Hells Angels
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Founded | March 17, 1948[3][4] |
Founder | Otto Friedli[4] |
Founded at | Fontana, California, U.S.[5] |
Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
Headquarters | Oakland, California, U.S.[6] |
Region | Worldwide (592 charters in 66 countries)[7] |
Membership | 6,000[8][9] |
Key people | Sonny Barger |
Website | Official website ![]() |
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", and "81".[10] With a membership of over 6,000, and 592 charters in 66 countries, the HAMC is the largest "outlaw" motorcycle club in the world.[8][9][11]
Many Hells Angels members are involved in organized crime, such as drug trafficking, and engage in violent conflict with members of other outlaw motorcycle clubs and organized crime groups. Involvement in organized crime and violence has historically extended to the organization's most senior leadership. Many police and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice, the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, the Australian Federal Police, and Europol, consider the club an organized crime syndicate.[12]
History
The Hells Angels originated on March 17, 1948, in Fontana, California, when several small motorcycle clubs agreed to merge.[13] Otto Friedli, a World War II veteran, is credited with starting the club after breaking from the Pissed Off Bastards motorcycle club over a feud with a rival gang.[14] According to an alternative theory, the Hells Angels were founded on November 15, 1951, in San Bernardino, by Dick White, a member of the Redlands Road Runners.[15][16]
According to its website, the club's name was suggested by Arvid Olsen, an associate of the founders who had served in the "Hell's Angels" squadron of the

Some of the HAMC's early history is not clear, and accounts differ. The club's first official charter was reportedly drawn up in Fontana in 1950.
Other sources claim that the San Francisco Hells Angels were organized in 1953 by Rocky Graves, a Hells Angel member from San Bernardino ("Berdoo"), implying that the "Frisco" Hells Angels were very much aware of their forebears.[29] The "Frisco" Hells Angels were reorganized in 1955 with 13 charter members, Frank Sadilek serving as president, and the smaller, original logo. The Oakland charter, at the time headed by Barger, used a larger version of the "Death's Head" patch nicknamed the "Barger Larger", which was first used in 1959. It later became the club standard.[30] The first charter to open outside California was established in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1961.[14]
The Hells Angels are often depicted in semi-mythical romantic fashion like the 19th-century James–Younger Gang: free-spirited, iconic, bound by brotherhood and loyalty. At other times, such as in the 1966 Roger Corman film The Wild Angels, they are depicted as violent and nihilistic, little more than a violent criminal gang and a scourge on society.[31]
The club became prominent within, and established its notoriety as part of, the 1960s counterculture movement in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District, playing a part at many of the movement's seminal events. Members were directly connected to many of the counterculture's primary leaders, such as Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, Timothy Leary, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Mick Farren, and Tom Wolfe. "Gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson's book about the club launched his career. From 1968 to 1969 the Hells Angels of San Francisco headquarters was at 715 Ashbury (across from the Grateful Dead house at 710 Ashbury).[32][33][34][35][36]
In 1973, members from several branches of the organization protested at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing about a proposed transportation plan that included restrictions on motorcycle use and sales to get California to meet the new Clean Air Act standards.[37]
Insignia

The Hells Angels' official website attributes the official "death's head" insignia design to Frank Sadilek, past president of the San Francisco charter.
The Hells Angels have a system of patches similar to military medals. The specific meaning of each patch is not publicly known, but the patches identify each biker's specific or significant actions or beliefs.[39] The official colors of the Hells Angels are red lettering displayed on a white background—hence the club's nickname "The Red and White". The patches are worn on leather or denim jackets and vests.
