Q54329453

Dennis Barth

Jamaican criminal

Bio	Dennis "Copper" Barth was a gangster in Jamaica, who operated out of the Rennock Lodge area in east Kingston. Barth is mentioned in the lyrics of Super Cat's dancehall reggae song "Ghetto Red Hot": "Kingston we deh when Massop get shot / We deh when Copper get shot”, referring to Claude “Claudie" Massop and Barth, who made gang peace treaty in the 1970s.²
Born	c. 1951¹
Died	c. 1978¹
Occupation	gangster²
Cause of death	gunshot wound, homicide²
Status	Possible: Dennis Barth may be a 27 Club member