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The Cocaine Queen of Miami

Behind the Bastards

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Griselda Blanco's Killing

Griselda Blanco was released from prison in 2004 and pretty much everyone expected she'd be murdered in a matter of days. Two of her sons had already been killed after being sent back there, so this was a safe bet. She lived another eight years in a fancy neighborhood in Medellin, walking out in the open without bodyguards. And then on September 4, 2012, Griselda walked to a butcher shop near her home and purchased 150 pounds of meat. As she was walking away, a man on a motorcycle drove up to the now 69 year old and shot her twice at very close range.

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