Robert Conn: armed and naked in Mascouche

Robert Conn and his wife sporting matching white turtlenecks

   Robert Conn, 34, was naked in his bedroom late at night with his wife Denise Conn, 31, when he heard a noise outside on January 9, 1980.
   He saw people monkeying around with his Jeep, so he brought out his 22 and ran outside armed and naked.
 He encountered young Pierre Lesage, Andre Lauzon, 20, and Serge Lavigeur, 18, in the midst of trying to steal his wheel.
   After a hard day's drinking and getting stoned in a Terrebonne bar, the three had to get home but Lesage's tire was flat.
   One of the three had suggested they go to steal a wheel from Conn's car, as one had a prior history with him.

Andre Lauzon, 20 and Serge Lavigeur, 18

Pierre Lesage, dead by gunfire

   Andre Lauzon and Conn were involved in a road rage fight on Gascon Rd. in December 1979. Conn, the larger of the two, had lost his glasses in the scuffle and had to concede. Lauzon apparently held a grudge.
   Before attempting to steal Conn's wheel, Lauzon smashed the mirrors on Conn's jeep.
   After Conn came out with his gun, the three fled in their vehicle. They heard gunfire but only once they were on the road did they realize that their friend Lesage had been shot in the head.
   The two stopped and left the vehicle by the roadside on Ile St. Jean and hitched home.
   Conn, after the shooting, went inside and wept. He was dazed and speechless.
   He was investigated but my information doesn't include what, if any, penalty he was given.