This led to a war between the Hoover and other Crips factions. In , there were , gang members in the Los Angeles area, divided between the Crips and their rivals, the Bloods. At least gang 5, members have been killed, The Guardian reported.
Early in the morning of Feb. Eventually, they headed to a 7-Eleven where Albert Lewis Owens, a year- old Army veteran and father of two, was working the overnight shift. Williams shot Owens twice but later denied killing him, Biography.
He also denied this shooting and claimed he was framed by other Crips members. In , Williams was tried and convicted in the Los Angeles Superior Court of all four murders plus two counts of robbery.
He was sentenced to death and sent to death row in San Quentin State Prison. Prison life was rough for Williams. Finding the street "more interesting than being at home," Williams began wandering the neighborhood at age six. As the new kid on the block, Williams had to quickly learn how to defend himself from neighborhood bullies, and was often thrown into the middle of physical conflicts.
Immersed in a culture of violence and drugs and without a strict parental influence, Williams grew up idolizing criminals and "mimicking pimps and drug dealers. Later, these dogs would be shot or beaten to death by the gamblers and hustlers in his neighborhood. The betting progressed to fights between young boys, and Williams was paid to box other young boys to unconsciousness.
The experiences hardened Williams, who kept the horrors he saw—and performed—from his mother. Williams rarely attended school, believing that he was destined to be "dys-educated"—a term he coined to describe the impaired and diseased knowledge he received in school and on the streets. Instead, he was convinced he could do better in the streets, and earned his reputation with his fists.
Through fighting, he made several friends with whom he frequently stole and made quick money as a bootblack. One of these new friends was Raymond Washington, who Williams met in The two boys formed an alliance that became known as the "Crips," a group they initially founded to protect their neighborhood from other, larger gangs. The original Crips consisted of approximately 30 members, but they soon divided into the Westside and Eastside Crips.
By , the Crips had evolved into a statewide organization, and Williams and Washington lost control of the group. This division led ultimately to both Williams' and Washington's downfalls. In , Washington was shot and killed in a shooting in Los Angeles. His murder was blamed on the Hoover faction of the Crips, which led to a war between the Hoover and other Crip factions. No one was ever arrested for his murder, but theories state that Washington knew his killer well.
His changed ways and outreach to dismantle the gang community lifestyle caught worldwide attention. Williams wed his wife Bonnie in Williams was also involved with the Crips and led a life of crime; he was eventually sentenced to sixteen years in prison for second-degree murder. Do you find this information helpful? A small donation would help us keep this accessible to all. Forego a bottle of soda and donate its cost to us for the information you just learned, and feel good about helping to make it available to everyone!
Foreman, C. The green light is permanently on; the red appears only when the execution chamber is in use, switching back to green once the prisoner has been pronounced dead. San Quentin was built in and conditions have changed little in the past years, remaining powerfully reminiscent of the Shawshank Redemption. The main death row building consists of five tiers of concrete cells, 9ft by 4ft, closed off by open bars. Guards are authorised to respond quickly to threats.
The visit takes place in a steel cage which sits within a much larger steel cage in the middle of a row of similar structures.
Williams is in the cage when I arrive. The guard opens a small flap in the side. Williams is ordered to stick his hands through the flap behind his back and is cuffed. Only then does the guard open the door to the cage and let me enter, and only when the door is firmly shut does he unlock the cuffs. Williams requests a pencil for me to take notes - the one that arrives is less than 2 inches long and almost impossibly blunt.
I scribble on paper napkins. Williams is releasing his biography in a further bid to dissuade the young from entering the gangster life. Rap stars and other musicians often use the fact they have been in prison as a way of boosting their credibility.
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