MOST FEARED HITMAN IN THE HISTORY OF TRINIDAD

MOST FEARED HITMAN IN THE HISTORY OF TRINIDAD

JOEY RAMIAH was one of the most feared men in the the 1990's, he had earned a reputation as a brutal hitman. He worked for at the time the biggest underworld figure Dole Chadee, a drug baron. It all came crashing down for the gang leader and his men when one of his own men turned state witness against him, law enforcement and politicians saw this as their opportunity to finally get rid of chadee and his gang once and for all.

Ramiah, formerly of Frederick Settlement, Caroni, was hanged at the Port-of-Spain State Prison on June 4, 1999, along with Dole Chadee and seven others for the murders of four members of a family at Williamsville on January 10, 1994.

Hamilton “Mice” Baboolal, his sister Monica, mother Rookmin, and father Deo, were shot dead on the morning of January 10, 1994. Deo was shot dead as he returned home. Mice, Monica and Rookmin were shot in the head, execution style.

Mice was a member of the feared Chadee gang. He worked alongside a number of people who assisted in receiving shipments of cocaine from Colombia and ensuring that they went to North America and Europe.

Sometime during his “employment” with Chadee, Mice stole some cocaine from the boss. When the cocaine was discovered missing, Chadee sent a message to Mice, asking him to “kindly return the cocaine or be dealt with.” Chadee even offered to accept the equivalent in cash.

According to an informant who contacted the media , Mice challenged his boss and sent a message back to Chadee: “I will kidnap your son, leave me alone.”

Who tell Mice say that? Chadee got mad as hell and summoned Joey Ramiah to his Piparo house and later to his Falcon Crest farmhouse.

Chadee told Ramiah that he had to send a message to Mice that such threats would not be tolerated. Chadee wanted to deal with Mice once and for all. He summoned the gang to his farmhouse in Piparo late on the night of January 9, 1994.

Chadee handed out guns and masks to Ramiah and members of his feared gang. He made it quite clear that he wanted Mice and everyone in that Williamsville house dead. The gang drove off after midnight and went straight to the Baboolal house. Special Reserve Policeman Clint Huggins broke down the door of the house and the rest of the gang invaded the house.

Mice, Monica and Rookmin were shot dead in the house while Deo was confronted on the steps and fatally shot. Morris, a member of the gang, felt sorry for two young children and hid them under a bed.

Their lives were spared.

The gang escaped after the bloodshed and Ramiah reported to Chadee that everyone was dead. Ramiah said no life was spared. He did not know that two children were spared.

The killings remained unsolved for four months before Huggins gave a statement to the police about the entire affair. Not even Huggins knew why Chadee wanted the family dead.

One Saturday in May 1994, the police rounded up Chadee and the gang and they were charged with murder. Morris was also charged, but he turned State witness after Huggins was killed.

The story of Dole Chadee has captivated the minds of many for decades. While Joey Ramiah has been some what forgotten by today 's generation many still remember his name and reputation as a feared killer.