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Jhon jairo velasquez admits he has killed about 300 people and helped murder at least 3,000 more. Pablo escobar triggerman john jairo velasquez released. Under drug kingpin pablo escobar, john jairo velasquez killed over 250 people and masterminded the deaths of 3,000 more. In 2015, he released a book, titled surviving pablo escobar. Read surviving pablo escobar popeye the hitman 23 years and 3 months in prision by jhon jairo velasquez vasquez available from rakuten kobo. His death was announced by colombias national penitentiary and prison institute. Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez, a top hitman for colombian drug lord pablo. Hes now 55 years old and has traded in his former life with pablo escobar to become a youtuberand that was the. Pablo escobars hitman jhon jairo velasquez, known as popeye, died in custody last thursday of cancer.
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Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez has 1 book on goodreads with 3 ratings. Jhon jairo velasquez, aka popeye, pablo escobars top hitman, in 2018. Jhon jairo velasquez author of sobreviviendo a pablo escobar. Jhon jairo velasquez vasquez april 15, 1962 february 6, 2020, also known by the alias popeye, was a hitman. Aug 28, 2014 jhon jairo velasquez vasquez popeye sro a. John jairo velasquez net worth, girlfriend, book, tv show april 20, 2020 december 12, 2019 by famous people todays staff john jairo velasquez birth name jhon jairo velasquez vasquez, nicknamed popeye, is a former columbian assassin who confessed to more than 300 killings as part of the criminal structure of the medellin cartel. Apr 14, 2016 jhon jairo velasquez, pablo escobars top hit man who killed 250 people and orchestrated the murder of 3,000 colombian politicians, magistrates, journalists and innocent civilians during the 1980s, died on monday. He was a known as a hitman working for pablo escobar. Ex colombian cop has no sympathy over death of pablo escobars. In june 27, 2006, jhon jairo velasquez, a former hit man for pablo escobar, testifies while holding a book titled the true pablo, blood, treason, and death during the trial against alberto. Our first encounter was at the high security yard of the modelo prison in bogota, colombia.
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Admitting to killing more than 3,000 thousand people, he hands himself to the police. Pablo escobars top assassin popeye who killed 300 and. Pablo escobars top hitman released early from prison. Apr 20, 2020 john jairo velasquez net worth, girlfriend, book, tv show april 20, 2020 december 12, 2019 by famous people todays staff john jairo velasquez birth name jhon jairo velasquez vasquez, nicknamed popeye, is a former columbian assassin who confessed to more than 300 killings as part of the criminal structure of the medellin cartel. Aug 01, 2017 the story of pablo escobar, the colombian drug lord who ran millions of dollars worth of cocaine from south american to the united states, has been told on netflixs narcos over the past three years. Jan 01, 2005 by astrid legarda and jhon jairo velasquez vasquez 1 jan 2005. Pablo escobars top hitman popeye who was behind 3,000. Pablo escobars main hitman was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1991 for the assassination of a presidential candidate who pledged to eradicate the drug trade, luis carlos galan. Popeye the hitman 23 years and 3 months in prision. He was part of the criminal structure of the medellin cartel until his surrender to the colombian justice system in 1992. Velasquez also had a book, surviving pablo escobar.
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