On this day back in 1943 we saw the birth of the Black Widow, Griselda Blanco who was the cocaine godmother of the Medellin Cartel during the 70’s and 80’s. She ruled by violence and murder which in the end would be her downfall.
She was killed in a drive-by-shooting aged 69.
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