• 1- Accused
    Mervin Blaker (1945)(Indian)- 352-3258
    Gary Comeau (1952) (Nutty) 705-924-2210
    David Hoffman (Tee Hee) - 519-894-5913
    Larry Hurren (Beaver) 416-723-6006
    Jeffrey McLeod (1955) (Jeff) 757-6677
    Armand Sanguigni - deceased -
    Richard Sauve (Rick) 613-545-8598
    Gordon van Harlem (Dogmap) 416-697-1373
  • 2- Lawyers
    John Hill -- Counsel for Gary Comeau
    532 George Street
    Cobourg ON K9A 3N2
    1-416-372-9381
    car phone 1-416-373-2416
    Howard's Mobile 373-2627
    Elizabeth Thomas -- Counsel to Sauve
    P.O. Box 1922
    104 Johnson St. (2nd Fl)
    Kingston ON K7L 5J8
    1-613-531-2660
  • 2-Lawyers
    Terry O'Hara / Jefferey D. Broadbent
    O'Hara, Bastos, Charlesworth
    179 Sydenham Street, Suite 4
    Kingston, Ontario K7K 3M1
  • 3- Politicians
    Warren Allmand (Lib) 1-613-995-2251
    Kim Campbell (PC)
    Svend Robinson (NDP) 1-613-995-2251
    Christine Stewart (Lib) 1-613-992-8585
    Ian Waddell (NDP) 1-613-996-8036
  • 4- Police
    Sam McReelis PHPD 885-8123
    Douglas Shortreed 885-4184
    Gary Woods PHPD (Since 1967)
    Dave MacDonald PHPD
    Kenneth Wilson PHPD 885-5570
    Bill Wakely PHPD 885-5193
    Murray B. Devine 885-1255
    Terrence Hall OPP Biker Squad
    Const. Donald Denis OPP
    Colin Cousens OPP (Georgetown)Mohawk RWY
    James Howard Moore OPP Identification Of
  • 4- Police continued
    Sgt. Vern Lees PHPD (now Staff-Sgt)
    Det-Sgt. Earl MacDougal OPP Dist 8
    Police Chief Arthur O'Neil, PHPD
    Howard Street, PHPD
    David Kelly PHPD, Sam's gopher
    Earl Johns, PHPD
  • Allison, Don
    Funeral Director from Port Hope who was at the hospital on the night of October 18, 1978 attending William Matiyek.
  • Appleby, Timothy
    Globe & Mail Police Reporter who interviewed Campbell for Dec. 18, 1990 story.
    444 Front Street West
    Toronto, Ontario M5V 2S9
    office: 585-5174
    residence 767-1632
  • Aselstine, Sylvia
    d.o.b. 12/6/1951
    Waitress today at Walton
    45 Freeman Drive
    Port Hope ON L1A 2E1
  • Austin, Tim
    416-372-2081
    Cobourg, Ontario
    Head of Ambulence Services in 1992.
  • Avisson, Donald
    Worked for Kim Campbell on 690 Petition
    1-403-920-8564
    Department of Justice
    Edmonton Regional Office
    Room 928
    Royal Trust Tower
    Edmonton Centre
    T5J 2Z2
    Since, has moved to Aboriginal Justice Committee in Ottawa 613-957-8307
  • Babcock, Brian
    "Babs" was the president of Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club, Peterborough Chapter
    Lives in Port Hope with his wife "Faith" Doyle
    106 August St., Apt 2, Port Hope
    885-1609
    Babs' mother in Cobourg: 372-9733
  • Babysitters
    SCMC `Strikers' who babysat Rick Sauve's daughter.
    Dave Kemp "Duster"
    Billy Potreiff (deceased)
  • Bastos, Jose ("Joe")
    The P.I. who worked for Terence George O'Hara, counsel for Merv Blaker
    O'Hara, Bastos & Charlesworth
    #4 - 179 Sydenham St.
    Kingston ON K7K 3M1
    1-613-544-9851
  • Beaulne, Don
    He is a friend of John Hill's. He has a girl friend who has information pertaining to the case. He worked at the Bank of Montreal in Port Hope and has since moved to Oakville.
  • Blaker, Murray
    1-416-352-3258
    23 KM North on Hwy 45 from Cobourg to Fenella. West on Rice Lake Rd. Route A.
    Merv Lives at end of rd at Stop sign. Green roof.
    "Merv" or "Indian". Did ten years. He was defended by Terence George O'Hara for both trial and appeal. Convicted of 2nd degree murder. Good man.
    Says Matiyek called Rick over to his table. Willing to help. Clear name.
  • Boyle, Dwight
    "Diesel"
    Member Peterborough SCMC
    Involved in rape of Lessard and one who threatened that Lessard would get what Matiyek was going to get. Was often getting into fights with Bill Matiyek.
