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Richard Blass

1945–1975

Nationality
Canada
Occupation
criminal

Richard Blass (24 October 1945 – 24 January 1975) was a Canadian gangster and a multiple murderer.

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Biography

Richard Blass (24 October 1945 – 24 January 1975) was a Canadian gangster and a multiple murderer. Born in Montreal, he was nicknamed Le Chat, French for The Cat, because of his luck in evading death after surviving at least three assassination attempts and a police shootout, and escaping from custody twice. Blass is also known for his involvement in the Gargantua bar attack, in which 13 people died.

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