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“Cocaine godmother” Griselda Blanco gunned down in Colombia
Miami Herald ^ | September 3, 2012 | DAVID OVALLE

Posted on 09/04/2012 7:25:15 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s, was shot to death in Medellin by a motorcycle-riding assassin Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blanco; cocaine; colombia; miami
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There was a recently aired documentary on her on one of the NBC channels. She was bad news back in the apex of Miami's drug scene.
1 posted on 09/04/2012 7:25:23 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Justice has been served.


2 posted on 09/04/2012 7:26:50 AM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: ConservativeStatement

“Well.....bye.”


3 posted on 09/04/2012 7:27:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Obama taking over the trade.


4 posted on 09/04/2012 7:27:52 AM PDT by dalebert
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There was a documentary on HBO call “Cocaine Cowboys” about how coke destroyed and also built Miami. She was featured. Riveting documentary.


5 posted on 09/04/2012 7:28:20 AM PDT by Tulane
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6 posted on 09/04/2012 7:30:36 AM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (The)
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I saw that documentary. The one dude who somehow survived a meeting with her, in which he was to be executed (before the Godmother changed her mind)... as he was relating the story, you could still see the abject terror in his eyes at the mention of her name.


7 posted on 09/04/2012 7:31:12 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Communist Party = Democrats. Socialist Party = Republicans. WE NEED A CAPITALIST FREEDOM PARTY!)
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Didn’t she also marry an Oakland dealer while she was in prison? Was that the guy? I saw the documentary (well, one of them) and it was indeed riveting.


8 posted on 09/04/2012 7:32:48 AM PDT by Mr. Bird
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Blanco seemed destined for Florida’s Death Row — but the prosecution’s murders case was dealt a severe blow. The reason: Ayala — the case’s chief witness — engaged in phone sex with secretaries from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. After an investigation, three secretaries were fired and a veteran prosecutor resigned.

For that alone, Ayala should have rode the lightning.

9 posted on 09/04/2012 7:33:13 AM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan; Revolting cat!; Lazamataz

It’s a man, baby!


10 posted on 09/04/2012 7:33:51 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Only Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth. Dogs are friends, not food.)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

She looks like John Gotti.


11 posted on 09/04/2012 7:34:45 AM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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Didn’t she also marry an Oakland dealer while she was in prison? Was that the guy?

Not that I remember. This was just someone who crossed her the wrong way. All his associates had been brought to her so she could kill them personally, he was the last. For some reason (I forget why) she spared him and he started working for her until he Witness Protected out.

I saw the documentary (well, one of them) and it was indeed riveting.

It was a good series.

12 posted on 09/04/2012 7:35:14 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Communist Party = Democrats. Socialist Party = Republicans. WE NEED A CAPITALIST FREEDOM PARTY!)
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I can’t believe she’s survived this long. For a thug, she’s had a long life. I haven’t seen NBC’s documentary, but did watch “Cocaine Cowboys”. My ex-husband was from Ft. Lauderdale, and his family lived through those times in the 70s and 80s.


13 posted on 09/04/2012 7:36:33 AM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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Its amazing she lasted as long as she did. Pablo Escobar got assassinated by “Columbian cops” (likely actually American Operators) ... why not her?

Should’ve been taken-out a long time ago.

SnakeDoc


14 posted on 09/04/2012 7:40:07 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("I've shot people I like more for less." -- Raylan Givens, Justified)
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No more snort-snort for that fat mama-san.


15 posted on 09/04/2012 7:40:53 AM PDT by mkjessup (Finley Peter Dunne - "Politics ain't beanbag")
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better late than never?


16 posted on 09/04/2012 7:41:16 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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Live by the automatic...die by the automatic...


17 posted on 09/04/2012 7:41:47 AM PDT by henkster (We're the slaves of the phony leaders...)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Who will bury this evil woman?


18 posted on 09/04/2012 7:45:08 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

Looks like Al Lewis.


19 posted on 09/04/2012 7:46:57 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

No sympathy from me. Good riddance.


20 posted on 09/04/2012 7:49:19 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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