    Lived at Hastings Ont in 1979
  • Brideau, Brian
    (*deceased*) Probably the man who started the whole series of events. After taking a pounding at the Queen's from Matiyek, Jones and Bronson, Brideau called Sauve and told him Matiyek was in the bar drinking with the Outlaws and he wanted to see someone from the Choice.
  • Bronson, Sonny
    One of the reasons the SCMC men went to the Queen's on Oct. 18, 1978. He was a former SCMC who switched to become an Outlaw MC member. Was buying booze for Matiyek and pumping him up through the afternoon and evening at the Queen's.
  • Caller, Jerome
  • Campbell, Charmaine
    Wife of Lorne Campbell since material time. He was the man who claims to be the gunman. He was never charged and there has been no one who states that Campbell was in attendance. Presently serving a three year sentence at Bath Institute for conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Charmaine was living in Orillia butnow in Belleville. She has terminal cancer of the bowel.
    1-613-394-6883 Belleville
  • Campbell, Lorne
    Born 1950
    The man who shot Bill Matiyek. Presently serving a three year sentence at Bath Institute for conspiracy to traffic cocaine but on parole to attend to his wife of 20 or more years. She has terminal cancer.
    1-613-394-6883 Belleville
  • Caplan, Neil
    Said to be "Bad Guy" from Toronto.
    Allegedly fenced stolen goods including jewelry etcetera.
    Lived at Queen's.
    one of the owners of the Queen's at the material time and since June 1974.
    The man who provided Matiyek with the .32 cal. semi-auto. gun in August '78.
    He bought the weapon across the street from the Jeweler. Very close friend of Matiyek's for 2.5 years.
  • Clelland, Neil
    Outlaws M.C. d.o.b. July 9, 1951
    l.k.a. 231 Weybourne Road
    Oakville, Ontario
    Involved with Merv Blaker inasmuch as Blaker put up his house at 56 Bramlee, Port Hope in order to raise bail money for Clelland in the mid-to-late 1970s. This was one of the reasons Blaker was at the bar in Port Hope, knowing Outlaws were present and hoping to see Clelland there to demand payment.
  • Club House
    SCMC October 18, 1978
    1865 Markham Road, N. of Hwy.# 401
    404 1/2 King Street, Kitchener
  • Comeau, Gary Joseph
    Warkworth Institute
    P.O. Box 760
    Campbellford ON K0L 1L0
    1-705-924-2210
  • Corbette, William (Bill)
    Ministery Of Justice
    1-613-957-7465
    Don Avisson suggested we talk to this gentleman regarding the release of the report he made on the Comeau/Sauve file as a result of the appeal filed with the Minister by Elizabeth Thomas on behalf of the convicted men.
  • Cossinette, Nig
    A witness in the bar on Oct. 18, 1978 who was on probation at the time and was forbidden to attend the bar. It has been claimed that he was the person first to come to the aid of Matiyek after gunshots.
  • Cotgrave,Katherine Helene @Peart/Eastman
    D.O.B. 05/09/59 -- very many addresses
    D.L.: E0778-42745-95905, Plate- 501 LHP
    S.I.N.: 461-611-063
    Works for TRS Food Services in PortHope
    TRS is at 800 Farewell St., Oshawa
    Mar. Douglas Peart 12/27/80 divorced '87
    Married Dale Eastman - now separated.
    She lives at: 97 Mill St. N.*, Port Hope, ON L1A 2S8 -- 885-1667
    * A rooming house owned by
    PH P.C. (retired) Douglas Shortreed
  • Cousens, Bobbie
    He cooperated with Terry Hall to arange for a meeting of Blaker, Sauve and Hall at the Cobourg Motor Inn before Sauve was arrested
    Deceased, Spring 1992
  • Cousens, Colin
    Inspector and O.P.P. titular head of police investigation.
    1992- He is the head of security at Mohawk Raceway - RR1 Campbelville
    798-7327 ask for Mike Payne, the Seargent, who knows Cousens he is Back on September 6-7, 1992
    He lives in Georgetown
    5th line /Esquesing 877-7206
  • Creelman, Gary
    He was at the Queen's Hotel at the material time according to D.L. Racicot.
    Rasicot says he bumped into Creelman on the way out the door.
  • Crosby, Carol
    Comeau's sister
    contact at home 985-4536 or
    via Betty King (Comeau's mother)
    33 Hexham Drive
    Scarborough ON M1R 1J5
    759-8648
  • Crosby- Carolyn Noseworthy
    Gary Comeau's Sister
    Lives near Port Parry
    Lives in Common-Law with Mitch Crosby
    Mick Lowe mistook Carol for a Crosby assuming the two were married -- Carolyn continues to use Carol Crosby as a nom-de-plume for the Comeau/Sauve Committee.
