His sister Ethel Wilson says he was called Lucky from the time he was a child, but she doesnt know why. Early on a September morning in 1986 someone flagged down a police officer and directed him to a man lying in an alley near Roosevelt and Pulaski. One apparently entered the back of the head and lodged in a rear lobe of Luckys brain. . Then Bo Diddley shot him and dumped him in an alley. Kankakee,IL (CVLs) The Lords of Islam, a document detailing a completely new set of Muslim-inspired rules that the gang would follow from that moment onward was published by the mid-90s. 49th & Lockwood Low End (CVLs) He personally oversaw operations at 13th & Ashland in the ABLA homes. Wabansia & Cicero (TVLs), North Ave. & Vine (CVLs) (shared w/4CHs) They were founded by a young chief of a preexisting faction called the Central Insane Vice Lords, Troy Martin. Then Wade died and he found himself on trial for murder. The Unknown Vice Lords were also known as the Ghost Mob Vice Lords ("Ghost Mob"). 79th & Coles (RVLs) The Folk Nation alliance is made up of Gangster Disciples, Black Disciples, Black Gangsters, Imperial Gangsters, Crips, La Raza, Latin Disciples, Spanish Gangster Disciples, International Posse, Party People and Satan Disciples. Archived post. Chicago & Austin (IIVLs) Sidney Hughes, also known as Don Sid, Prince Symphony Sid and Prince Shy Ku Auton in gang circles, ran operations for the organization from 1975 to 1981. While he initially went to the West Side to seek data about the gang, he eventually joined the VLs and helped them obtain federal grants. Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, many members of the Cicero Insane Vice Lords flipped Mafia, as the gang aggresively took turf with a get down or lay down policy. Lee Twin Day is a prince and was responsible for their street level growth in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. CVLs use the indx and thumb to form the C; TVLs incoporate the VL with one hand and all five fingers (hand/palm) atop it; MIVLs use the index fingers of each hand to form the M; UVLs form the UVL with the thumb, index, and middle fingers, ring finer down, and pinky finger raised; CIVLs use the index and middle fingers spread and placed in front of the members eye; IIVLs use the left arm horizonally across the chest and the right arm about 6 inches below it, then changed so its reversed; UTVLs use the right hand forming a fist and the left hand gripping the forearm; RVLs use the index finger crossed around the middle finger, forming a small r. The gang uses a ghost or grim reaper symbol in addition to the other VL symbols. And itll be grief and sorrow among the families. He said hed reached a different stage in life. By bringing addictive and deadly drugs into our area, these drug trafficking organizations are directly responsible for unimaginable tragedy and senseless violence that fragments families and destabilizes communities. The jury also convicted various defendants, including Jyshon Forbes, 27, of Knoxville, of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Several leaders emerged afterwards; the list of the TVL hierarchy goes as follows: Andre Bay Bay Patterson, a 5 Star Universal Supreme Chief Elite was sentenced to life in prison for running a multimillion-dollar crack cocaine and heroin operations on Chicagos west side. After Faulkner stepped down, Mathew DJ Williams was recognized as the gangs leader (National leader), and remained in that position from 1981 to 2002. They had there own sets, their own parties, their own dudes that told them what to do. Personally there is no way to tell if the lords prayer is the "most famous", however it is very popular. . Keating shrugs his shoulders and tells Sumner, Finality is a good thing.. . Champaign Glass: celebration/completion Undertaker Vice Lords: Jackson/Cicero: Black and gold: 200+ Started by Highneath before 1973. This bullet, which Lavezzi says could also have caused paralysis, was presumably the one from the earlier shooting. The VLs really began to expand on the south side and north side in the 1980s in such neighborhoods as: Englewood, Grand Crossing, Bronzeville, Oakland-Kenwood, South Shore, Roseland, South Chicago, Chatham Heights, Auburn-Gresham, Gage Park, South Deering, and East Side as well as the housing projects of LeClaire Courts, Altgeld Gardens, and Washington Park Homes. Adams & Levergne (MIVLs) Medical examiner Dr. Wendy Lavezzi has a confident air on the stand as she fields questions from prosecutor Joe Keating in Courtroom 404. Iowa & Latrobe (UVLs) A quote from the story reads "Royal and Roundtree, two longtime friends and admitted members of the Unknown Vice Lords, took the stand Wednesday at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse . He says he answered questions from the agents about the gang he thought was responsible. A judge can grant the motion only if he concludes that the evidence the prosecutors have presented, viewed in the light most favorable to the state, isnt sufficient to convict. 