The Execution of Stanley Tookie Williams
U.S.
The Crips: Past and Present()
December 9, 2005 Stanley Tookie Williams, co-founder of the Crips gang, is scheduled to be executed Dec. 13. Alejandro Alonso, a social geographer specializing in crime and an expert witness on gang and crime cases in Los Angeles, talks about the history of the Crips and what they are like today.
Law
Timeline: Tookie's Path to Death Row()
December 13, 2005 Follow a timeline of Stanley Tookie Williams' life from his birth to his execution by lethal injection at California's San Quentin State Prison on Dec. 13, 2005.
U.S.
Options for Crips Founder on Death Row Dwindle ()
December 1, 2005 Time is running out for convicted murderer and co-founder of the Crips gang, Stanley "Tookie" Williams. The California Supreme Court refused to block his execution Wednesday. Now, his fate is in the hands of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Williams is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Dec. 13.
Around the Nation
Crips Founder Seeks 'Redemption' on Death Row()
April 21, 2005 Stanley "Tookie" Williams, co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang, has been on San Quentin's death row since 1979. But behind bars, he's written nine children's books and urges young people to avoid the gang life. A profile of Williams' violent past and uncertain future.
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