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12 - The Caniadien Champion, Frlday, Auguat il, 2000 McCormack Auto Services < JOHN MCCORMACK S LICENCED MECHANIC Z " DOT Inspection 0 Computer e Air Conditmonmng Station Diagnostics e Tune Ups " Runt Proofing e Gênerai Repairs e Brakes 85 Sb"le Ave., Unit 6 878@0870 ""'W stiEnd Auto Service MServing Ml/ton for Over 25 Years wWFogE 01111u01masLsuà COMPARE OUR PRICES LEE BONIN 5 Main St E. 878-5323 Fax 87840439 ýbAVA NTIF AUTFO TFECH - SHUTTIE SERVICE - PERSONALIZED SERVICE WE CAN BUV VEHICLES AT THE AUCTIONI ASK FOR DETAILS. 909 NIPISSING ROAO 878-2152 Mi ton, lmport Car Centre Specialists on Volkswagens a Import fuel injection & Diesel , Used car sales & service ~Murder suspect told cop liquor deal too risky: trial By LISA CARTWRIGHT The Champion Doing a large liquor deal wasn't worth it, murder sus- pect David Fiorino told an undercover OPP officer the h. day after he met him at Grundy Lake Provincial Park near Parry Sound. "It's (the liquor deal) easy to do but, like 1 said, it's the conse- quences you got 10 worry about," Mr. Fiorino is heard telling OPP Det. Kenneth Watson in an inter- cepted conversation played during the ongoing firsî-degree murder trial in Superior Court in Milton last Frîday. Wearing a suit and sporting a mustache, goatee and long dark bair pulled back in a ponytail,' Det. Watson îold the jury bis job was tb befriend Mr. Fiorino, 27, who waa camping with bis wife Kimberly. Mr. Fiorino's cousin and bis family were also sE thse park that weekend. "As a police officer, your objec- tives were two-fold," said Crown attomney Brise O'Marra to the 27- year-old detective. "You were t0 gel as much information as possi- ble and provide information 10 lead 10 the tinding of thse body." By the long weekend, tbe OPP hadn't discovered the body of Barrie resident Stephen Andreopoulos, 36, who was last aeen with the accused July 2, 1996. ~ His badly-decomposed 1:Iody was discovered buried on a Derry Road "I1t's (the liquoir deal) easy to do but, like 1 said, it's the consequences you got to worry about" DAVM IIB property February 13, 1998. On Auguat 1, 1997, Det. Watson and Det. Maraha Boyd, who poaed as his wife, checked mbt their campaite, which was located acroas from the accused. Afler eaîablishing camp, Del. Watson borrowed a pot from Mr. Fiorino's cousin, the jury heard. Det. Watson testified that later tIsat evening he saw the accuaed walk pasl him toward bis couain's campaite. Det. Watson followed under the prelense of retuming the borrowed pot. He waa then inlroduced 10 Mr. Fiorino, the jury heard. The following day, Det. Wataon met Mr. Fiorino and bis wife aI tIse beach and struck up a conversation. The jury heard Det. Watson had a Niagra, or body pack, located in a pouch of a fanny pack 10 record conversations between the two. Later that aflemnoon, after Det. Watson and the accused spent some lime geîîing 10 know each other, Mr. Fiorino bold the detec- tive Ise was under police investiga- tion. "He (said he) was still under investigation over the trouble Iast year," DeL. Watson blid the court. It was "over a liquor deal where someone got killed." Det. Watson said the accused told him that he, made $200,000, but was unable t0 touch il. The Comisso family was laundering some of il, while bis father had some invested. SMr. Fiorîno also explained one of the pantnera in the liquor deal was miaaing, but the police didn't have a body, Det. Wataon said. Thse jury heard the conversation ended when the Fiorinos and Det. Watson went cliff diving. Later that evening, Det. Watson and Det. Boyd went 10 the accused's campaite for a bonfire. At about 3 arn., the two men went for a walk and Det. Wataon again asked about the liquor deal and how Mr. Fiorino waa able 10 make so much money. Mr. Fiorino responded that doing the deal was easy and ail one had 10 do was to 'find a sucker." Over the course of the weekend, Det. Watson continued 10 develop a friendship with the accused, but the liquor deal wasn't discussed, the jury heard. On the holiday Monday, thse two exchanged phone numbers. Four days later, Mr. Fiorino called the detective 10 see if they could gel together. They made plans t0 meet the following week. Thse trial wilI continue Monday. (905) 878n5330 538 Main St. E. 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