Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, an ...

Hoover, 74, still faces the remainder of a 200-year sentence in Illinois for the 1973 murder of William "Pooky" Young.

Initially, the GDs were the result of a merge between the Black Disciples and Supreme Gangsters gangs of Chicago, according to reports. After Barksdale death in 1974, Hoover took over.

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Chicago gang leader who was convicted for a 1973 murder. Here's what to ...

Chicago Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover is being granted clemency by President Donald Trump. His wife and son spoke with ABC7 about the announcement.

Larry Hoover Sr founded the Gangster Disciples (GD), one of Chicago's most notorious gangs. He was serving multiple life sentences following a 1998 conviction. His supporters say he is now reformed.

Beginning in the early 1970s, the Gangster Disciples sold cocaine, heroin and other drugs in Chicago. At its height, the criminal enterprise had approximately 6,000 members and raked in $100 ...

Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until Barksdale was killed in 1974.

Chicago-born Hoover helmed one of the nation's largest and notorious street gangs, Gangster Disciples, which spread criminal operations to multiple U.S. cities under Hoover's leadership.

Hoover, founder of the notorious Gangster Disciples, was imprisoned in connection with a murder in 1973, and he was convicted of running a criminal enterprise in 1998.

Some of the gangs South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley listed as tied to violence at the men’s prison in Sioux Falls ...

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader and drug kingpin serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado. The commutation, first reported… ...