John Joseph Papalia 1924 1997 Also Known As Johnny Pops Or The

John Joseph Papalia 1924 1997 Also Known As Johnny Pops Or The Six years' imprisonment; served four years. john joseph papalia (italian: [papaˈliːa]; march 18, 1924 – may 31, 1997), also known as johnny pops papalia or "the enforcer", was a canadian crime boss of the papalia crime family based in hamilton, ontario, canada. the papalia crime family is one of three major crime families in hamilton, the. Johnny (pops) papalia, one of canada’s most infamous mobsters, was gunned down in broad daylight on may 31, 1997. the 73 year old was in poor health when he was executed by ken murdock, who was.

May 31 1997 Mob Boss Johnny Pops Papalia Executed In Hamilton We trace the life of johnny pops papalia from his birth in 1924 hamilton, ontario, to his ascent as a fearsome mob boss, and finally to his tragic demise in. A couple months earlier, may 31, 1997 to be exact, the man barillaro reported to, johnny “pops” papalia was gunned down in broad daylight on the streets of hamilton. this mafia style execution represented a shift in power in the canadian underworld as ontario’s reputed top mobster was now eliminated. Known as the “the enforcer,” johnny (pops) papalia was born march 18, 1924 in hamilton and died at the age of 73 when he was shot in the head outside his family’s vending machine business. John joseph papalia (march 18, 1924 – may 31, 1997), also known as johnny pops papalia or "the enforcer", was an italian canadian mafia figure based in hamilton, ontario, canada. he was boss of the papalia crime family, one of three major crime families in hamilton, the other two being the musitano crime family and the luppino crime family.