Central Insane Vice Lords

The Central Insane Vice Lords were founded by Troy “King Troy” Martin in the year 1971 in the Austin neighborhood around Central Avenue and Madison Street. Central Insanes helped found the old “Insane” alliance of the Vice Lord groups, Cicero Insane Vice Lords, Undertaker Vice Lords and Insane Vice Lords. At the time, southern Austin was racially transitioning from being an all-white community area to becoming African American and there were major racial battled, especially at Columbus Park over the swimming pool. Central Vice Lords soon became a major force to be reckoned with in Austin.

Troy Martin was incarcerated in 1976 for a murder/attempted murder charge and this could be likely why Central Insane Vice Lords were not as much know because Martin would spend over 20 years behind bars. Martin gathered with other Vice Lords leaders while incarcerated in 1989 and changed the name of the Central Insane Vice Lords to the “Mafia Insane Vice Lords.” This change brought an end to the Insanes alliance and the majority of the Undertaker Vice Lords, Insane Vice Lords and Cicero Insane Vice Lords flipped to Mafia Insanes. By 1990, the Mafia Insanes were on the streets.

The Central Insane Vice Lord name died in the late 80s.