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- ↑ Tchekmedyian, Alene (July 21, 2021). "Rep. Waters seeks federal probe of L.A. County deputies' alleged Executioners gang". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- 1 2 Fremon, Celeste (July 27, 2020). "The Executioners: Does a Violent Deputy Gang Rule LA County's Compton Station?". Witness LA: Criminal Justice Journalism in the Public Interest. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- 1 2 "Compton Executioners deputy gang lied about guns and hosted inking parties, deputy says". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ↑ FIFTY YEARS OF "DEPUTY GANGS" IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. Loyola Marymount University Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
As pictured below, the Executioners tattoo depicts a skull wearing a military helmet with "CPT" on front and rifle encircled by flames.
- ↑ "L.A. County deputy alleges 'Executioner' gang dominates Compton sheriff station". Los Angeles Times. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- 1 2 "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Is Looking Into Whether Deputy Cliques Act Like Gangs". BuzzFeed News. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.