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CRAVE ORIGINAL

THIS IS A TRUE STORY

On October 16, 2019, at around 10 a.m.,

Marie-Josée and Guy are in for the surprise of their lives.

Marie? We're fucked.

Fuck.

The couple committed a crime three years ago.

Enough time has passed that they're convinced they got away with it.

Guy Dion? We have a warrant to search your house and the surrounding property.

Wait a minute. What's going on?

The SQ investigators arrested them.

We have reason to believe a crime was committed here.

They were shocked and caught off guard.

At that point, the investigators still had to prove that Marie-Josée and Guy

were indeed involved in a homicide believed to have taken place on their property.

But the couple was about to tell a very different story.

Today, the Organized Crime Repression Squad,

the Sûreté du Québec's Crimes Against the Person Division,

and the Montréal Police Service's Major Crimes and Organized Crime units

arrested suspects in connection with the murders of four people.

All four homicides were connected to traditional Italian organized crime

and took place in 2016.

You can imagine their shock when their quiet little village of Saint-Jude

was suddenly swarming with police that morning.

The SQ already has recordings of them

describing how they allegedly got rid of the evidence,

where on their property they did it, what they cleaned with bleach,

where they burned the bodies...

The police now plan to recover any evidence that might still be out there.

They've brought in a forensic lab van,

a mobile command bus,

an SQ dive team, even an excavator.

They're planning to dig up the property. It's a full-scale operation.

They came in with all the latest equipment

and used every technique they could to uncover even the smallest trace of evidence.

It was the first time police had set foot on the couple's property.

Now the question was whether Marie-Josée and Guy

had covered their tracks as thoroughly as she told Frenchie they had.

The undercover agent who obtained the recordings

in which the couple incriminated themselves.

If there's any DNA evidence left on the property, the police are going to find it.

They searched the river for the remains that had been dumped there.

They left no stone unturned, especially on the property and in the garage.

But years had passed, and the evidence was long gone.

They found no DNA evidence,

aside from two genetic samples that were analyzed,

but the results were inconclusive.

Marie-Josée and Guy are questioned at the Sûreté du Québec headquarters in Montréal.

They're questioned separately,

with investigators determined to get a confession out of them.

Marie-Josée...

We already have a lot to go on.

But we'd like to hear your side of the story.

Your wife is cooperating with us as we speak.

The police use a number of tactics

designed to provoke a reaction from the suspects.

Frenchie already told us everything.

I don't know what happened afterwards.

I'll tell you about it. I'll join you in a minute.

What Marie-Josée didn't know

was that Frenchie had agreed to work undercover

for the SQ as a civilian agent.

We used six cords of wood and four cans of gas.

DIALOGUES RECORDED AS PART OF THE WIRETAP OPERATION

You and Frenchie were close, weren't you?

Close enough for you to trust him.

- I had nothing but bottles of bleach in my cart. - No way.

Eight bottles.

He met with Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion five times as part of the undercover operation.

We spent the whole day on it. It was 40 degrees out.

We didn't have a choice.

Bones crumble under extreme heat.

I work in civil engineering. I know how this works.

Everything you said was recorded.

Everything.

We had to rake the whole area.

We dug it all out. About 30 centimetres deep!

The bodies wouldn't burn!

I'm telling you, it took us all day.

I came up with everything.

When you're questioning someone you've arrested,

you can confront them with recorded conversations

intercepted from phones or other devices,

or obtained by a civilian undercover agent.

The one thing you can't do is lie to them.

You can't fabricate a conversation. That would be illegal.

I discarded, I cleaned...

I did everything.

She gave Frenchie a detailed account of how they had incinerated the bodies

and used bleach to destroy the DNA evidence.

When amateur criminals are involved,

their biggest weakness is that they always end up talking.

They have to tell someone.

Committing murder may be easy, but living with it isn't.

Eventually, the investigators managed to get

Marie-Josée Viau to crack.

But then, at some point, you decided to burn the bodies?

ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF MARIE-JOSÉE VIAU'S INTERROGATION

Maybe it was Guy's idea? He's a firefighter, so he knows...

- We worked with what we had. - Yeah.

She confirmed a number of details,

including that she and her husband had been tasked with making noise

during the Falduto brothers' visit.

Some clients are gonna come by to test fire some guns.

Make sure they can't be heard.