    416-985-4536
  • Davey, Diane
    Wife of Roger, crown witness at original trial. Now estranged wife of Roger, a close friend of Rick Sauve. Rick called Davie's home after Matiyek death to ask D. Davies to call Sharon Sauve, his wife, and get her to call into work for him to say that he would not be at work on Oct. 19, 1978. Roger perjured himself. Diane and Roger have sworn a statement to that extent.
  • Davey, Roger
    142 Walton Street, Port Hope, Ontario
    885-9725
    A crown witness at original trial.
    friend of Rick Sauve
    Sauve called Davie's home after Matiyek death to ask Davies to call Sharon Sauve, his wife, and get her to call into work for him and say that he would not be at work on Oct. 19, 1978.
    He is a witness who perjured himself.
    He has sworn a statement to that extent.
  • Denis, Donald J.
    Ontario Provincial Police
    Special Services, Intelligence Branch from September 1975.
    "Biker Squad"
    Witness identification officer who did photo line-ups for witnesses.
    Hoplessly incompetant at that task.
  • Devine, Murray B.
    Port Hope Police Department
    Caution: Record of extreme violence.
    D.O.B. March 2, 1956
    77 Agusta Street, Apartment 6
    Port Hope, L1A 1H1
    885-1255 - latest number
    Vehicle: Black 1987 GMC 640 PES
    aggravated assault against Sean Barchuk
  • Doyle, Gail
    Key witness for new defence
    Mother-in-law to Brian Babcock (PQ-SCMC)
    Worked at the Queen's Hotel for 12 years
    She recently was layed off from
    Dover Seafood House
    43 Peter St. Port Hope
    1-416-885-7340
    Her address is 106 Agusta, Port Hope Apt. 3.
  • Dunbar, Bill
    Parole officer to Outlaw Fred Jones.
    Peterborough Corrections Services Canada
    705-742-8889
    705-742-8404
    Was also Merv Blaker's PO
    Saw Lorne Campbell every week while Lorne was paroled to meet with Charmagne who has terminal cancer.
  • Eastman, Dale
    Married Kathy Cotgrave since Fall, 1987.
    Possible 5329 Boundary Road,
    Carlsbad Springs ON K0A 1K0
    only known address is
    91 Castor Rd. Russell, Ont. K0A 1K0
    613-445-2813
    This is the address of his grandmother.
    He is a truck driver. Glen Hill Cartage.
  • Elliot, Shirley
    Larry Hall's ex-wife.
  • Everett, Michael
    Was member of SCMC and good friend of Armand Sanguigni
    Was at the Queen's Hotel at Material time and witnessed Campbell shoot MAtiyek. ALso was person to attend at Matiyek table and get shooed away just before Campbell went to table with his gun.
  • Fertile, Gary Emmerson
    Born 1953.
    Member GHMC. Crown Witness.
    Crown made feeble attempt to show that SCMC were ripping off patches of GHMC and that there was enmity between the two clubs. Brother Ron was SCMC.
    Gary is in Toronto and married to Kerry Dufoe. Ron is in Oshawa at 301 Wentworth St. Cash'n Dash.
  • Foote, Susan (@Susan Hart) -- 1
    Susan Hart nee Foote lives at
    17 Lakeshore in Harwood
    near Cold Springs, Ont.
    Her phone is 416-342-3167
    She was contacted using newspaper reporter ruse and asked to talk about Matiyek murder. She retorted, "He's dead now. Leave it alone", then hung up.
  • Foote, Susan Jean (@Susan Hart) -- 2
    Born 1956. Ganaraska Credit Union in '78. Crown witness. Married Jim Hart. Was accepted by SCMC because she had car. She was a go-for. She claimed her ring was from L.Campbell with whom she claimed intimacy. She swore Campbell was not in bar. Sauve believes she had a vendetta and a need for attention. Sauve says she was not a "splasher", she was too ugly. SCMC verbally abused her unmercifully.
  • Forensic - Comeau
    November 1, 1979 Finn Nielson, Examiner in Chief Centre for Forensic Science, took posession of a box containing lead and/or copper projectiles. Nielson gave testimony at trial. Material in nose of bullet found in Comeau resembled bone. The bullet was taken to a Mr. Phillip in biological section. Matiyek's jacket and shirt also went to Mr. Phillip.
    Jacket Exhibit 25, Shirt Exhibit 26
  • Galbraith, Rick
    Bartender at the Queen's Hotel at the material time.
  • Ganaraska Hotel
    30 Ontario Street
    Port Hope, Ontario
    416-885-9254
  • Ghaney, Patrick
    Born 1944.
    Arrived at Queen's at 11:40-11:45pm
    Knew Matiyek for 2 years.
    Said he was man on phone to Matiyek at Queen's. Says 11:00pm. Matiyek was "pretty drunk" said he was lonely. He said 15 unfriendly guys were there. Ghaney said he would come to hotel for beer with Bill. Matiyek said he was going to stay.
