The untold history of local latino gangs in the insane chicago way, criminologist john hagedorn discovers an intricate tale of violence, mafia influence, and police corruption. Symbols used by the gangster disciples include a six pointed star star of david in remembrance to its founder king david, there is no. The latin kings, gangster disciples, surenos, maniac latin disciples and vice lords have the largest suburban presence. Thrashers work looks into the social background that led and still leads to the formation of gangs in our society. First a map with an overlay of where the gangs main areas of operation are covering both the city and suburbs. The gangster disciples are a criminal street gang which was formed in the south side of chicago in the late 1960s, by larry hoover, leader of the supreme gangsters, and david barksdale, leader of the black disciples. The phrase smile now, cry later refers to a kind of street philosophy that speaks to the underlying idea that a gangbanger should enjoy the gangster lifestyle of women, drugs, money, and power now, while he can, because the other shoe will drop soon enough and it will be time to cry in jail or in the grave. The largest latino gang in chicago, and perhaps in the united states, is the almighty latin king and queen nation. The satans disciples have, particularly in chicago s south, southwest, and near west side neighborhoods, since their formation been bitter rivals and enemies of the latin kings. You wanna be a punk gang member or do you wanna be a gangster. More than half are in three gangs the gangster disciples, latin.
Sep 21, 2017 one woman shares how she was drawn into a gang at an early age theres a lot of attention on boys and young men involved in gun violence because they do most of the shooting, and are most of the. Chicagos first gangs developed along ethnic lines out of the volunteer fire departments during the antebellum period. The history of the latin kings is one of the untold stories of chicagos gangland. Stones, gangster disciples, almighty saints, simon city royals, 14k triad, black.
Thick as a bible and going to blow minds compliments of chicagohoodz. Maniac latin disciples are the largest hispanic gang in the folk nation alliance. Sun times wire he doesnt have a household name like larry hoover, jeff fort or other infamous leaders of chicago gangs. Bwp gangs include latin kings, maniac latin disciples, spanish lords a interactive crime map shows several chicago gangs that have territory in. This trend is explored in the chicago crime commission gang book. The maniac latin disciples mld are the second largest latino street gang in. The 1990s saw an increase in popularity of the stylers as they were gunning down their enemies.
The satans disciples have, particularly in chicagos south, southwest, and near west side neighborhoods, since their formation been bitter rivals and enemies of the latin kings. Latin kings, gangster disciples, sureno s, maniac latin disciples. Insane gangster disciples is a gang found mainly in chicago, its a faction of the gangster disciplesinsane gangster disciples use their own laws, and forego all alliances of the gangster disciples such as the folk nation alliance. Originally formed on the south side of chicago, they still have a wide presence there, and in other midwestern cities like milwaukee, minneapolis and detroit. Trial of chicagos disciples the gangster disciples, one of the nations most notorious street gangs, has conducted its operations from chicagos south side since the 1970s. Originally known as the latin disciples, the gang was founded by albert hitler hernandez in the humboldt park community in approximately 1966. All the gangs that became maniacs needed to add maniac to their prefix and the latin stylers became the maniac latin stylers. Maniac latin disciples gang history chicago duration. Bwp gangs include latin kings, maniac latin disciples. They were the blackstone rangers and the black disciples. Maniac latin disciples gang leader charged in chicago shooting that killed.
Jun 30, 2006 great rundown on chicago gangs, including their corresponding graffiti, colors, symbols, alliances, and favored crimes. Image of latin king giving gang salute in chicagos uptown neighborhood in. Now its the hispanics with gangs like the latin kings, the sin city boys and maniac latin disciples who have the upper hand. Some organizations have tens of thousands of members, have been around for generations, have constitutions which mirror municipal codebooks, and conduct criminal activity worldwide. Maniac latin disciple arrested in terrorist plot, may 8, 2002 jose padilla was arrested in chicago on may 8, 2002, and a month later attorney general john ashcroft held a nationallytelevised press conference announcing his arrest. The untold history of local latino gangs chicago reader. Maniac latin disciples gang history chicago youtube. In chicago, the gangster disciples have a long and bitter rivalry with the black disciples.