As for Guy, he initially refused to talk,

after consulting with his lawyer.

The first thing you have to do is inform them of their right to counsel.

Don't dive right into the case.

Their lawyer just warned them what to expect,

so work around that.

Take your time. Ask them about their kids,

how they're doing in school...

Build some rapport with them,

and once you feel they're comfortable,

you can start asking questions.

After several hours of questioning,

he is allowed to meet with Marie-Josée for about fifteen minutes.

One of them might say, "I told them some things,"

which could convince the other to say, "All right, I might as well come clean."

Often, we put them in rooms with a one-way mirror so we can watch and listen.

She encourages Guy Dion to talk, telling him it's okay.

Apparently, the investigator had given her certain assurances.

That's part of the investigators' strategy.

They lay out all the evidence against him, like,

"Even with the best lawyer in the world, how are you going to get out of this?"

Then, without making any promises or threats,

they try to sell him on the idea that a man takes the fall for his wife.

You'll feel better.

He's wondering, "What's going to happen to me? How much time am I facing?

What's going to happen to my wife? My kids?" At that point, he's worried.

Who knew what he'd done? Frenchie, who was now working with the police.

But I don't think he was worried about anyone higher up,

because Frenchie was the highest-ranking person he could implicate.

The idea was to make enough noise to cover the sound of the gunshots, right?

- Nothing more, nothing less. - And it was the third time,

so I didn't think he'd go through with it.

"He's going to chicken out again." - That's what I thought.

ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF GUY DION'S INTERROGATION

He ends up admitting,

among other things,

that his role was to make enough noise

to drown out the gunshots.

They came clean, hoping it would help their case,

because they knew they were facing life sentences.

Eventually, reality sets in: they're screwed.

The police know everything.

GUY DION CHARGED WITH 2 MURDERS

MARIE-JOSÉE VIAU CHARGED WITH 3 MURDERS

After their arrest, they are held in custody pending trial.

They will stand trial on charges of conspiracy

and first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of the Falduto brothers.

"I knew it wasn't just a missing person case."

If convicted at their upcoming trial,

they will be sentenced to life in prison

with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

These are extremely serious charges.

Marie-Josée and Guy have been behind bars for nearly a year

when their lawyers ask the court to release them on bail

pending the lengthy legal process ahead.

In a surprising turn of events,

they are released before the trial begins.

The judge believes that they can be trusted to appear in court

and that they do not pose a threat to the public.

He also considers the defence lawyers' concerns

about the reliability of the civilian undercover agent.

They argue that their clients should remain free for the duration of the trial.

That's highly unusual in a murder case.

Even more so when the case is linked to organized crime.

While out on bail, Marie-Josée and Guy try to pick up where they left off

and return to a quiet life away from the public eye.

The couple had little money at the time,

so to ensure they didn't flee and would appear for trial,

family and friends acted as sureties, pledging money to secure their release.

If either of them fled, the sureties would lose that money,

giving the couple an incentive to remain available

and appear in court when required.

What's going to happen to us, Guy?

We're going to fight.

Some hardships put a relationship to the test.

For Marie-Josée and Guy, this ordeal would bring them closer,

and they would face the justice system hand in hand.

We're not out of the woods yet.

It's not like we killed the Falduto brothers!

Jonathan Massari, meanwhile, remains in custody.

He also faces a long list of charges,

including conspiracy to murder the Falduto brothers

and two counts of first-degree murder.

Seven months after their release on bail, Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion must stand trial.

Police used a civilian undercover agent on at least 13 occasions

Their trial begins in late May 2021 at the Gouin courthouse in Montréal.

It will go on for five months.

They are charged with conspiracy and two counts of first-degree murder

in connection with the deaths of the Falduto brothers,

who were killed in the couple's garage.

The case captured widespread media attention.

This almost unbelievable story fascinated journalists

and people across Québec.

We're used to covering organized crime trials involving hardened criminals.

But here was this couple, out on bail,

arriving each morning carrying their lunchboxes,

ready to hear the details of this story straight out of a horror movie,

then leaving together at the end of the day, hand in hand.

It was unlike anything we'd ever seen.

Everyone wondered how such an ordinary couple had gotten mixed up with the mafia

and ended up involved in a double murder.

It was unheard of.

It made people wonder how many other seemingly ordinary people

might find themselves in the same position and make the same choice.

We're all human.