  • Gillispie, David William
    Born 1956
    A witness in the bar on Oct. 18, 1978 who testified he heard the "Fat Fucker" statement. Arrived at Queen's at 10:45 to meet Cotgrave at 11:00. Spoke to Wakely and Moore at 3:10pm on October 19
    Moved to Oshawa, then to Calgary Alta. Last known number was 403-280-6335
    note: there is a Don Gillespie at 80 Dorset St. Apt. 2 Port Hope. (???)
  • Goodwin, William
    Poplar Drive, Bewdly, Ont. 797-2520
    Enmity witness. Worked for General Motors in Port Hope. Knew Larry Sauve. Knew Rick. Knew Matiyek. He had theft under $200 and impaired charges when McReelis came to see him. He was at Larry's in July 1978. Rick came over to get his brother to weld a bike part. They were all drinking. Sauve allegedly said he would blow Matiyek's brains out. Rick denies. Larry denies.
  • Graham, Don
    born in Port Hope, lived there for 12 years and is now Peterborough Police Department for some 23 years.
    Member H.O.G.
    knows Fred Jones and other local rounders and bikers- has agreed to help believes Sam McReelis did some pretty awfull police work on case.
    583 Park Street North, Peterborough
    705-742-7368
  • Greenwood Tower Country Inn
    162 Peter STreet at Hwy. 2
    Port Hope, Ontario
    416-885-7283
  • Guindon, Bernie
    208 Bloor St. West, Oshawa, Ontario
    416-579-3902
    Founder of SCMC
  • GUN -- Matiyek's EXHIBIT 28
    "Ortgies Special" .32 Calibre semi-auto.
    Make: DEUTCHEWERKE
    Chain of posession appears disturbed.
    from vendor at jewelry store across street from Queen's in April or May
    to Neil Caplan
    to Matiyek in August 1978
    to Matiyek's left hand < 11:00pm Oct. 18
    to Matiyek's upper left breast pocket in the late morning of October 19
  • Hanna, Jamie Elizabeth
    Born 1960. Queen's from 4:00pm.
    Said Matiyek was very drunk.
    Said 15-20 SCMC arrived at around 11:00p
    Said she told Cotgrave to call police. Said shooter used left hand. Claimed to be Matiyek's girlfriend. Went to his table, turned away by Matiyek and Sauve. She sat with old man (probably "Cap" Hunter). Comeau made a pass at her. She met with Dave Hills, "Kathy and Sue" that night at Hills home.
  • Harrison, Gord
    Documentary Film maker in Ottawa
    Mick Lowe Had lent Gord his file
    613-521-5510
  • Heinz, Carl
    SCMC
    Drove vehicle in which Jeff McLeod travelled from Toronto to Port Hope on Oct. 18, 1978. Was also at bar.
  • Hills, David
    RR1 Newtonville 786-2393 Bartender at Queen's Several witnesses went from Queen's to Hills' home. P.C. Wilson's notes had Hills' name in it. Wilson said name was given by Shortreed or Kelly who had taken statement from Hills. "Stan" knows Hills. Hills is in the picture over the cigarette machine at the Walton. Larry Sauve says Hills is drug dealer. Gayle Thomson said Hills was at Queen's at time of shots.
  • Hoffman. David George
    d.o.b:03/03/48 "Tee Hee" Kitchener SCMC. Visited by Sauve, Comeau et. al. night of Oct.18 1978. Coaccused. Brian Greenspan got him off Apr1984/pleaded to accessory after fact on basis of wires which proved Hoffman in Kitchener clubhouse at 8:40pm. Did abt 4.5 years. SCMC treasurer. Married, 1986 - Lives at 278 Thaler Ave., Kitchener N2A1R6 Work:Fitness Club on King ST. 519-742-4653 (H)519-894-5913
  • Holdaway, Tom
    Former Port Hope Police Department
    left force in December, 1979
    Not Much Help. He had strong suspicions about McReelis doing jiggery pokery on the trial evidence.
    613-373-9387
  • Horten, Neil
    613-478-3222
    One of the first witnesses interviewed by author Mick Lowe. He was in the bar at the material time but saw nothing, merely learned of the comotion, what it was, and then was told by Leo Powell to clear the bar.
  • Hunter, "Cap"
    An old-timer, now deceased, who was, according to Carol Hunter -- mother of Julie Joncas -- at the table beside Matiyek with Jamie Hanna and at one point, Gary Comeau. But Merv Blaker says this was not the old man with Jamie Hanna. The old guy sitting near Matiyek that Merv saw was not "Cap" whom he knew.
  • Hunter, Carol
    Mother of Julie Powell (nee Joncas) by a marriage in Montreal. She moved to Port Hope after that marriage dissolved.
