Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez was born on April 15, 1962, in Yarumal, 50 miles from Medellín, in northern Colombia.

During 2000 and 2001, Velásquez was involved in armed clashes in La Modelo prison. [15] He was working on a TV series based on his own life and his involvement in the Medellín Cartel, and starred in season 3 of the Netflix series Narcos. Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez (April 15, 1962 – February 6, 2020), also known by the alias "Popeye" alias “”jj”” was a Colombian hitman[1] who was part of the criminal structure of the Medellín Cartel until his surrender to the Colombian justice system in 1992. 3,786, This story has been shared 1,655 times. The Medellin Cartel operated out of Colombia in the late ‘70s and flourished throughout the ‘80s. Still, from all accounts the marriage between Henao and Escobar never faltered. London: John Blake Publishing. She was waiting, Popeye called her, and as soon as she came to answer the phone the men shot her. According to BBC, Henao and her son were arrested upon suspicion of money laundering, after local news stations exposed their presence in the South American country. In a later interview he said he did not hesitate to kill Wendy when Escobar proved (by intercepting her phone) that she was using Popeye to find Escobar and kill him.

Mostly of cocaine, yes – after all the Colombian was the most notorious and successful narcoterrorist in history – but also of that thick, wavy black hair and moustache. Nicole Santamaria plays Alexandra, John Jairo Velásquez’s longtime girlfriend and eventual wife. Details on 'Southern Charm’s Craig Conover’s Manicure, Craig Conover "Almost Threw Up" When He Heard The Cameran Rumor on 'Southern Charm', Please Let This Be The Last We See of Thomas Ravenel on 'Southern Charm'. 1,304, This story has been shared 976 times. He confessed to 257 personal killings, the kidnapping of then-candidate for mayor of Bogotá, Andrés Pastrana Arango (who would later become the President of the Republic), the kidnapping of Francisco Santos (who would later become vice president), kidnapping and murder of Colombian politician Carlos Mauro Hoyos, complicity in the murder of the governor of Antioquia, Antonio Roldán Betancur, in a failed mission entrusted to Velásquez and John Jairo Arias Tascón, alias "Pinina", to kill a police colonel, and the killing of politician and Presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento. Murio tras la enfermedad de Cancer, "Kingpin Escobar lives on in heart of top hitman Popeye", "Meet John Jairo Velasquez — Pablo Escobar's Top Hitman Who Killed Over 250 People", "Pablo Escobar's hitman killed over 3000 people", US Helps Colombia Arrest Longtime Medellín Underworld Figure 'Popeye', "Popeye: perfil de un sicario que mato a Alexandra más de 250 personas - Historias | Revista DONJUAN", 'Popeye', jefe de sicarios de Escobar, saldrá de prisión tras 24 años, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/world/americas/Jhon-Velasquez-dead.html, "¿Por qué Escobar mandó matar a la novia de 'Popeye'? And who is the talented actress who portrays her? At the height of his ‘career’, when he was worth a stab over AU$38 billion, Escobar was orchestrating daily smuggles of 15 tonnes of cocaine into the United States. Buccaneers Vs. Giants Live Stream: How To Watch ‘Monday Night Football’ Live on ESPN, ‘Below Deck’: Eddie Lucas Says Losing a Deckhand on The First Day Was “A Swift Kick In The Nuts”, 'Holidate' Viewers are Convinced Ryan Gosling Makes a Cameo in the Netflix Movie, 'Outlander' Season 6 Release Date and What We Know So Far, Will There Be a ‘Barbarians’ Season 2 on Netflix?

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