‘Popeye,’ Pablo Escobar’s media-savvy former hitman dies at 57
John Jairo Velasquez, a.k.a. “Popeye,” died of stomach cancer on Thursday, months...
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“Popeye” called for questioning 32 years after Medellin Cartel assassinated newspaper director
Thirty-two years after the Medellin Cartel assassinated legendary newspaper director Guillermo...
Colombia arrests Pablo Escobar’s former hitman
Prosecution officials have arrested the former assassins chief of late drug lord Pablo Escobar,...
Pablo Escobar’s former assassin suggests killing Colombia’s leftist candidate
In line with Colombia’s far-right’s rhetoric, Pablo Escobar’s former assassin...
Colombia seizes Medellin Cartel assets
Twenty-five years after the death of Pablo Escobar, Colombia announced it has seized assets that...
Did Pablo Escobar’s former lieutenant break parole at Medellin narco party?
“Popeye” could go back to prison after Pablo Escobar’s former lieutenant was...
Pablo Escobar’s former assassin makes fun of pope, upsets public opinion in Colombia
Pablo Escobar’s famous former hitman, “Popeye,” drew broad criticism over the...
Pablo Escobar’s top hitman ‘Popeye’ robbed in Medellin
In spite of being one of Colombia’s most feared criminals in history, slain drug lord Pablo Escobar’s top hitman, “Popeye”, was robbed at gunpoint in Medellin on Monday. According to Popeye, two men on...
Pablo Escobar’s former top assassin plans to run for Colombia congress
The former primary hitman of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar, who was released from prison in 2014, said Thursday he plans to run for senator in the 2018 elections. “Popeye,” who served 30 years for the killing of...
Pablo Escobar’s former right-hand man becomes YouTube hit
The former right-hand man of drug lord Pablo Escobar has become a sensation on YouTube after...
Recently released Escobar hitman embroiled in slander battle with Medellin businessman
Less than one week after being released after 23 years in prison, the former hitman of slaindrug...
Burglars ransack Medellin house searching for ‘secret’ Pablo Escobar cache
Two armed men ransacked a home next to Pablo Escobar’s former residence in central Medellin...