Chicago street gang art and culture will be published may 28th, 2019 by feral house. There is a gang called gangster disciples, what is lit and. To gather info and intelligence on not only the other organizations but also different sets of the folk nation. Maniac latin disciples article archives chicago reader. Maniac latin disciples profile from chicago gang book. List of books and articles about gangs online research. That last gang book, which is used as a guide for regional police. Chicago gang business cards in pictures stoned yarders the stoned yarders were a party crew affiliated with the almighty gaylords as indicated by the. Insane gangster disciples code name cobra solomon created igd after davids death. Thus, when larry hoover, the leader of the gds, formed the folks alliance gang system, the satans disciples readily joined in. Lawrence big law loggins kept a low profile no mentions in the newspaper and no arrests since he was released from prison in 2009. It was formed by the leader of supreme gangsters, larry hoover, and the leader of the black disciples, david barksdale.
The untold history of local latino gangs lit feature chicago reader. Get the latest chicago gang history delivered right to your inbox. Dec 16, 2015 the untold history of local latino gangs in the insane chicago way, criminologist john hagedorn discovers an intricate tale of violence, mafia influence, and police corruption. Thrashers work looks into the social background that led and still leads to the formation of gangs in our. About the site instead of searching one site after another to piece chicago street gang history together, you can come to chicago gang history to see the research zook has done to compile everything into one source. The second group was the bruce lee latin disciples that was led by pete the burner correa. Down the street more toward rockwell and crystal, jose freckles cedeno led the almighty latin disciples. Chicagos maniac latin disciple gang informants pt 2 of 6 duration. Police say he and fellow gang members crashed a party in the. Maniac latin disciples gang leader charged in chicago. Territory, humboldt park chicago, cicero il, east moline il, moline il, rock island. Great rundown on chicago gangs, including their corresponding graffiti, colors, symbols, alliances, and favored crimes. The story begins in the year 1966, the same year several african american street gangs united under the black disciple umbrella on. Latino gangs have played a major role in the history of both puerto rican and mexican history in chicago.
They were the forerunners of the concept of changing street gangs into organizations. This is the official facebook page for the original website chicagohoodz. Welcome to street gangs book club, a centralized place to gain information on books that discuss urban culture, specifically gangs. They are one of the original and strongest gangs in the folks nation. They are one of the original and strongest gangs in the folks. Originally known as the latin disciples, the gang was founded by albert hitler hernandez in the humboldt park community in approximately 1966 they are one of the original and strongest gangs in the folks nation. The commonwealth of massachusetts 1 is the nations sixth smallest state, consisting of 8,257 square miles divided into 14 counties.
At the beginning there were three different latin disciple gangs at this intersection. Nov 01, 2012 bwp gangs include latin kings, maniac latin disciples, spanish lords a interactive crime map shows several chicago gangs that have territory in bucktown and wicker park. Other significant street gangs that are active in chicago, each with an estimated membership of over 1,000, include the new breeds, four corner hustlers, two six, maniac latin disciples, satan disciples, spanish cobras, and mickey. The untold history of local latino gangs in the insane chicago.
Outside of chicago some gangs will still go by the old name of bgd. Gangs of criminals were long known on the american frontier and also flourished in urban settings. The gang was founded by rudy rios, who was a former member of the latin scorpions maniac latin disciples street gang. Pages in category gangs in chicago the following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. Latin disciples satan disciples maniac latin disciples simon city royals spanish gangster disciples two sixers international posse.
We have captured a known terrorist who was exploring a plan to build and explode a radiological disp. Thus, when larry hoover, the leader of the gds, formed the folks alliance. I was surprised to see the stats on latin kings i always thought they made a stronger showing, but in comparison to gangster disciples or vice lords, they are smalltime. The latin stylers chose the side of the latin disciples and joined the new maniac familia. There are countless books on the topic of gangs, hip hop, prisons, and the ghetto, but streetgangs. Latin kings, latinos in chicago gangs, chicago, research. Second, a link chart showing how these gangs evolved over time.
