Griselda Blanco Biography

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NAME: Griselda Blanco
OCCUPATION: Drug Dealer, Murderer, Organized Crime Boss
BIRTH DATE: February 15, 1943
DEATH DATE: September 03, 2012
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cartagena, Colombia
PLACE OF DEATH: Medellin, Colombia
Full Name: Griselda Blanco Restrepo
Nickname: "Godmother of Cocaine"
Nickname: "The Black Widow"
Nickname: "The Godmother"
AKA: Griselda Blanco

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Infamous drug trafficker Griselda Blanco is suspected of committing more than 200 murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. She was murdered in Colombia in 2012.

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Some speculated that Ayala botched the case on purpose, fearing that he could be killed by members of Blanco's cartel if he testified.

Blanco ended up pleading guilty to the three murder charges, and following a deal with prosecutors, she received a 10-year sentence. In June 2004, she was released from prison and deported back to Colombia.

On September 3, 2012, at age 69, Blanco was murdered in her hometown of Medellin, Colombia. According to reports,