The men would ride up, take aim and shoot before zooming off prior to anyone realizing what had happened. "One can only imagine what is going through the mind of Michael Corleone Blanco. Read about our approach to external linking. It was an ironic twist of fate for the 69-year-old, who allegedly came up with the practice of placing mafia hit men on motorcycles during her days as a drug lord in Colombia and the United States. On the reverse side, Griselda was a huge movie fan who went as far as to name her first son, Michael Corleone, after a character from the Godfather. She was also personally involved in developing creative methods to get cocaine into the US, even setting up a lingerie shop in Colombia that produced underwear for export with secret compartments. According to legend, Blanco pulled a pistol from her boots and shot Bravo in the face, just as he fired a round from his Uzi into her stomach. The film stars Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actress Catherine Zeta Jones. Blanco is killed At the age of 69 Griselda Blanco is shot down and killed in front of a butcher shop by a motorcycle gang. 9/4/2012 8:45 AM PT Griselda Blanco -- a notorious drug trafficker who ran the infamous Medellin Cartel -- was shot to death in Colombia yesterday. (modern). She pled guilty to those 3 murder charges in 1994 while serving time for drug conspiracy. When I got that phone call and I knew that my mother was dead, I realized that our previous cartel lifestyle was completely over. local news and culture, Francisco Alvarado "It's some kind of poetic justice that she met an end that she delivered to so many others," said Professor Bruce Bagley, head of the University of Miami's department of international studies and author of the book Drug Trafficking in the Americas. The couple argued about missing money and Blanco pulled out a pistol. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Griselda Blanco killed husbands, organised bisexual orgies, and ran a billion-dollar Medellin drug cartel She was with her pregnant daughter-in-law at the time of her death, but her daughter-in-law was not harmed. It is said that one of the Pistoleros assassinated a rival by riding up to him on a motorcycle and shooting him point-blank. With our diverse line-up of original, high-quality programming, our distribution partners across EMEA recognise the benefits of offering A+E Networks EMEA's distinctive, high quality brands on their platforms and services.
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