E28: Griselda Blanco, The Cocaine Godmother

On this week’s episode, Beth and Wendy discuss La Madrina, the Black Widow, the Cocaine Godmother and the Queen of Narco-Trafficking, Griselda Blanco. She was a Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel, and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld for decades. It has been estimated that she was responsible for more than 200 murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York, Miami and Southern California. She was shot and killed on September 3, 2012, at the age of 69.  Blanco grew up in Medellin Colombia during La Violencia.  She witnessed violence and death on the daily and was the victim of severe abuse at a young age. We discuss her early life and her rise to power as The Cocaine Godmother.  There are an infinite number of rumors and stories about La Madrina and we touch on those. We get into the setting, the timeline, her arrest, and where they are now. As always we thank our listeners, give some shout outs, share some crime news and how not to get murdered.  Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there!Where to find us:Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspodPlease send any questions or comments to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294.  We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show!Want to Support the show?You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from.  We would love it if you gave us 5 stars!You can make a donation on the Cash Apphttps://cash.me/$fruitloopspodOr become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron pagehttps://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Shout OutsUnerased PodcastStitcher linkiTunes link Nancy PodcastStitcher linkPodbean linkhttps://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/nm5aq-4eb01/Nancy-PodcastCocaine Cowboys Reloaded on Tubi TVhttps://tubitv.com/movies/465050/cocaine_cowboys_reloadedFootnoteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griselda_Blancohttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Griselda-Blancohttps://allthatsinteresting.com/griselda-blanco-la-madrinahttps://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/drugs/the-cocaine-godmother/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3b5jz8/griselda-blanco-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-cocainehttps://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/michael-corleone-blanco-lives-in-the-shadow-of-his-cocaine-queen-mother-6384800 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices