On this day, Feb. 28, in 1979, Stanley “Tookie’ Williams III, the founder of the notorious Crips gang in Los Angeles, killed the first of four people during a two-week armed robbery spree in Southern ...

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to block the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, rejecting the notion that the founder of the murderous Crips gang had atoned for his crimes ...

(San Francisco-AP) December 11, 2005 - Prosecutors are asking the California Supreme Court to turn down a request to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of Crips founder Stanley Tookie Williams. A ...

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SAN QUENTIN, California - Convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang co-founder whose case stirred a national debate about capital punishment versus the possibility of redemption, was ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The fate of Stanley Tookie Williams is in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's hands. Williams, founder of the murderous Crips gang, is scheduled to die Tuesday for murdering four people ...

SAN FRANCISCO — No one paid much attention to Stanley Tookie Williams when he was on trial in 1981 for murdering four people. Now, as the clock ticks down on his scheduled execution early Tuesday, the ...

Rapper Snoop Dogg urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday to grant clemency to Stanley Tookie Williams, so he can continue his work with young people. “Stanley Tookie Williams is not ...

California's Supreme Court refuses a stay of execution for convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams. The Crips co-founder is scheduled to die early Tuesday, unless Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger or a ...