Governator: "Hasta la vista, Tookie."

Stanley Williams, aka "Tookie", is scheduled to be executed tonight in the state of California. Tookie Williams is one of the co-founders of the bloodthirsty and violent gang known as the "Crips." He was convicted in 1981 for the murder of four people, and was sentenced to die for his crimes.

In the last 24 hours, the California Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay of execution, and California Governor Arnold Shwarzenegger has stated that he will not grant clemency to Williams.

Schwarzenegger Won't Spare 'Tookie' Williams' Life

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has refused to spare the life of Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the founder of the murderous Crips gang who awaited execution early Tuesday in a case that stirred debate over capital punishment and the possibility of redemption on death row.

Williams, 51, was set to die by injection at San Quentin State Prison after midnight for murdering four people in two 1979 holdups.

A federal appeals court Monday rejected a stay of execution for Williams.

With the clock ticking down to the scheduled execution of Williams, officials made final preparations at San Quentin State Prison.

Guards have been watching Williams for unusual behavior and are recording his activities every 15 minutes.

The death chamber, where as many as 50 people are allowed to witness executions, has been cleaned. It's also been stocked with fresh supplies of medical tape, syringes and chemicals.

The California Highway Patrol is preparing security measures for outside the prison, where hundreds of people are expected to rally Monday night.

A team of defense lawyers for Williams is busy with a last-ditch federal appeal to call off his execution.

The California Supreme Court has already refused to grant a stay of execution. Williams is scheduled to die a minute after midnight tonight by injection at San Quentin State Prison.

Williams co-founded the Crips gang. He was condemned to death for the murder of a man during a robbery in February 1979 and the slayings of a couple and their daughter at a South Los Angeles motel the following month.

Opponents note that Williams has never acknowledged killing his victims and insists someone else did it.