section_path: Legal history/1973: William Young murder
section_name: 1973: William Young murder
paragraph_text: 1973: William Young murder
  
  On the evening of February 26, 1973, William "Pooky" Young, a 19-year-old alleged drug dealer, was abducted and shot dead in an alley near 68th Street and Union Avenue in Englewood, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. His killing was ordered by Hoover after his name was mentioned as one of three people accused of stealing drugs and money from the gang six days earlier. Andrew Howard was arrested on March 16, 1973, while Hoover went in to hiding in Chicago. On September 21, 1973, Hoover was driving a stolen truck and was asked to stop for a traffic violation. He tried to run away from the scene but was arrested. The police discovered that he was also wanted in William Young's murder. In October 1973, Howard and Hoover were both indicted for murder and in December both were sentenced to 150 to 200 years in prison. Hoover was sent to Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois, to serve out his term.
  
  On the evening of February 26, 1973, William "Pooky" Young, a 19-year-old alleged drug dealer, was abducted and shot dead in an alley near 68th Street and Union Avenue in Englewood, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. His killing was ordered by Hoover after his name was mentioned as one of three people accused of stealing drugs and money from the gang six days earlier. Andrew Howard was arrested on March 16, 1973, while Hoover went in to hiding in Chicago. On September 21, 1973, Hoover was driving a stolen truck and was asked to stop for a traffic violation. He tried to run away from the scene but was arrested. The police discovered that he was also wanted in William Young's murder. In October 1973, Howard and Hoover were both indicted for murder and in December both were sentenced to 150 to 200 years in prison. Hoover was sent to Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois, to serve out his term.