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Killing Pablo
The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
Book • 2001
This book is the inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage.
Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-revealed details of how U.S.
operatives covertly led the sixteen-month manhunt.
Drawing on unprecedented access to soldiers, field agents, and officials involved in the chase, as well as top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar’s intercepted phone conversations, Bowden creates a gripping narrative.
The story involves key figures such as Colombian President César Gaviria, U.S.
Ambassador Morris D. Busby, and Colonel Hugo Martinez, highlighting the complex and dangerous operation that led to Escobar's death.
Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-revealed details of how U.S.
operatives covertly led the sixteen-month manhunt.
Drawing on unprecedented access to soldiers, field agents, and officials involved in the chase, as well as top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar’s intercepted phone conversations, Bowden creates a gripping narrative.
The story involves key figures such as Colombian President César Gaviria, U.S.
Ambassador Morris D. Busby, and Colonel Hugo Martinez, highlighting the complex and dangerous operation that led to Escobar's death.
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Recommended for further reading on the Cali and Medellin cartels.
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Mentioned by Matt Fulton while discussing U.S. military cooperation with Colombian forces against the Medellín cartel.
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Mentioned by David Park as a great book about the operation to go after Pablo Escobar, highlighting US SOF and other agencies' support for Colombian special forces.
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