August 5, 2025
‘Little Albert’ and some of my other ‘fave’ journalism pieces now being made available free of charge to our BestStory.ca readers
Posted by WARREN PERLEY – Editor, BestStory.ca
Writing from Montreal
It’s been 13 years since we posted my story on Det.-Sgt. Albert Lisacek, one of the most famous, unorthodox homicide detectives ever to do battle with the ‘bad guys’ in the colorful annals of cop’n’robber shootouts. ‘Little Albert’ was the progenitor of ‘Dirty Harry’ before the movie-going public ever associated actor Clint Eastwood with that swashbuckling cinema persona.
The headline on my July 2012 BestStory.ca article foretold what was to come:
Little Albert’s whacky world of bullets, beatings and bad guys.
The teaser to the story went on:
It’s no fun losing your testicles in a shootout with Canada’s toughest cop. But then again, Det.-Sgt. Albert Lisacek was never known as a guy with a sense of humour during his 25 years with the Sûreté du Québec. Now the outspoken Lisacek tells the real story of cops’n’robbers in the ’60s and ’70s, including what happened just before infamous killer Richard Blass was shot dead by police, the last moments of Machine Gun Molly and his near-death experience with Jacques Mesrine, Public Enemy No. 1 in France.
Now in conjunction with BestStory.ca’s Dingbat calendar initiative, that story can be read for free: Read the July 2012 Story on ‘Little Albert’
Below are four additonal articles we’re now making available free of charge:
- A Nazi bullet through the head can’t stop a survivor’s testimony:
Read the April 2012 Story - Barack Obama is the natural heir to liberalism of Pierre Elliott Trudeau:
Read the April 2012 Story - Sassy, flashy roller derby chicks skating like hell and kickin’ ass:
Read the September 2012 Story - Canadian company is No. 1 in world for technology solving gun crimes:
Read the April 2017 Story
Happy reading!
Reader Bonus No. 1: For the first time ever, you can hear a 39-second recording of Det.Sgt. Albert Lisacek recounting in his own words to journalist Warren Perley during a July 3, 2012 interview what happened when police raided a chalet north of Montreal at 1:30 a.m. on January 24, 1975 and shot Richard (The Cat) Blass dead in a fusillade of 27 bullets. LISTEN to AUDIO
Reader Bonus No. 2: Art Director Rodney Hall has created a short, funny YouTube video (1:18) about the escapades of Little Albert, Canada's toughest cop. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to share.
WATCH VIDEO