104th & Racine (TVLs) Cicero, IL (CIVLs) The VLs had apparently muscled in on the Outfits prostitution and extortion rackets, which of course brought about retaliation. Ohio & Kedzie (TVLs) As he enriched his coffers, his status too increased. Sometime in the 1980s, Unknown Vice Lord chief, Willie Lloyd, wrote a new constitution, or book of literature for the entire Vice Lords Nation called: The Amalgamated Order of Lordism. Vice Lords follow a doctrine of Islam which is derivitive of Moorish Science Temple of America and cite Noble Drew Ali as a father (who they equate to the Biblical Noah). Thhey share much of the Holy City territory in the Lawndawle area with the Conservative Vice Lords, which is the headquarters/motherland for the Vice Lords. Cicero Insane Vice Lords: The Cicero Insane Vice Lords started around ____ . 87th & Wood (CVLs) ? List of Vice Lords in Hip-Hop; List of Latin Kings in Hip-Hop; List of Black P. Stones in Hip-Hop; List of Grape Street Watts Crips in Hip-Hop; Categories Categories: Lists; Almighty Vice Lord Nation in Hip-Hop; Add category; Cancel Save. Decatur,IL (CVLs) & (MIVLs) They became Imperial Insane Vice Lords in the 1970s. Keating responds that if Bo Diddley was responsible for the shot to Luckys head it was safe to assume he was also responsible for the shot to the neck, since the bullets recovered from the brain and the neck were both small caliber. Lake & Cicero (CIVLs) Grenshaw & Central Park (TVLs) And I have to say the state has not. Augusta & Kilpatrick (TVLs) On the north side they controlled territory in the Albany Park and Uptown neighorboods, though most of these members would flip Conservative Vice Lords byteh early 2000s. Dawley, David. Cronin knowlong as I was in the street, he will tell you, what was Bo Diddley known to carry? The Vice Lords are the oldest and second largest black street gang in the Chicago area. This case was part of the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and the HIDTA programs. The Irby Family are also powerful players within the CVLN. Bo Diddley says that if he wins again hell leave Chicago, since theres no way for him to stay out of trouble here no matter what he does. In 1988 police had found a live hand grenade in his trucka grenade federal agents believed was planted by a gang dealing in explosives. His ranking status was that of a King, prince, or chief. He oversaw four narcotics locations and was arrested in May 2004. . Iowa & Sawyer (UVLs) Six hours later King Neal died. .] It is disputed that in subsequent literatures the color red was added as a war color, but Chicago VLs disregard this notion. West End & Lacrosse (MIVLs) Conservative Vice Lords Incorporated would turn into reality in 1968. He pled guilty and was sentenced to ten years. Later a new leader would emerge, King James Milton. Sumner scheduled sentencing for the following month, but he postponed it after Bo Diddley submitted a posttrial motion, written with the help of another inmate, claiming that hed been denied a fair trial because of his public defenders ineffective assistance. Sumner later appointed Daniel Coyne, a private lawyer, to represent Bo Diddley on that motion. In a 1974 article describing a softball game between members of the Shakespeare District police and a North Side VL chapter, Steve Hanley is cited as a leader. The sentences would run concurrently, so the total time would be just nine yearsor four and a half with the day-for-day credit. Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photo/Paul L. Merideth. During the 1960s, the Conservative Vice Lords grew in size, and starting in 1971, and continuing throughout the 1970s, other Vive Lords factions began to develop and became separate gangs. Ethel Wilson says the doctors told him hed never walk again, but he was determined. After several months he was limping around the neighborhood, aided by a cane. Within two days-from Sept. 12 to Sept. 14, 1993-the West Side neighborhood the Unknown Vice Lords claimed was theirs dripped with blood and resounded with gunshots. Their leadership structure is currently divided into generations. Kevin Dockery is the 3rd Generation King while Joseph Westmoreland is the 4th Generation King. On March 23, 1993, Willie Lyold had Baby Tys brother, Cordell Williams, kidnapped and held for ransom for the purpose of extorting money and a vehicle from Tyrone Williams. He may have just visited a girlfriend at 23rd/Keeler. This references the cane flipped upside down. . CVL AL RAHIEM FLUIDS L.O.I / AL SHARIEFF CONCRETE, UVL TRIBE OF AL ALMEEN GHOST A.O.L, EL SHABAZZ TRIBE = IIVL, IVL, CIVL, UTVL, MIVL (AL SHABAZZ), 4CH HODARI TRIBE SOLID DEMO, TVL (no prefix SHABAZZ (LOST TRIBE) SOLID . the Unknown Vice Lords, a faction based along 16th Street