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Mar 2018
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“Cocaine Godmother” - Griselda Blanco

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Griselda Blanco was born in Colombia on February 15, 1943. By age 11, Griselda committed her first of many murders. We follow her rise to becoming one of the first infamous leaders of the 1970’s drug trade. Between cold-blooded killing and drug overdoses, many died at the hands of the Cocaine Godmother.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a ... Show More
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