Red and white are also used to display the number 81 on many patches, as in "Support 81", "Route 81". The 8 and 1 stand for the respective positions in the alphabet of H and A.[40] Friends and supporters of the club use these in deference to club rules, which purport to restrict the wearing of Hells Angels imagery to club members. The diamond-shaped one-percenter patch is also used, displaying "1%" in red on a white background with a red merrowed border. The term "one-percenter" is said to be a response to the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) comment on the Hollister incident to the effect that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens and 1% were outlaws. The AMA has no record of such a statement and calls this story apocryphal.[41]

Most members wear a rectangular patch (again, white background with red letters and a red merrowed border) identifying their respective charter locations. Another similarly designed patch reads "Hells Angels". When applicable, members of the club wear a patch denoting their position or rank within the organization. The patch is rectangular and, like those described above, displays a white background with red letters and a red merrowed border. Some examples of the titles used are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
An additional patch worn by select club members consists of two Nazi-style SS lightning bolts below the words "Filthy Few". Some law enforcement officials claim that the "Filthy Few" patch is awarded only to those who have committed or are prepared to commit murder on the club's behalf.[42][43] Hells Angels have denied this interpretation, however, comparing it instead to a merit badge awarded to those who are "the first to arrive at a party and the last to leave".[44] According to reports from law enforcement and prosecutors, another patch similar to the "Filthy Few" patch is the "Dequiallo" patch.[45] "Dequiallo" is a reference to El Degüello, a bugle call played by the regimental band of Antonio López de Santa Anna's army at the Battle of the Alamo.[43] This patch allegedly "signifies that the wearer has fought law enforcement on arrest."[46] There is no common convention as to where the patches are placed on members' jackets/vests.
"Angels Forever, Forever Angels" is also the club's traditional motto.[47] Other Hells Angels slogans include "When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets";[48] "Three can keep a secret if two are dead";[49] and "When in doubt, knock 'em out", which was coined by New York City charter member Vincent "Big Vinny" Girolamo.[50][51]
Intellectual property rights
The Hells Angels
According to The Globe and Mail, the Hells Angels considered seeking an injunction to block the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from broadcasting the miniseries The Last Chapter, because of how closely the biker gang at the center of the series resembled the Hells Angels.[54]
In March 2007 the Hells Angels filed suit against the
On October 7, 2009, Fritz Clapp, attorney at law for the HAMC, contacted online games community FOCO, demanding the removal of all membership marks and club trademarks from the Los Santos Roleplay Forum, a messageboard for the San Andreas Multiplayer modification for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. While members of the community were skeptical at first, Clapp posted a tweet confirming his identity.[58][59]
In October 2010 the Hells Angels filed a lawsuit against
In fall 2012 in the
As of December 2013[update], the Hells Angels sells its branded merchandise at a retail store in Toronto, Ontario.[69]
In 2019, the Hells Angels sued Redbubble in the Federal Court of Australia for infringing on its trademark, launching another suit in 2021 after providing evidence that Redbubble had continued to breach the trademark.[70] The 2019 case concluded with the Hells Angels being awarded $5,000 in damages. In July 2022, in the second ruling against Redbubble, the company was ordered to pay the club more than $78,000.[71]
Membership

To become a Hells Angels "prospect", candidates must have a valid driver's license, a motorcycle over 750
After a lengthy, phased process, a prospective member is first deemed a "hang-around", indicating that he is invited to some club events or to meet club members at known gathering places.[40] If the "hang-around" is interested, he may be asked to become an "associate", a status that usually lasts a year or two. At the end of that stage, he is reclassified as "prospect", participating in some club activities, but not having voting privileges while he is evaluated for suitability as a full member. The last phase, and highest membership status, is full membership or "full-patch".[74] The term "full-patch" refers to the complete four-piece insignia, including the "Death Head" logo, two rockers (top rocker: "Hells Angels"; bottom rocker: state or territory claimed) and the rectangular "MC" patch below the wing of the Death's Head. Prospects are allowed to wear only a bottom rocker with the state, province or territory name along with the rectangular "MC" patch.
To become a full member, a "prospect" must be unanimously confirmed by the rest of the full club members.[75] Before votes are cast, a "prospect" usually travels to every charter in the sponsoring charter's geographic jurisdiction (state, province, or territory) and introduces himself to every "full-patch" member. This allows each voting member to become familiar with the "prospect" and ask any questions of concern before voting. Some form of formal induction follows, wherein the "prospect" affirms his loyalty to the club and its members. The final logo patch (top "Hells Angels" rocker) is then awarded at the initiation ceremony. The step of attaining full membership can be called "being patched".