Anyone could take a wrong turn, and end up involved in crime.

It all comes down to the path you take in life.

Gosh, we haven't seen each other in... what? Two years? No, three!

Yeah, last time was that day, and after that... I kept a low profile.

I didn't want anything to do with those crooks anymore.

Very understandable.

Right from the start, the Crown told the jury

that it had recordings of the accused discussing the case,

particularly Marie-Josée Viau.

I did everything.

I discarded, I cleaned...

Andrew told me it was all arranged, and everything was okay.

He's the muscle, I'm the brains.

"This is our strongest, most compelling evidence.

You're going to hear it for yourselves, and be warned, it's disturbing."

But then the judge makes a decision

that will dramatically alter the course of the trial.

The jury never saw the footage

of Viau and Dion's police interrogations,

during which they made incriminating statements.

Confessions the jury never heard

The defendants confessed on the day of their arrest

But the jury never heard those recorded statements

The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible

because the accused's constitutional rights

had been violated.

There were concerns about whether their right to counsel had been respected

and whether they had received proper legal advice.

The investigators had essentially told them,

"Your lawyers only spoke to you for five minutes.

They don't know the case. We do.

It's in your best interest to cooperate with us."

The court ruled that this undermined their right to counsel.

The court even found that the police had overstepped their authority

by offering certain assurances.

If I say anything, can it be used against me?

So the judge ruled the evidence inadmissible.

Those are the rules of law, and everyone has to follow them,

including police officers when questioning suspects.

Failure to follow those rules can result in the exclusion of any evidence

obtained in violation of the accused's rights.

The prosecution's case takes a hit,

although it remains fairly strong

given all the other evidence it can present to the jury.

We will show you how the accused took part in the crime

by allowing their garage to be used, acting as lookouts,

making noise while the murders were being committed,

and allowing the Falduto brothers to be killed on their property.

In a murder trial,

the Crown usually presents its witnesses and evidence first.

Marie-Josée Viau's sister introduced the couple to her then-boyfriend,

and they soon became friends with him.

Jonathan Massari had recently been released from prison.

She testified that she and Massari broke up in late 2016.

It also became clear that she and Marie-Josée Viau had a falling-out.

My sister and I distanced ourselves around that time.

We didn't see each other after that.

One of the first crimes Marie-Josée is alleged to have been involved in

was helping Frenchie and Jonathan Massari

dispose of the motorcycle helmets they were wearing

when they shot and killed Rocco Sollecito.

According to the Crown, Marie-Josée's sister was there

when they destroyed the potentially incriminating evidence.

Ms. Viau, in 2019, you gave a video-recorded statement to the police.

Did you see your sister, Marie-Josée, helping two individuals

burn motorcycle helmets in Saint-Jude, on May 27, 2016?

This question is a trap.

I'm not answering it.

Forced to testify against her own sister

It feels deeply wrong to have to testify at my sister's trial.

Despite the Crown's insistence, she maintained that she couldn't remember.

After her testimony, the Crown sets the stage for what comes next:

its star witness, Frenchie.

Obviously, without the body, it's difficult to establish the cause of death.

Years had passed, and the evidence was long gone.

We knew how to clean up.

"We knew how to clean up"

Without any physical evidence from the property,

they have to rely on the statements obtained through the civilian undercover agent.

The hitman spent 15 days on the witness stand.

We can't reveal his identity or show his face,

even though there are photos and videos of him.

You'll have to excuse me if I speak too quickly. I have severe ADHD.

We can't make his voice public either.

His voice and the way he talks are pretty distinctive.

He speaks a mile a minute.

It's very difficult for journalists, the judge,

the lawyers and the jurors to keep up with everything he says.

We decided to take out Rocco Sollecito.

I shot him twice in the head, then fired the remaining rounds into him.

After that, we took off on our motorcycles

and headed to Saint-Jude.

That said, he appears to have an excellent memory

and gives a remarkably detailed account of what happened.

But keeping up with him is a challenge for everyone in the courtroom.

Marie-Josée told me that she had met with Andrea Scoppa

a few days before the double murder.

They spoke privately,

and Andrea approved the hit on the Falduto brothers.

The accused met with Andrew Scoppa before the double murder

He told me everything was taken care of.

They talked about the murder plots,

the killings of Giordano, Sollecito,

and the Falduto brothers.

