the new leader of the Canadian Bandidos as the reward. Kellestin wouldn’t have been made leader, and drugs affected his logic. He had ambition to become leader of Bandidos in Canada. Price informed Kellestine that he would become the new Canadian Bandido president if he succeeded in “pulling the patches” of the “no surrender crew”, while the Winnipeg chapter would be granted “full patches”, making them into full members.
Price concluded by stating that both Kellestine and Sandham would be expelled as well if they failed with removing the patches being worn by the rogue Toronto chapter. From the trial Taz ‘Sandham testified in, Price had no intention of having Kellestine become leader of the Canadian patch.
The last key contributing factor to the Shedden Massacre is Kellestine. Kellestine is a person who was constantly high on drugs, unnecessarily bloodthirsty, and always chose violence. He was recruited when the Bandidos were mass-expanding to go against the Hells Angels. Kellestine was also extremely power-hungry. Price made a deal with him to kill Muscedere and become the leader of the Canadian patch. However, he made this deal while being affected by the influence, and anyone with a sober mind would be able to tell that Price had no intention of keeping Kellestine in charge. If Kellestine didn’t have the characteristics he had, then the Shedden massacre could have been avoided and would have never needed to happen.
Price informed Kellestine that he would become the new Canadian Bandido president if he succeeded in “pulling the patches” of the “no surrender crew”, while the Winnipeg chapter would be granted “full patches”, making them into full members. Price concluded by stating that both Kellestine and Sandham would be expelled as well if they failed with removing the patches being worn by the rogue Toronto chapter. On 28 December 2005, the American leadership of the Bandidos, who had grown increasingly unhappy with Muscedere’s leadership, expelled him and his followers, charging that they were failing to make money, not paying their monthly membership dues because they did not have the money, and were going about business in a “sloppy” manner, leaving them wide open to prosecution.
They refused the orders from Houston to surrender their patches, saying they were going to stay on as Bandidos despite Pike’s decision to expel them. Outlaw bikers attach enormous symbolic importance to their patches, which show which club they belong to and what their position is. The patches belong to the club, not to the men wearing them, and must be returned at once if a member is expelled or resigns. It is considered extremely offensive for someone to wear the patch of a club that they do not belong to, which often results in violence against anyone who does so.
From the above, we can see that the Shedden Massacre was a huge power struggle blown out of proportion. The tension between the Toronto and Winnipeg chapters built up in different ways, from the Hells Angels arriving in Canada, the Toronto chapter being kicked out of the Bandidos, and Kellestine’s own power hungry ambitions.