  • Hurren, Larry
    "Beaver" co-accused, d.o.b. 05/01/1955
    Served 10 years of life Sent. on parole
    699 Wesley Cres., Oshawa, Ontario
    416-723-6006
    Drives 1981 Chev plate: 136CPY
  • Jeffrey McLeod
    Home: 757-6677
    Car: 605-7166
    Hangs out at Country Nugget Bar 754-8240
    Also Sammy B's 265-4086
    He was one of the accused who was convicted of 2nd degree murder. He and his wife live in Scarborough. He completed a Queen's University BA course as an inmate.
  • Jones, Fred
    One of the reasons the SCMC men went to the Queen's on Oct. 18, 1978. He was a former SCMC who switched to become an Outlaw MC member. Was buying booze for Matiyek and pumping him up through the afternoon and evening at the Queen's. Located in Peterborough. He is on parole. Bill Dunbar is his parole officer.
    Question: What vehicle? A dark van?
  • Jules Joncas
    Julie Joncas' brother
    Leo Powell's brother-in-law
    Incarcerated for 90 days in late 1991
    according to Larry Hall.
    A C. Joncas is listed at 80 Walton St.
    Unit 1,
    Port Hope, Ontario
    416-885-4480
  • King, Betty
    Husband Eugene (Gene) King
    Comeau's mother.
    33 Hexham Drive
    Scarborough ON M1R 1J5
    759-8648
  • Koehler, Randal Edmond
    Born 1951, Port Hope. Enmity witness. Knew Matiyek 15 yrs. Bouncer & bartender at Queen's '77. Saw Hoffman, Sauve, Blaker, van Haarlem, Babcock, Horner & Hurren in Dec'77 at Queen's. Matiyek punched Horner in face - SCMC guys pinned & hit Matiyek. Koehler, George Osak & Galbraith broke up. Babcock hit Matiyek in mouth, made "Fat Fucker" threat. Gayle Thompson's beau. Claimed to be close to Hoffman.
  • LaBrash, Peter
    One of two men at the bar with Rod Stewart. He was also at the crime scene when police arrived.
  • Ladica, Michael
    Port Hope Mayor in October, 1978.
  • Larkman, Donna
    Formerly Donna Sunday.
    Lives in Port Hope.
    Mother in Cobourg: Ph.# 885-9438
    She lived with Helen Mitchell (@ Beamer)
    in the late 1970s.
  • Larry Hall
    Interviewed on Dec. 11, 1991
    -- Ray Ealey
    Radio Announcer
    Globe & Mail Freelancer
    During 1991
  • Lavoie, Bill
    Member Peterborough SCMC
    Involved in rape of Lessard and one who threatened that Lessard would get what Matiyek was going to get. Helped Mick Lowe with book.
    Lived at 78 King Street West in Cobourg in '79.
  • Leoen, Linda
    Wife of Lawrence Leon, man who headed GHMC. She opened "cryptic mail" addressed to her husband Lawrence. The mail was a threat
    Merv Blaker worked at Leoen's father's farm.
  • Leoen, Lucien LAWRENCE
    Enmity Evidence
    He was the president of the Golden Hawks Motorcycle Club of Oshawa. Matiyek's club.
    He was threatened by someone as a witness. He was told not to testify in letters made up of newspaper cuttings. His car was shot up.
    He attended Queen's early on October 18, roughly from 6:30 to 7:40pm.
  • Lessard, Jacqueline
    d.o.b. 4/17/1960
    A women who claims she was raped by three SCMC members (Richard Price, Bill Lavoie and Dwight Boyle), one week prior to Matiyek death. She was threatened that if she squealed she would get what Matieyek was going to get.
    can be reached via
    work phone number 372-2195
  • Lifeso, William C.
    Lawyer for Chief of Police Ron Hoath
    203 Durham Rd., Cobourg 372-0119
    2 Parkwood Drive, Cobourg 372-3843
    Larry Sauve claims this lawyer paid Sam McReelis for so-called "Private-Investigation" work in finding Larry's child. McReelis used Police job to get information by finding ex-wife on a traffic warrant.
  • Losier, Roland
    "Smutley" "Ron" [An R.P. Losier (a relative who can get in touch with him) lives at Conway Dr, Kitchener 519-893-7720] Roland Losier was one of the people at the SCMC clubhouse who said to hell with it, I am going home. He did not want to go to Port Hope when the call came in from Rick Sauve. He was also involved in June 10th Alderville beef.
  • Lowe, Mick
    32 Onwatin Lake Rd. E.
    Hanmer, Ontario POM 1Y0
    Vermillion River, Ontario
    Author of "Conspiracy of Brothers"
    1-705-969-7213
    nobody seemed to like it
  • Lyttle, Glen
    Helen Mitchell's common-law boy friend at the material time. He lives in Port Hope. Ph.# 885-9708
  • Martin, Bruce
    This person, according to Comeau's sources in Warkworth, was in the Queen's bar at the material time. Friend of Susan Smith's
    Comeau's source is Rick Hudson, a maintenance person at Warkworth.
