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.

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.

Williams, 51, was pronounced dead after receiving a lethal injection at San Quentin Prison, California.

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