in the Lawndale neighborhood. In February 2001,Lloyd was released from the federal institution in Bastrop, Texas. Symbols: Five Pointed-Star, Two Crescent Moons, Cane, Tophat, Playboy Bunny, Dice, Dollar Sign, Martini Glass, White Glove, Circle of Fire Three of "Baby Tye's" brothers are "Chief Elites" in the Unknown Vice Lords: (1) Sheldon Williams ("Mayor"), (2) Kenneth Williams ("Big Smooth"), and (3) Cardell Williams. Unknown Vice Lords (11th & Harvard) Wheeling: Spanish Gangster Disciples (Strong & Wolf) Aurora: "BBG" Conservative Vice Lords, Traveling Vice Lords & 4 Corner Hustlers (Liberty & Parkside) Insane Deuces (Grand & Loucks) "UPT" Gangster Disciples (New York & Ohio) "ATown" Latin Kings (Grove & Ohio) In 2000, he was kidnapped and murdered, reportedly by the New Breeds street gang. Lake & Wood in the Henry Horner Homes The Hornets (CVLs) & (RVLs) (shared w/4CHs) Almighty Vice Lord Nation - Wikipedia They also have an influence in East Garfield Park, Lawndale, Austin, Uptown, South Chicago, and Roseland. This coalition was actually a formal group signatory to the larger Coalition of United Community Action (CUCA), which was a large-scale community activist initiative with the intent on improving living conditions in Chicagos ghettos. They were also noted for a long standing war with the Mickey Cobras in the Cabrini-Green. It is believed that he stepped down in 2002 to leave the gang to the aforementioned three leaders. He echoes Coynes points that the guilty plea said nothing about a shot to the neck and that Lavezzi couldnt say definitely what caused the sepsis. Coffey says he thought Bo Diddleys acquittal was a foregone conclusion.. . Riverdale,IL (CVLs) Thorndale & Clark/Clark & Ridge (CVLs) . Dr. King met with the Vice Lords on several occasions and may have solicited them to march with him in a later rally in the Marquette neighborhood. Prince is Waho. The alliance system was constituted in the 1980s to protect alliance members within the state and the federal prison systems. Washington & Kilbourn (MIVLs) Facts Of The Unknown Vice Lords. East Chicago(CVLs)and Gary, IN G.I. (CVLs) & (IIVLs) & (MIVLs), Glen Park,(IIVLs, and Indianapolis Nap-Town , IN (CVLs) Coyne combed through stacks of Luckys medical records and found a crucial diagnosis Coffey hadnt mentioned: shortly before his death, Lucky had been treated for a urethral stricture, an abnormal narrowing of the urethra. I might be shooting dice, he says. In the 1960s, the VLs went through vice presidents rather quickly. Maypole & Karlov (CVLs) (shared w/4CHs) Monsoori , an Iranian national, was convicted along the TVL leadership in 1999, and sentence to life in federal prison. Advertisement. about the best nation to get money with we never fall apart like the other fake nations drop what u with and come to the fin ball (Dawley, 1992: pg. East St.Louis,IL (CVLs)& (RVLs) In 1999, Mark Cox, a lieutenant of Terry Young, was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Travelers lucrative drug trade. High-ranking members may be called "Lord Almighty". The state appealed the ruling, but the appellate court upheld it. Filmore & Homan (TVLs) But he was convicted of aggravated battery of the second man, and at 27 he returned to prison. 151st street, Halsted to Wood Gold City, Harvey,IL (CVLs) While the groups highest ranking officers were quickly consolidating neighboring associations into what would then come to be known as the modern Vice Lord Nation; a more legitimate chapter of the gang was also being built. The founder the VLs, Pep, had actually been turned join when he sought to join this gang. Playboy Bunny: swiftness, silence,and smoothness Calumet City,IL (CVLs) That will change if hes convicted today of murdering Leroy Lucky Wade. Dark clothing is preferred when hustling after dark, in order to avoid detection from police and adversaries. He thought it would take him out of the neighborhood and city he had lived in his whole childhood. They were known for taxing all the gangs that operated within the Holy City borders, Roosevelt to Cermak, Pulaski to Kedzie, including the Gangster Disciples and New Breeds, which resulted in a instense war with the latter in the late 1990s and 2000s, and of course the assassination of Peirre. The cause of death was the single issue in this case. The gang was featured in the History Channel documentary Gangland, where former leader Bobby Gore talking about his history and the path that the organization has taken. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); HTML HTML, chicagostreetgangs.webs.com2, https://web.archive.org/web/20130720021827/http://chicagostreetgangs.webs.com:80/vicelords.