Even after a member is patched in, the patches remain the property of HAMC, not the member. On leaving the Hells Angels or being ejected, a member must return his patches to the club.[76] Members must pay dues, and are required to attend mandatory club meetings and motorcycle runs.[50] Charter meetings, known as "church", are typically held at clubhouses or a member's residence. In 1978, members were required to pay $20 per month to the local charter, and $10 per month to the state charter. The money is used by the club to finance motorcycle runs and funerals, and to fund the travel of club officers to state and national meetings. Hells Angels may become exempt from paying dues after a certain period of time as a member of the club.[18]
Racial policies
The club is not officially a racially segregated organization.[77][78] In the U.S., at least one charter allegedly requires that a candidate be a white male,[79] and Sonny Barger said in a 2000 BBC interview, "The club, as a whole, is not racist but we probably have enough racist members that no black guy is going to get in it."[75] At that time the club had no black members.[75]
A few nonwhite members have been noted in the United States. In 1967,
In another interview with Barger in 2000, he said, "if you're a motorcycle rider and you're white, you want to join the Hells Angels. If you're black, you want to join the
In a 1966
Women
Retired special agent Jay Dobyns explained that within the Hells Angels, there is a hierarchy among women. Older ladies who are wives or girlfriends of members are at the top. Messing with a member's partner leads to violence. Groupies also visit the clubhouse and freely move between members.[92]
Organization

The Hells Angels became the first notarized and organized outlaw motorcycle club, and the biker clubs formed subsequently have reportedly imitated the Angels' insignias, rules, doctrines and rituals.
In contrast to other prominent motorcycle clubs in the United States, the Hells Angels organization is not headed by a national or international president; it is instead governed by regional officers, who are each chosen to represent a collective of localized charters at monthly regional meetings. Regional officers are divided into two groups: those who attend the West Coast Officers Meeting ("WesCOM") to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of the Hells Angels' charters in the Western United States, and those who attend the East Coast Officers Meeting ("ECOM") to govern the charters in the Eastern United States.[50] The dividing point of the east and west regions is Omaha, Nebraska.[94] In states with multiple charters, weekly state meetings are also held in addition to charter meetings.[50]
Although the Hells Angels have no official "mother charter ", the club's de facto national headquarters remained in its founding location of
In New York state, the HAMC is incorporated as the Church of Angels, a nonprofit religious organization.[95]
Worldwide charters

The HAMC acknowledges more than 100 charters in over 29 countries. New Zealand had the first charter of the Hells Angels outside the United States; the club founded a charter in
In 1977, the Hells Angels arrived in Canada with the
Members of the Spanish charter were involved in a killing and tried.[104]
A list of acknowledged charters can be found on the HAMC's official website.[105]
Support clubs
Hells Angels chapters often oversee smaller motorcycle clubs within their locality, known as
The Red Devils Motorcycle Club, a biker group with chapters in nearly 20 countries, is the official and most prominent support club of the Hells Angels.[112][113][114] The Hells Angels have more than two dozen support clubs in Canada.[109] In Norway, the Hells Angels have built up a network of support clubs over which they exert control and hold responsibility for administering three-piece back patches.[111] The Hells Angels have also formed support groups, such as AK81 in Denmark and the Red & White Crew in Sweden, which consist of young males who do not own motorcycles.[111]
Club mergers
Over the years, the Hells Angels have amalgamated a number of smaller outlaw motorcycle clubs in a process known as a "patch-over".[115]
Year | Location | Original Club/Charter | Hells Angels Charter | References |
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1967 | United States | Animals MC Gooses MC |
Hells Angels Cleveland | [116] |
1969 | Aliens MC Nomads | Hells Angels New York City | [117] | |
Hackers MC | Hells Angels Rochester | [118] | ||