  • Matiyek, Metro
    RR4 Hope Township
    885-5943
    Deceased's father.
    Attended at Port Hope Hospital some time around 2:00 A.M. on October 19, 1978 and removed certain personal effects before police investigated body of deceased.
  • Matiyek, William John
    William (heavy) Matiyek - deceased
    Borne 1950.
    Father is "Metro", brother is Gord.
    Pronounced dead from gunshot wounds at
    the Queen's Hotel in Port Hope
    on the night of October 18, 1978.
    A member of the Golden Hawks Motorcycle Club of Port Hope, Ontario.
    Pipeline worker.
  • McLellan, Marilyn
    believed to be "deceased"
    She was Sanguigni's girl friend who gave police a statement saying that Armand Sanguigni had testified that "he was there" at the Queen's. At the trial she recanted her statement and refused to "adopt the quote" which disqualified the statement as evidence.
  • McLeod, Jeffery
    Served ten years. Obtained B.A. with English as major. Wife Beth.
    Home: 757-6677
    Car: 605-7166
    Believe's that Lorne Campbell over reacted to Matiyek situation and should not have shot him.
  • McReelis, Barbara A.
    Wife of Sam McReelis
    Barbara A. McReelis (45)
    15 Trafalgar Road
    Port Hope, Ontario L1A 2Z6
    885-8123
    School Principal
    D.O.B. Fenruary 15, 1947
    Vehicle: 1991 White Plymouth Van TEACH4
  • McReelis, Samuel R.
    Port Hope Police Inspector
    D.O.B. 04/07/1947 (45 on April 7, 1992)
    15 Trafalgar Road
    Port Hope, Ontario L1A 2Z6
    885-8123
    Vehicle: 1990 Ford Ranger Blue KV5 945
    Wife's Vehicle:
    1991 White Plymouth Van TEACH4
    Also:'71 Yellow Platform Trailer: 93205D
  • Medical - Bill Matiyek
    - removed from Queen's at 11:14 -- post mortem Oct 19,1978 10:00AM
    Matiyek was taken to Port Hope Hospital on Oct. 18, then to the Port Hope morgue late that night.
    He was then taken to Civic Hospital in Peterborough. 705-743-2121
    Pathology Department 705-876-5014
    Pathologist in 1978 John H. Whiteside
    Pathologist in 1992 Hugh Currie
  • Medical - Gary Comeau
    Gary Comeau was wounded by a 9mm Bullet
    fired from the same gun which fired three shots killing Bill Matiyek.
    Bullet removed on Oct. 31, 1979 at 1:00 PM from the left side of Gary Comeau's back at the 9th rib.
    by Dr. Warren Thomas Wilkins at Victoria Hospital, London, Ont.
    X-Ray exhibit W-32 and W-36 at trial
  • Milne, Heather
    "(Ms.) Heather Milne"
    Member of Comeau/Sauve Defence Committee
    Name wasn't scrubbed for a letter from
    MP Stewart to the Committee
  • Misc. Trial Witnesses
    Sharon Brown
    Cheryl Nastuk
    Jack Sunmore
    Gary Fox
    Cathy Fair
    James Castinette
    Jerry Meretsky
  • Mitchell, Helen
    43 Thorncroft Cres.
    Ajax, Ontario L1S 2S1 Ph.# 416-686-3560
    Helen Ann Beamer (@ Helen Mitchell)
    D.O.B. 04/19/54
    Desc: F/W/, 5'4", 137 Lb., brown hair, blue eyes, Tattoos - left arm "Wayne", peacock; left chest: 3 hearts.
    Record: Violence, drugs, impaired, fail to appear. Boyfrnd Lyttle at time.
    Witness who identified van Harlem. Gord was in Peterborough at time.
  • Moore, James Howard
    OPP identification officer from No. 8 Dist. Hq. in Peterborough who attended at 01:15am at the Queen's on Oct.19/78. He was a Corporal then.
    In he 1992 works at O.P.P. Technical Support Group at 90 Harbour Street
    965-6176. A friend of Ted's works with Moore. His name is Rick Cunningham.
  • Murdoch, Peter
    One of two men with Rod Stewart.
    He was at the scene when police arrived.
    Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild
    1253 Queen St. East
    Toronto ON M4L 1C2
    Ph.# 461-2461
    Home: 9 Hunts Drive
    Dundas, Ontario L9H 6H9
    416-627-1198
  • Nelson, Ollie
    Brother of Skinny Nelson who shot Wayne Kelly.
    Alton Rd., Aurora
    727-3059
    475-6611
    Phase III is Ollie's business. He is a screen writer and worked with Mick Lowe on book.
