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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

Weeks after President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, a letter arrived at the offices of Gov. JB Pritzker that purported ...