This may be the best place to start if you are truly looking to study the history and evolution of gangs. Housewife who made the mafia an offer they just could not refuse index. The two groups united to form the black gangster disciple nation bgdn. Originally known as the latin scorpions, the gang was founded by albert hitler hernandez in the humboldt park community in approximately 1966. A look at todays chicago gangs and how theyve changed. Chicago crime commission unveiling 1st gang book since. The gang is most active in the great lakes and southwest region of the unites states latin kings chicago gang also known as almighty latin king nation, commonly reffered to as latin kings has over 160 gangs with 20,00035,000 members consist of mexican american or.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Alexander varela, 27, is a reputed leader of chicagos maniac latin disciples. The spanish gangster disciples concept originated in the year of 1974. Notorious were the outlaws led by jesse james and his brother, the sydney ducks of san francisco active in the 1850s, and the hudson dusters of turnofthecentury new york. The two groups merged in the 1960s to form a new gang alliance called the black gangster disciple nation bgdn. These niggas are straight crazy and used to be deep in humboldt park, logan square, bucktown, waukegan, elgin, rockford, aurora and other states besides il. Sudhir venkatesh, am92, phd97, chronicles the lives of those whose livelihoods are off the books.
The maniac latin disciples mld are the second largest latino street gang in chicago and the largest latino gang in the folks alliance. The most popular website dedicated to books on urban culture. May 08, 2002 maniac latin disciple arrested in terrorist plot, may 8, 2002 jose padilla was arrested in chicago on may 8, 2002, and a month later attorney general john ashcroft held a nationallytelevised press conference announcing his arrest. Fortyeight alleged members of gangster disciples indicted. The state is only 190 miles east to west and 110 miles north to south at its widest points. One woman shares how she was drawn into a gang at an. Notorious were the outlaws led by jesse james and his brother, the sydney ducks of san francisco active in the 1850s, and the hudson dusters of turnofthecentury new york city. Fortyeight alleged members of the violent gangster disciples gang including the top leaders in tennessee and georgia have been charged in two indictments and accused of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that included multiple murders, attempted murder and.
The maniac latin disciple early history is indeed fascinating as they have deep ties to the gangster disciples and black disciples that date far back in time. One woman shares how she was drawn into a gang at an early age theres a lot of attention on boys and young men involved in gun violence. Two things i would like to see in the next edition. Aug 29, 2006 they are by far the largest group that makes up the folks coalition of street gangs, which includes the black disciples, maniac latin disciples, spanish cobras, satan disciples and a number smaller gangs. Check out 2 books titled sequence of protocol, and black brothers inc. The gangster disciples, headed by larry hoover, are one of the largest african american street gangs in the united states. Since the ratification of the lk constitution in the 70s, latin kings vote for their local leaders, effective july 1st of every of year. Homeless humboldt park maniac latin disciple and satan disciple share their gang experiences p. Hinton, perfect chemistry by simone elkeles, the hate u give by angie thomas, rules of attraction by simone. Crime commission book lists worst of the worst in chicago gangs. Chicago guerrilla journalist recommended for you 18. Historian mervin mendez explains the origins of the first puerto rican gangs in chicago, and relates the history of one of them, the young lords organization. When you join a gang, you have to be part of a sect, and you can only be in 1 set at a time. Maniac latin disciples news newspapers books scholar.
Black gangster disciples gangs, chicago, research not. In the years 1963 and 1964, two southside street gangs started to take a form that would eventually evolve into two of the most powerful street organizations in chicago. The latin kings and many other latino gangs have their roots in the puerto rican experience in chicago. Chicago the chicago crime commission is unveiling a new street gang book thatll serve as a guide for regional police and others keeping tabs on gangs.
The maniac latin disciples mld came into existence around 1966, when the gangs founder albert hernandez started moving to recruit people from the latin scorpions, a local baseball team playing in the humboldt park neighborhood of chicago, illinois. They are the leader of the maniac folks, which includes them, maniac campbell boys, young latin organization disciples and used to. Zayas from the maniac latin disciples, anibal tuffy c santiago from the insane. Structure and hierarchy of street gangs when dealing with street gangs one must remember that not all gangs are tightly structured and have one leader. The black gangster disciples, often abbreviated bgdn gds, is a gang from the southside of chicago that was created in the 1960s. Courtesy of university of chicago magazine sudhir venkatesh, am92, phd97, stands on a weedpunctuated sidewalk, arms crossed, one side of his leather jackets collar flipped up, a pinkie ring just visible on his left hand. The maniac latin disciples, the largest spanish folks gang. May 03, 2016 maniac latin disciples gang history chicago. Little village is cited in the incident between mexican drug cartels and black gangs. A gang leader with a criminal record stretching back nearly a decade was charged monday in connection with orchestrating the fatal shooting.
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