I made them talk. I recorded our conversations.

They confessed. They said they did it.

- The bodies wouldn't burn! - Seriously?

- I'm telling you, it took us all day. - Really?

We used four gas cans.

Bones melt; they crumble under extreme heat.

When they played the recording during the trial,

the tension in the courtroom was palpable.

We spent the whole day on it. It was 40 degrees out.

We didn't have a choice.

It was surreal

to see how detached she was when she talked about it.

She showed no emotion or sensitivity whatsoever.

I did everything they asked me to do,

- like a good little soldier. - I know.

Every single thing!

I got rid of the evidence, I discarded, I cleaned!

I did everything.

It was really unsettling to hear her laugh while she talked about it.

I've covered dozens of criminal trials throughout my career.

I'd never seen that.

I did everything they asked, from A to Z.

From A to Z...

Initially, what we saw was an ordinary,

somewhat run-of-the-mill couple living a quiet life.

Then everything changed.

What we saw were people who were willing to commit...

monstrous acts without any remorse.

I made them talk. I recorded our conversations.

They confessed. They said they did it!

That hitman felt a lot of anger towards the authorities.

He also kept a running record of the sexual assaults he had been a victim of.

He would complain bitterly

that the police had never opened an investigation into these cases.

In fact, it seems that was one of his conditions

when he initially agreed to cooperate.

Behind this eccentric character with all kinds of problems

was a surprisingly quick-witted man. SARAH BERNARD, INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCHER

He was well spoken, even if he did go on tangents.

In short, he turned out to be a difficult witness for the prosecution.

A bit unstable, but still credible.

He provided a lot of information that could be verified independently.

And that's really important.

At a certain point, it was hard to challenge.

When it was time for the defence to present their counter-argument to the jury,

obviously, they relied heavily on the content of the recordings.

So what Marie-Josée and Guy told Frenchie.

I went to see Andrew. I dropped something off for him in Laval.

He said everything was taken care of.

They didn't deny that the defendants confessed their crimes to Frenchie.

What they tried to prove is that they lied to him

because they thought their lives were in danger.

And to support their argument,

they relied on the testimonies of the defendants themselves.

Yes, we did try to hide the sound of the gunshots

at our home on the day of the murders.

Two weeks earlier,

they tried out some guns in the field next door.

People accused of murder often choose not to testify.

But in this case, the defendants, Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion

chose to take the stand.

There's always a real risk when a defendant takes the stand.

The main risk is being subjected to cross-examination.

Anything you say can be used against you

if the judge decides you're not credible.

They came a second time, the day before the murder.

Massari called me and said

he'd come back the next day with the two brothers.

He asked us to make some more noise the next day.

Jesus Christ!

Frenchie told me to get some tarps to cover the bodies.

I went into autopilot. I was acting on instinct.

Marie-Josée and I ended up with two bodies on our hands.

Sal Scoppa told us to figure it out.

Massari called us later on.

He told us to take the Falduto brothers' car to a scrap dealer to have it destroyed.

The guy's name was Guidou. He didn't live very far from our place.

There was also a man named Guy Veillette,

nicknamed Guidou, who was involved in this story.

I can't believe it!

He owned a property in Drummondville, a scrapyard of some sort.

Those people sure run their mouths.

Great.

Just great.

Everything's just peachy.

What a bunch of fucking scumbags.

On the day of the arrests, in October 2019,

he also gave a statement to the police.

But just like Viau and Dion's statements,

the judge excluded it.

So the jury never got to hear this statement.

He never got to testify during the trial either,

because he died of natural causes in January 2020.

The next evening,

we dropped off the Falduto brothers' car at Guidou's address

with the two bodies inside.

He told a completely different story

than the one they had told investigators

the night they were arrested.

Then we drove back to Saint-Jude in Marie-Josée's car.

- There, it's done. - All in.

At that point, we decided to tell our so-called friends

that we had burned the bodies.

We were all in.

Everyone was convinced we'd burned the bodies.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

Damn, Frenchie, I can't believe you're here.

That's what we told Frenchie.

We didn't want to upset him.

We didn't want him to think we were a threat.

- It never occurred to you to call the police? - No, of course not.

I had two bodies and a gun in my garage.

And Salvatore Scoppa telling me to take care of it.

You were more afraid of the police than Scoppa?

I'm much more afraid of Salvatore Scoppa than the police.