1973 | Germany | Bloody Devils MC | Hells Angels Hamburg | [119] |
United States | Storm Troopers MC | Hells Angels Durham | [120] | |
1975 | Grateful Dead MC | Hells Angels Bridgeport | [121] | |
1976 | Tribulators MC | Hells Angels Charleston | [120] | |
1977 | Canada | Popeye MC | Hells Angels North (Montreal) | [122] |
1978 | United States | Satan's Slaves MC | Hells Angels San Fernando Valley | [123] |
Tar Heel Stompers MC | Hells Angels Charlotte | [120] | ||
Netherlands | Kreidler Ploeg Oost | Hells Angels Amsterdam | [124] | |
1979 | United States | Original Jokers MC | Hells Angels Winston-Salem | [120] |
1980 | Netherlands | Mad Dogs | Hells Angels Haarlem | [124] |
Denmark | Unionen MC | Hells Angels Copenhagen | [125] | |
1982 | Spain | Hells Angels Spain | [126] | |
1982 | United States | Grim Reapers MC Minneapolis | Hells Angels Minneapolis | [127] |
Brothers MC | Hells Angels Anchorage | [128] | ||
1983 | Canada | Satan's Angels MC | Hells Angels Vancouver | [129][130] |
1984 | 13th Tribe MC | Hells Angels Halifax | [131] | |
Gitans MC | Hells Angels Sherbrooke | [132] | ||
1985 | Denmark | Black Sheep MC | Hells Angels South (Helsingør) | |
1990 | Germany | Phoenix MC | Hells Angels Berlin | [133] |
1991 | Canada | Satan's Guard MC | Hells Angels Trois-Rivières | [134] |
1992 | Norway | Rowdies MC | Hells Angels Trondheim | [135][136] |
Denmark | Nordstjernen MC | Hells Angels Aarhus | [137] | |
1993 | Sweden | Dirty Dräggels | Hells Angels Malmö | [138] |
1994 | United States | Hell's Henchmen MC | Hells Angels Illinois Hells Angels Indiana |
[139] |
1996 | Sweden | Rebels MC | Hells Angels Helsingborg | |
Finland | Overkill MC | Hells Angels Helsinki | [140] | |
Denmark | Mental Midgets MC | Hells Angels Odense | [141][142] | |
Norway | Customizers MC | Hells Angels Oslo | ||
The Shabby Ones MC | Hells Angels Stavanger | [143] | ||
Denmark | Avengers MC | Hells Angels Aalborg | ||
1997 | Sweden | Choppers MC | Hells Angels Stockholm | [144][145][146] |
Canada | Grim Reapers MC | Hells Angels Alberta | [147] | |
United States | Dirty Dozen MC | Hells Angels Arizona | [148] | |
1998 | Canada | Rebels MC | Hells Angels Saskatoon | [147] |
1999 | Norway | Screwdrivers MC | Hells Angels Hamar | [149][150][151] |
Sweden | Gamlestadens MC | Hells Angels Gothenburg | [146] | |
2000 | Canada | Los Bravos MC | Hells Angels Winnipeg | [152] |
Last Chance MC Lobos MC Para-Dice Riders MC Satan's Choice MC |
Hells Angels Ontario | [153][154] | ||
2001 | Denmark | Piraterne MC | Hells Angels Randers | [155] |
2002 | United States | Brothers Fast MC | Hells Angels Denver | [156] |
2004 | Canada | Bandidos MC Edmonton | Hells Angels Red Deer Nomads | [157] |
2015 | United States | North Coast MC | Hells Angels Akron | [158][159] |
Criminal activities and incidents
Various U.S. law enforcement agencies classify the Hells Angels as one of the "big four" motorcycle gangs, along with the Pagans, the Outlaws, and the Bandidos, and contend that members carry out widespread violent crime and organized crime, including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen goods, extortion, and prostitution operations.[160][161] In Australia, the Hells Angels are included among the "big six", with the Bandidos, the Comanchero, the Finks, the Mongols, and the Rebels.[162][163] All Hells Angels charters are autonomous and operate on their own. As such, some charters refrain from any illegal activity, while others operate as crime syndicates.[164] Members of the organization have continuously asserted that they are only a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have joined to ride motorcycles together, to organize social events such as group road trips, fundraisers, parties, and motorcycle rallies, and that any crimes are the responsibility of the people who carried them out, not the club as a whole.[165][166]
In May 2019, a court in Utrecht issued a verdict that made the Netherlands the first country to completely ban the Hells Angels. The presiding judge called it "a danger to public order and the rule of law".[167] Other countries such as Germany had banned local charters, but never the entire club.[168][169][170][171] On July 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands reaffirmed the ban, making it permanent.[172]
See also
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External links
- Official website – includes many chartered local charters, with links
- FBI file on Hell's Angels
- Never-Seen: Hells Angels, 1965 – slideshow by Life magazine