L.A. crime boss 'Wicked' stabbed to death in prison after purge of gang

Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death Sunday at Centinela State Prison

Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike in a bid to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death Sunday at Centinela State Prison, authorities said. Romo, 47, was serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole after being convicted last year of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He had recently been transferred to Centinela, a 3,000-man prison in the Imperial County desert.

One of the men who killed Alba and shot at his girlfriend was Oscar 'Smoky' Molina, Romo's fawning right-hand man. From Molina's phone, detectives recovered WhatsApp messages sent to Romo pledging to 'always have ure back as long as I am around.” “Gracias for ur words,” Romo wrote back. “They r a gift I accept more than money or shiny objects.

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