  • Painter, Mike
    A Port Hope Local who knew Sauve. He was leaving the Queen's at the time Sauve was entering.
  • Peart, Douglas MacLean
    D.O.B. 7/14/1955
    Married Kathy Cotgrave December 27, 1980
    Married in Port Hope, divorced in Cobourg, Fall 1987.
    He was in the Pinball room at the Queen's on October 18, 1978.

    53 Easson Street,
    Stratford, Ontario
    519-271-4566
  • Photo-lineup - 1
    22 people saw police ID photos:
    Cathy Fair
    Beverly Bongard
    Neil Kaplan
    Jerry Meretsky
    Julie Joncas
    Leo Powell
    Sharon Brown
    James Castinette
    Steve Cormier
    Peter LaBrash
  • Photo-lineup - 2
    Peter Murdoch
    Gary Fox
    Cheryl Nastuk
    David Hill
    Douglas Peart
    Jack Sunmore
    David Gillispie
    Jamie Hanna
    Cathy Cotgrave
    Gayle Thomson
    Rod Stewart
  • Port Hope - Town Hall
    1-416-885-4544
  • Powell, Julie Mary Margot Carol @ Joncas
    4 Silver Crescent
    Port Hope ON L1A 2C4
    She knew Bill Matiyek for ten years.
    Head waitress and bookkeeper at Queen's
    said she arrived at 10:40pm, SCMC came 5-7 min. later. She left at 10:55pm and went with Leo Powell who drove to Police Station. She and Powell returned to Hotel after police had arrived.
  • Powell, Leo
    d.o.b. 10/16/1933
    D.L. P6878-45803-31016
    Part owner of Queen's Hotel
    now full owner of Walton and married to
    Julie (nee Joncas).
    4 Silver Crescent
    Port Hope ON L1A 2C4
    non-Published phone number
  • Price, Richard
    Member Peterborough SCMC
    Involved in rape of Lessard and one who threatened that Lessard would get what Matiyek was going to get.
    Lived in Oshawa in 1979
  • Racicot, Daniel
    d.o.b. 12/6/1959
    Was seated at table next to Matiyek's on south side. He was from Toronto and was selling stolen business equipment. He has sworn a statement saying that COmeau was not the gunman. He was incarcerated at Warkworth but is now at Bath.
  • Reporters
    Mac Haig - London Free Press
    Bill Glaister - Freelance covered trial
    Mick Lowe - author "Conspiracy of..."
    Wilkeson - Peterborough Examiner
    Dave Milne - Port Hope reporter who covered "SAMGATE" in '91/'92
  • Salajko, Drago
    Member of Kitchener SCMC and alibi witness for David Hoffman. Allegedly he drove a dark brown van which he had bought in October 1978. Allegedly -- and this was never before the trial -- a dark van had been seen outside the Queen's by a male witness on Oct. 18, 1978 at around 11:00pm and about a dozen men fled in the van at that time.
    * Question: What van was at the Queen's?
  • Sauve, Lawrence
    Rick Sauve's older brother.
    Bewdly ON
    1-416-797-2510
  • Sauve, Rick
    Frontenac Institute, Kingston Ont.
    1-613-545-8598
    (ask for Frontenac Institute,
    no. is for Collins Bay also)
  • Sauve, Rolly
    Wife is Tammy Sauve
    Rick's brother
    372-8117
  • Scriber, Tony
    Friend of Gary Comeau
    He will help investigators where able.
    475-4192 or 657-8987
  • Shaloo, Susan
    Friend of Colleen Jackson
    Has deep voice, lives in Port Hope
    (905) 885-8951
  • Shortreed, Douglas H.
    D.L. S3621-17944-10517 PLATE VHO 788
    Former Port Hope Police department
    Former Metropolitan Police 32 Div.
    Denied being part of investigation.
    Denied being at the scene. Denied saying anything to Wilson about Dave Hills. Partner was David Kelly.
    Lives at 95 Mill Street, Port Hope, Ph.# 885-4184 Owns 1986 Hyundai VHO 788 registered to Lot 18 CA, RR#1 Grafton, ON K0K 2G0
  • Sinclair, Marilyn
    A prison guard who wrote Mrs. King and was later questioned by Justice. Justice was asking strange questions.
    699 Charlotte Street
    Windsor ON N8X 3A6
  • Smith, Susan
    Ran hair salon in Peterborough
    Now believed to be in Vancouver married to a Mr. Avis. Born in Ennismore area. 5'5" big-busted
    She was seated at table on south side of Matiyek, at table next to Matiyek's. With her was her boyfriend, Daniel Racicot and a Port Hope-area businessman who was buying stolen goods from Racicot. Another person seated nearby was Bruce Martin.
