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Pain, but lucky that i am alive today. >> moya is alive today thanks in large part to this man. >> are you on probation or parole? >> father greg boyle. we first met father boyle five years ago at homeboy industries, a company he started to help young men transition out of gang life. i remember something that you said to me five years ago that i have repeated so many people i cant even count and you if you felt taken advantage of, do people take advantage of you. you said you give your advantage...

Known. when we first met kiki he was the hardest of the hard core. >> i walk around with a tattoo on his head. >> his bragging and brash certainty of life in a gang. >> everybody likes to shoot. >> he was deep in it. kiki made a powerful impression. >> i will be the type like to beat them up first, and then like, if he beats me up, then shoot him. [ bleep ] like that. >> kiki was 14 when he joined white fence, one of hollenbecks 14 gangs. his initiation was brutal. he was jumped and beaten by fe...

Tough one. >> unless one of them is arrested for the something else and they want to lessen their sentence? >> that is what i can hope for. >> detective fields needs someone inside of ayalas gang to talk and a reason to tell why they killed gabriel ayala. you will be here waiting for them? >> i am going to be here. im not going anywhere. after a break, a young man out of prison tried to leave gang life behind. >> it felt good. just to get my life back together. you know, i have to take it a da...

Take the case of bobby singleton, a homeless man who was murdered to prevent him from testifying against a gang member. singletons body was found under the l.a. bridge and he was shot in the head and the neck five times and it was overkill say police, and a warning to others never to speak to police. soledad brock was still grieving for her son ronald when seven months after her son was killed, her other son, angel, who was in a gang was killed in a barrage of gun fire. >> he was approached by a...

Will do it. >> kiki had been shot three times. >> right there at 10:00 in the morn, drive-by. >> when you get shot, you are like, damn, and people are like screaming, you are going to be all right. i am like, damn, man, and im like dam nn the hospital, and i got shot in my arm, and what the -- >> and despite being shot, for kiki the temptations of gang life were all around. what do you think it was that drew you to it in the first place. joining in the white fence was no big deal to kiki. >> all...

Moya has four sons hes not allowed to see. he struggles to earn a living every day washing cars and recycling. last year he barely survived that drive by shooting. richard moya says he joined a gang for the same reasons so many others do, to earn respect. but now, he says, none of it makes sense anymore. >> people used to go around and get respect because you either boxed somebody or you stabbed that person. bottom line. ten of your home boys, meet ten of our home boys. lets go at the park. and ...

gps and cars. >> and some cornbread. >> larry: and im getting it out of my teeth. thank you, corde. have a great weekend. and anderson cooper is standing by, and he wont top this with "ac 360." anderson? anderson? >> "ac 360," i love that show. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good evening. we are keeping them honest. sarah palin is campaigning for john mccain. democrats are saying that the hate-filled rhetoric is too real, and the parties are raising money on the threats. als...

Message. take the case of bobby singleton, a homeless man was murdered to prevent him from testifying against a gang member. his body was found under this l.a. bridge, shot in the head and in the neck five times. police said it was overkill, designed to send a message, a warning to others never to speak to police. soledad brock was still grieving for her son ronald when seven months after her son was killed, her other son, angel who was in a gang was killed in a barrage of gunfire. >> he was app...

And ive dealt with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of witnesses. so its not as common as someone might think. most of these gangsters are cowards. theyre not going to do anything. >> reporter: gangs only need to make a few examples to send a message. take the case of bobby singleton, a homeless man was murdered to prevent him from testifying against a gang member. his body was found under this l.a. bridge, shot in the head and in the neck five times. police said it was overkill, designed to s...

And ive dealt with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of witnesses. so its not as common as someone might think. most of these gangsters are cowards. theyre not going to do anything. >> reporter: gangs only need to make a few examples to send a message. take the case of bobby singleton, a homeless man who was murdered to prevent him from testifying against a gang member. his body was found under this l.a. bridge, shot in the head and in the neck five times. police said it was overkill, designed ...