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- Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gangster who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles.
- Stanley Tookie Williams is best known for founding the violent Crips gang.
- Stanley Tookie Williams III was an American gangster who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles.
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Abstract
Stanley Tookie Williams III, a leader and cofounder of the Crips street gang, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 29, 1953 and executed on December 13, 2005 for the murder of four people in 1979. Prior to his execution, there had been an unsuccessful international campaign to save his life, based not on his claim of innocence, but on redemption due to his transformation while in prison. Williams had become a vocal anti-violence activist and a dedicated mentor to inner-city youth, writing nine books as an inspiration for young people to avoid joining gangs. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger denied clemency because he found Williams irredeemable, stating that there can be no redemption without an apology and remorse. Williams's execution stimulated a national debate about the death penalty versus serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Virtual Commons Citation
Della Giustina, Jo-Ann (2017). Williams, Stanley “Tookie”. In Criminal Justice Faculty Publications. Paper 40.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/crim_fac/40
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Stanley Tookie Williams
(1953-2005)
Who Was Stanley Tookie Williams?
Stanley Tookie Williams was an American gangster who moved to Los Angeles at a young age and immediately became immersed in the street life. Williams and a friend created the "Crips" gang and would eventually be arrested and convicted of murder associated with the gang's activity.
Early Life
Crips founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams III was born on December 29, 1953, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams' mother, who was only 17 when he was born, was left to care for Williams alone after his father abandoned the family. In 1959, Williams and his mother left New Orleans and headed to Los Angeles, California, by Greyhound bus in the hopes of achieving a better way of life. Williams later recalled the affluent-looking South Central neighborhood where they rented their first apartment as "a shiny red apple rotting away at the core."
Finding the street "more interesting than being at home," Williams began wandering the neighborhood at age six. As the new kid on the block,
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Stanley Williams
Stanley "Tookie" Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an Americanmurderer and co-founder of a street gang, the Crips.[1] He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1959, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where in 1970 he stole a car, for which he was convicted and sent to juvenile hall. He and Raymond Washington (1953–1979) founded street gang the Crips in 1971 in Los Angeles.[1] Williams shot four people dead in Los Angeles in 1979 during robberies he committed.[1] The events were caught on film by surveillance cameras. Later that year he was convicted of four counts of first degree murder and two counts of robbery. He was sentenced to death and was executed by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison, California.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.01.11.21.3"California government profile"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2012-07-17.