  • Spencer, Paul
    A police dispatcher who was threatened by Sam McReelis with planting of drugs and charging him if Spencer didn't do Sam's bidding.
  • Stewart, Rod
    dob 1946, Crown witness bus. Rod Stewart Construction, 128 Walton St., PH, L1A1N5, 885-2426
    home: 885-8764
    He was one at trial who described "horse shoe of men". Of the photos he identified, none were among the accused. Stewart was charged with stealing reporter Mac Haig's notebook at a time when Haig arranged to meet Stewart.
  • Sunday, Debbie
    Ph.# 885-7497
    She is a waitress today at the Walton. She might be useful for background.
    A relative of hers, Donna Larkman (@ Donna Sunday), at one time lived with Hellen Mitchell (@ Beamer)
  • Taverner, Ronald MTPF
    Sergeant, Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Witness. Intelligence Bureau.
    Head of Biker Squad. Gave background on SCMC structure.
    Testified SCMC had total of 60 members.
    Was at Markham Rd. Clubhouse raid on December 6, 1978. Arrested Jeff McLeod, Gary COmeau, Larry Hurren, Larry McIlroy, Peter Pillman and Lorne Campbell.
  • Tesluk, Ray
    Coroner in the death of Bill Matiyek
    50 Cavan St. Box 360
    Port Hope, Ontario
    L1A 3W4
    416-885-8221
  • Thompson, Gayle
    Material witness. Waitress at Queen's.
    served "Matiyek table" on Oct. 18 '78
    her boyfriend was Randy Koehler who provided enmity evidence.
    Qalicum Beach,
    Vancouver Island
    British Columbia
    604-752-2226
  • Tortolano, John A.
    "Torty"
    SCMC was at Queen's at material time.
    99 Crosby Avenue, Richmond Hill in mid-60's
    early 1992, 127 Oakcrest Drive, Keswick, L4P 3J1
    later at 6 Cons. N. of Ravenshoe Rd., Keswick
    d.o.b. August 21, 1949
    plate: VRV 043 1981 Cad. Seville
  • Valentine, Larry
    Friend and co-worker of Jeff McLeod
    former SCMC
    379-7417
    297-7388 Larry has called from this #
    857-5729
  • Van Haarlem, Gordon J.
    1-416-697-1373
    2195 Hwy 2 across from Marigold car dealership. East of Holt Road and Hwy 2.
    Lost left foot in motorcycle crash in '90s. Acquitted after spending a year in Jail waiting for trial. Police knew he was in Peterborough at time but wanted him charged to show jury what a good alibi was (prison guards drank with Gord in PQ) and thus destroy Hoffman whose alibi was SCMC members.
  • Wakely, William Harry
    28 Years Port Hope Police Department
    Identification Officer called at 11:25pm and arrived at Queen's Hotel at 11:40pm on October 18, 1978.
    Ph.# 885-5193
    RR # 4 Port Hope, Ontario
    Wife: Bonnie Wakely
  • Walton Hotel
    Current employees are:
    Julie and Leo Powell - owners
    Stan - works in Restaraunt
    Debbie Sunday - waitress
    Linda - waitress
    Sylvia Aselstine (40) lng drk hair slim
    Clarence - Sports Bar
    Mary - behind bar, one with long nose
    possibly:
    Heather Patterson (48) (taken off plate)
    Jacquline Corcoran (26) (off plate)
  • Whiteside, Dr. John
    Dr. John H. Whiteside
    Peterborough Civic Hospital
    Did Post Mortem examination of Matiyek on October 19, 1978, 10:00 A.M.
  • Williams, Richard
    "Duke" is president Outlaws in Oshawa area.
  • Wilson, Eleanor
    885-2925
    Nurse at Port Hope hospital at the material time.
  • Wilson, Kenneth
    Constable Kenneth Wilson was on the Port Hope Police Department working -- with his partner MacDonald -- the 4:00 to midnight shift on October 18, 1978.
    He received a radio call at 11:06 pm
    He was traveling east on Walton St. to John St. when Galbraith ran to meet him. Arrived at the Queen's on foot at 11:08pm. Matiyek was removed from lounge at 11:14. Did not preserve scene til ordered to by Wakely at 11:40+
  • Wyatt, Bill
    Said to be a close friend of Leo Powell and a former mayor.
    He is the ex-husband of John Hill's bookeeper.
  • Yardey, Tom
    Port Hope Police Department
    Good friend of Terry O'Hara.
    Might need Terry's help to contact.
  • Young, William
    CSC Jail Guard living in Peterborough in 1979.
    He was an alibi witness for Gord Van Harlem who said Gord was at King George Hotel but had left by 10:00pm.
    Sauve was calling PQ hotels at 9:38 and 10:13pm.
    Young disagreed with other witnesses who said Gord was there at 11:00pm. Was Young affected by McReelis et al???