: Born in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15, 1943, she moved to Medellín at age three. She grew up in extreme poverty, which reportedly led her to pickpocketing and other crimes by age 11.
: Investigators believe she was responsible for 40 to 250 murders , including the accidental killing of a two-year-old boy, Johnny Castro, during a failed hit on his father. Cocaine Godmother
: At 19, she ran away from home to escape sexual abuse by her mother's boyfriend, supporting herself through theft and possibly prostitution. The Drug Empire : Born in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15,
: Blanco earned this moniker because she allegedly murdered or ordered the deaths of all three of her husbands: Carlos Trujillo, Alberto Bravo, and Darío Sepúlveda. : At 19, she ran away from home
: She is credited with inventing the motorcycle-riding assassin technique, where gunmen on bikes would spray victims with bullets and flee.
: Returning to the U.S. in the late 1970s, she settled in Miami, where her arrival coincided with the violent Cocaine Cowboy Wars . Her network reportedly earned up to $80 million per month at its peak.
: She is credited with masterminding unique smuggling methods, such as using custom-designed lingerie with hidden compartments for drug mules. Violence and the "Black Widow" Nickname
