Pablo Escobar aka 'The Boss' is thought to be the biggest drug trafficker the world has known. It is estimated that at a point he was responsible for 80% of all cocaine smuggled over the world at the height of his power. The drug lord of Colombia was smuggling15 tons of cocaine into the US everyday. Along with his massive drug empire Pablo Escobar also had a ruthless army full of serial killers. These men killed for Pablo and were loyal to him. They were called 'Sicarios'. The most famous of these were Popeye, La Quica and Blackie.
Today let's know where these cold blooded murders are today and why they were the top ranked hitmen of the Medellin Cartel. If you are wondering what happened to the Medellin Cartel and their men after the demise of Pablo Escobar you can read over this article: What happened to Escobar's Medellin Cartel?
1. Popeye
Jhon Jairo Velásquez is the real name of Popeye. The name was given to him due to his protruding jaw which was later fixed through surgery. He used to be a part of Colombian national army and then joined the cadet school of the national police.
At first he was the part of the school of NCOs of the Colombian Navy but than transferred to the national police academy where he studied for only one semester. There he learned skill of weapons and guns. Popeye confessed that he had murdered 257 people but it is believed that the number of his killings were beyond that. Kidnapping and killing of normal citizens is one thing but he actually kidnapped the candidate for mayorhip- Francisco Santos. He also kidnapped and murdered Colombian politician and Jurist Carlos Mauro Hoyos and several other famous politicians.
It is horrifying to know how many people he killed himself. It's more horrifying to know that 3000 murders were arranged by him. 3000 murders were successfully planned by the psychotically genius hitman.
Now you may have wondering that, "where is he now?". He is dead. In an interview he reveals that he recorded his first kill at 17. Yes he was only 17 when he killed a bus driver who was responsible for the death of a close friend's mother. 1992-2014 he served in prison and received a sentence of 30 years. He died of Stomach cancer.
2. La Quica
La Quica or Dandeni Munoz Mosquera is considered to be the most ruthless violent of all Pablo's killers. Dandeni made his way into the colombian drug war after being inducted into Colombian army. However, he was soon discharged due to several minor theft charges. From here he made his way into Pablo Escobar's cartel "The Medellin Cartel". This is when he was given the nickname 'La Quica'. La Quica means fat girl and was given to Dandeni due to his resemblance with his aunt.
La Quica rose to the top of the cartel's ranks and became an expert to everything. He was not only Pablo's most trusted hitmen but was also responsible for helping Pablo'sarmy of killers. La Quica ran a sort of training camp for hitmen. Kids, boys sometimes girls too were taken from the street and trained to be loyal and expert killers for hire. La Quica was one of the best at what he did.
He would carve the words KK on his victims. This was to prove that he was responsible for the murder. It is rumored that he also skinned his victims alive and someimes went as far as having them castrated. The 1989 flight Avianca bombing plan was designed by La Quica. The incident killed 101 passengers where 2 US citizens were included.
US tied La Quica to 220 murder charges and the Colombian government to more than 440 murders. He was caught and underwent trial in 1994 later found guilty. He was sentenced to 10 life sentences and 45 years to be served consequitively. La Quica is still serving his sentence and staying at the same prison where the infamous bomber is locked up. In an interview from prison La Quica surprisingly denied all his crimes.
3. Blackie