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20130817190049/http://chicagostreetgangs.webs.com/, https://chicagoganghistory.com/gang/vice-lords/, https://julyoneone.wordpress.com/2017/09/09//. There exists a universal VL handshake, whihc si considered the original demonstration. Addtionally, factions may incorporate a variation to that original shake using their original symbols or handsign. Former sets: On his cross-examination Coyne first tries to emphasize that the gunshot to Luckys headthe one mentioned in Bo Diddleys guilty pleadidnt cause Luckys paralysis and therefore didnt lead to his death. In the Unknown Vice Lords, for example, Tyrone Williams ("Baby Tye") is believed to be the top leader while Willie Lloyd avoids the "spot light". Calloway had thought of the Vice and the Lord because he had seen these words and looked them up in the dictionary. "This prosecution is part of the Department of Justice's comprehensive strategy to reduce violence and increase safety in the community by disrupting and dismantling violent criminal organizations that distribute highly addictive, dangerous, and deadly drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine," said Acting United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III. Pep began to spend less time with the gang and more time with his family and thus, was asked step down (Dawley, 1992; pg. . And no physical evidence linked Bo Diddley to the crime. The gangs colors are Black (race), Gold (wealth). As Coyne pointed out to Sumner, the stricture could have led to the infection that caused Luckys death. 113th & Edbrooke (TVLs) The judge ignored Coffeys argument that Bo Diddley hadnt admitted to shooting Lucky in the neck, saying he believed Bo Diddley shot Lucky and that the shooting had led to Luckys death. Wesley Ke Ke Hawkins was originally a Conservative Vice Lord but flipped Mafia Insane Vice Lords in the mid-1990s. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Willie Lloyd grew up without any parents or guardian to supervise him hence his initial involvement. Race & Laramie (UTVLs) The proof presented at trial revealed that seven of the defendants were members of the Unknown Ghost Vice Lords in Knoxville and another defendant, Demetrius Bibbs, was a member of the Black P Stone Bloods in Chattanooga. Unknown Vice Lords: N/A: Black and gold: 1230+ Started by Willie Lloyd in 1971, then led by Tyrone Williams (Baby Ty) in summer 1988, (#2 Rio). Roosevelt & Sacramento (CVLs) After the leadership was convicted in 1999, prosecutors petitioned the court to seize over $6 million in property and assets. .] They were able to flip many younger members of the TVLs into this clique, thoough it is not a recognized faction. . The guilty plea resolved the caseuntil 1994, when Lucky died. Madison & Kildare (RVLs) Additionally, they expanded to north side neighborhoods such as Uptown, Albany Park, Edgewater and the Lathrop Homes. Then a predominantly black gang, although the organization would later accept several Latinos in their ranks, the Vice Lords began engaging in violent and at time ruthless crimes. because the club was so big, but in their hearts everybody was Lord and Peppilow came to be Chief of the Nation of Lords. (Dawley, 1992; pg. The Lords would later purchase the pool hall, naming it the House of Lords and establishing it as the headquarters and office for the gangs legitimate enterprises. . Testifying in his attempted murder trial, Terry outlined the organization, showing-off a chart of the Conservative branch of the gang. 25th Street, California to Rockwell in the Rockwell Gardens (shared w/Black P. Stones) chicagostreetgangs.webs.com219609021 Chicago & Cicero (CIVLs) & (MIVLs), Superior & Cicero (MIVLs) The proof also showed that the members of the Unknown Ghost Vice Lords distributed kilogram quantities of methamphetamine . They are tight with the Mafia Insane Vice Lords and in the 2000s, many members flipped to become the MIVLs. Oak & Hudson in Cabrini Green (CVLs) Many members have flipped back TVL recently. Gang enforcer James Bo Diddley Williams had already done his time for shooting Lucky Wade. Cookie Notice They have also controlled a building in the ABLA homes as welkl the aforementioned suburban sets and out of state chapters such as Memphis, Tennessee. He was wrong. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Gang Name Lookup - Illinois State Police Method of Operation/Culture: The criminal culture of the early Vice Lords was typical of a late 1950s/early 1960s club: brawling (referred to as humbugging back then), robbing, stealing, and establishing a reputation. These gangs surrounded Vice Lord territory, which was originally concentrated at about 21st & Lawndale. Members of this gang frequently tag a Roman numeral II, symbolizing the Dub I in additional to traditional VL symbols. While they originated in Chicago, Vice Lords can be found in cities across the United States. Around the age of seven Bo Diddleyhis uncle gave him the name because he was bowleggedbegan running errands for neighborhood gang members and washing their cars for change.