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Stanley Tookie Williams executed Crips gang co-founder put to death for 4 murders Tuesday, December 13, 2005; Posted: 3:38 a.m. EST (08:38 GMT) SAN QUENTIN, California (CNN) -- Convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams was executed early Tuesday at the California state prison at San Quentin. The execution went ahead as scheduled after the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday rejected a last-ditch appeal. The high court's ruling followed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to deny clemency for Williams, 51, who received a lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday (3:01 a.m. ET).

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JOHN AND KEN on KFI live from San Quentin -- OFFICIAL TOOKIE WILLIAMS countdown thread KFI's John and Ken begin their special broadcast from San Quentin today at 3pm Pacific. KFI will broadcast the event until 1am on Tuesday morning. If this monster really cares about kids, he will admit what he did, apologize to the families, apologize to supporters of whom he has made fools, and tell kids this is how they will end up if they take someone's life. 3PM PACIFIC - listen online to John and Ken broadcasting from outside San Quentin ***TOOKIE COUNTDOWN CLOCK*** SAN QUENTIN...

KFI in Los Angeles just announced that the California Supreme Court has denied Tookie Williams appeal for an emergency stay. Let's see if KFI got it right this time.

Former War Crimes Prosecutor & Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, Pierre Prosper, releases statement regarding the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. A former prosecutor in Los Angeles County, Prosper offers support for the jury and the Los Angeles District Attorney. Los Angeles (PRWEB) December 9, 2005 -- From the office of the Prosper for Attorney General Campaign, the following statement from former United States Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, Pierre-Richard Prosper, was released on Thursday, December 8, 2005. "Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding clemency review for the co-founder of the infamous Crips street gang and convicted...

LISTEN TO JOHN AND KEN ONLINE AT 5PM PACIFIC --- THE FAMOUS "TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR" The "community" is really upset with John and Ken and their TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR. It is driving them absolutely insane. John and Ken will broadcast their show on Dec. 12 from outside San Quentin. I understand that John Ziegler will be there. Zig has the 7-10 shift. Unfortunately, George Noory is on KFI at 10pm. I doubt that he will broadcast the execution on COAST TO COAST. That's okay. Maybe he can have on Major Ed Dames to remote view or a...

Candlelight Vigil Today for Williams LOS ANGELES - Activists seeking clemency for convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams will hold a candlelight vigil today in front of the restaurant founded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger has scheduled a private clemency hearing Thursday with Williams' lawyers and prosecutors. The rally will be held at Schatzi on Main in Santa Monica, according to Danielle Heck of the Save Tookie Committee-LA. Schwarzenegger no longer owns the restaurant. Yesterday, a rally was held in Leimert Park to urge Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to Williams, who is scheduled to be executed Dec....

Tookie Goes Hollywood - Commentary by Joseph C. Phillips November 26, 05 [ Previous entry ] {{morenextlink}} Standing outside the walls of San Quentin prison, the rapper Snoop Dogg urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to convicted murderer Stan “Tookie” Williams. Williams, the co founder of the notorious street gang the Crips, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1979 slayings of Albert Owens, Yen-I Yang, his wife, Tsai-Shai Chen Yang, and their daughter, Yu-Chin Yang Lin. Barring intervention by the governor, he will die by lethal injection on December 13. Speaking before a thousand young people...