Given the messages I got,

if I'd acted differently, I wouldn't be here today to tell you about it.

When covering a trial like this, it's important to keep an open mind

and not jump to conclusions before hearing the evidence

and listening to both sides of the story.

After cross-examining Guy Dion,

the defence called Marie-Josée Viau to the stand.

It's a scene I'll never forget.

It's burned into my memory.

There was clearly someone dead in there.

I was absolutely sure of it.

It was like time had stopped,

as if my brain had just shut down.

Jesus Christ!

During her testimony,

Marie-Josée Viau burst into tears on a few occasions.

She portrayed herself as a victim throughout the whole ordeal.

On the night of July 2,

we left the car and the two bodies

at Guidou's scrapyard.

On our way back home,

we looked at each other and said, "There, it's done."

And Guy told me, "All in."

We agreed that,

no matter what, we'd take that secret to our graves.

That we wouldn't say a word.

Today,

I'm not testifying because we're being accused,

but because I wanted people to know what happened.

She was afraid of the mafia,

and that's why she told him what he wanted to hear.

The jury had heard the recordings.

So that's how she explained to the jury

why her account that day was so different

from what she had told the hitman in the summer of 2019.

But in their defence,

they argued that they had confessed to Frenchie out of fear.

PIERRE SAMSON, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

But scenarios are so well thought out

that usually it's not just fear that makes you confess.

But these days, with the courts being what they are,

judges are very lenient.

We need proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

In the summer of 2019, didn't the hitman offer you the opportunity

to join him and a friend in a legal marijuana-growing operation?

Yes, he did.

Honestly, perfect timing.

- I'm flat broke. - Is that right?

I'm in.

DIALOGUES RECORDED AS PART OF THE WIRETAP OPERATION

Alright!

So you weren't afraid of the hitman?

No, I was. I was wary.

Ms. Viau,

you're organized, methodical,

detail-oriented, and always in control,

and this was the best solution you could come up with?

Take the car to some shady guy named Guidou

and hope no one would trace it back to you?

Does the evidence show that they assisted the killers?

That they showed up and helped them?

If they were complicit,

they would be just as responsible for the murder as the actual perpetrators.

If, on the other hand, they didn't know what had happened.

They just arrived at the scene,

saw the two bodies on the ground,

thought, "Oh my God," and decided to help dispose of them.

Then we're talking about being an accessory after the fact.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say

that the truth about what happened lies in Frenchie's recordings?

Not at all.

Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion testified.

And then the prosecution presented its case.

Marie-Josée Viau and Guy Dion may not have pulled the trigger

and killed the Fadulto brothers in their garage.

But they still bear responsibility for their deaths.

They wouldn't burn, man. They just wouldn't. - Seriously?

The defendant describes what she did in painstaking, even salacious, detail.

She speaks her mind freely and with ease,

even laughing with the killer at times.

Guy isn't used to Italians.

I sensed that Ms. Viau

really wanted to please them. MARIE-PIERRE HOUDE, CRIMINAL LAWYER

It was obvious she wanted to be part of the gang.

The defendants want you to believe

that their confessions were lies they made up as they went along,

out of fear of the killer.

A man she wanted to do business with.

Does that seem like a logical explanation to you?

I'd argue that it isn't.

Is the hitman credible?

How do you assess someone's credibility?

That's what the jury is called upon to do as well.

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Confessions the jurors never heard

With the jury sequestered for deliberations,

La Presse can reveal the contents of interrogations

reviewed by the parties and judge and filed as exhibits in pretrial motions

heard without the jury.

Once the jury was sequestered,

we learned that both defendants had confessed to the police

when they were arrested.

That had been ruled out.

I didn't know that, so while I was covering the trial,

the jurors didn't know it either.

Those who'd been following the case for weeks were stunned to learn

that the defendants had already confessed everything

to the police the very day of their arrest.

We spent months trying to uncover the truth,

meticulously and methodically analyzing every piece of evidence,

while this major piece of evidence was right there,

hidden the whole time.

Obviously, that was shocking for those

who'd been following the case closely.

It was a bombshell when it was revealed that they'd confessed,

but that this evidence had been ruled out.

But the question is, where did you burn them?

I told you. We burned them outside in the fire pit.

Okay, so the fire was visible from the street?

Of course.

The fire was burning all day.

