Facts of the Crime:
Hawthorne was convicted of the shooting deaths of two rival gang members, 19-year-olds Jimmy Mamon and Kirk Thomas, in the parking lot of a South-Central Los Angeles video arcade on December 18, 1982. Another gang member has repeatedly confessed to family and friends that he committed the crime. Hawthorne, known as "Pee Wee" for his diminutive size, scored 86 and 74 on separate IQ tests administered when he was a child. On two more recent tests, his IQ has been measured at 71 and 75.
Hawthorne was sentenced to death in Los Angeles County on February 18, 1986.
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