The Gangster Disciples were implicated in the Lester Street Massacre, the name given to the 2008 murders of gang member Cecil Dotson Sr., his fiancée Marissa Williams, fellow member …

Inside prison Larry Hoover merged his Gangsters with another gang, the Black Disciples, allowing greater economic flexibility and control over the drug market. The Gangster Disciples have a …

In order to tell the story of the largest mob in Chicago’s history I must intertwine both the history of the Gangsters and the history of the Disciples to bring about the correct understand.

Dec 22, 2025 · 6 alleged gang members charged with racketeering tied to 13 killings, violent crimes across city Six suspected members of the Faceworld faction of the Gangster Disciples …

The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD 's; formally, GDN), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former …

The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD's) is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two …

Mar 6, 2023 · EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal jury convicted four leaders of the Gangster Disciples today for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy …

Jan 8, 2025 · The Gangster Disciples (GDs) originated in Chicago during the 1960s, formed by the merger of two rival gangs: the Supreme Gangsters and the Black Disciples. Under the …

The Gangster Disciples–Black Disciples conflict is an ongoing feud between the Gangster Disciples (GD) and the Black Disciples (BD), two African American street gangs in Chicago. …

May 28, 2025 · Hoover, 74, the founder of the Gangster Disciples, has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement at ADX Florence in Colorado, widely considered one of the most …