So you didn't burn them in the barrel then?

Of course not, fuck. Give me a break. I weigh 130 lbs.

But when you find that out, after all is said and done,

it completely changes your perspective on the matter.

DANIEL RENAUD, LA PRESSE JOURNALIST On the evening of their arrest,

Viau and Dion gave accounts of the events

that were completely different

from their sworn testimonies

at trial.

We also learned that it was Judge Eric Downs

who refused to allow the jury to hear these confessions.

No one following the case in court

could imagine how the couple might manage to get out of this.

It all came down to their lawyers' strategy.

The goal was to avoid the maximum sentence.

The jury deliberated for nine days

without knowing about the confessions Marie-Josée and Guy made

during police questioning.

Then the verdict came down,

adding another layer of complexity to the case.

Guy Dion was acquitted.

Marie-Josée Viau managed to avoid the worst.

She was found guilty of second-degree murder rather than first-degree murder.

She's sentenced to life in prison,

with no possibility of parole for 12 years.

That's when the defendant covered her face and burst into tears.

"This woman ruined our lives."

"We'll never get the chance to say goodbye to Vincenzo and Giuseppe."

Much has been said about the impact

the murder of the two brothers had on the Falduto family.

They followed the trial very closely.

I think it was very difficult for them to hear the details of what had happened.

It was surprising because they acted together as a couple, as a team,

and yet, one was acquitted, while the other was found guilty.

But I think one thing that tipped the scales

was just how talkative Marie-Josée Viau was in the intercepted recordings.

She even bragged about being the brains behind the operation.

That really worked against her.

Guy Dion's discretion

and the fact that he didn't brag about his involvement

probably worked in his favour in the eyes of the jury.

Guy Dion was unaware murders would be committed in his home, the defence argues

I was surprised.

I'd have thought they would both be found guilty.

I was also surprised by the second-degree murder verdict.

You know,

Andrew told me.

He told me about the two guys.

To be found guilty of being an accomplice to murder,

you have to know

or suspect that a murder is going to be committed.

You can be an accomplice to murder by either doing something or failing to act.

Or for having encouraged the perpetrator.

Guy Dion, the survivor of this legal ordeal,

is now free and has returned home, but alone.

Marie-Josée's lawyers appealed her conviction.

Here are some of the arguments raised before the Court of Appeal.

They argued that the trial judge had made several errors of law,

including returning a second-degree murder verdict

that was not supported by the evidence.

They also argued that the judge had allowed a second-degree murder verdict,

which was incompatible with Guy Dion's acquittal.

They asked the Court of Appeal

to release Marie-Josée pending the outcome of the appeal,

arguing that she posed no imminent danger to society.

She had been in prison for eight months when, in July of 2022...

...a judge...

...agreed to hear her appeal.

In his ruling, the judge noted that Marie-Josée

had led a relatively stable and active life

before meeting someone connected to organized crime.

And that's what had set her down a dangerous path.

Perfect timing. I'm flat broke.

The judge did, however,

criticize her for showing a tremendous lack of moral integrity

in her efforts to rise through the ranks of organized crime.

To be granted release pending an appeal in a murder case,

the grounds for appeal must be very serious.

And the person must pose neither a danger to the public,

nor a flight risk.

Ultimately, the judge granted Marie-Josée

release pending her appeal.

She's back in Saint-Jude now,

waiting to see what happens next.

Jonathan Massari,

the man through whom the Italian mafia

entered Marie-Josée and Guy's life,

was sentenced to 25 years in prison

for his involvement in the murders of Rocco Sollecito

and brothers Giuseppe and Vincenzo Falduto.

As for Frenchie, the man who actually pulled the trigger...

I put two bullets through his head.

...he walked away with a hefty sum of money.

He changed his identity, and no one knows where he is.

I did everything they asked me to, from A to Z.

The outcome is rather unusual.

The way this case ended is unusual.

We have a double homicide,

and yet the shooter, who admitted to the crimes,

didn't spend a single day in prison.

One of the two defendants,

who had confessed to the police,

was acquitted at trial.

Marie-Josée Viau was found guilty,

but she appealed her conviction

and is currently free, pending the outcome of her appeal.

So, as we speak,

three people who admitted to being involved in this crime

are free, despite everything we know.

As of fall 2026, Marie-Josée Viau is still awaiting her appeal hearing.

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