Organisation: Crips gang

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Festival postponed due to gang violence fears

A Californian music festival featuring Snoop Dogg has been postponed over fears the rapper's performance will attract gang violence.

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Large crowd expected at Tookie's funeral

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Schwarzenegger shunned in Austria following execution

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Execution sparks outrage among campaigners

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Gang chief claimed innocence until death

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European outrage at US execution

Gang leader executed after appeals fail

Convicted killer Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the Crips gang co-founder whose case stirred a debate about capital punishment and the possibility of redemption, was executed this morning.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005

Schwarzenegger refuses to spare life of gang founder

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 and found redemption on death row.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005

Gangster faces execution after clemency plea fails

Gangster Stanley Tookie Williams will be killed by lethal injection today after California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to block his execution.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005

Gang founder loses last appeal

CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday refused to spare the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, the founder of the murderous Crips gang.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005