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Jhon Jairo Velásquez died of stomach cancer at the age of 57.
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Velásquez was once the right hand of Pablo Escobar.
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He did everything for the drug lord. Anyone who got in his way was eliminated by Velásquez.
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For that he was behind bars for 23 years.
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He was the right hand of Pablo Escobar († 44). Whom the drug lord released for shooting, Jhon Jairo Velásquez († 57) aka “Popeye” was killed without further ado. As a contract killer, he killed up to 300 people. In an interview, he admitted that he couldn’t remember the exact number. “At least 250 people, maybe 300,” said Velásquez in an interview with the AFP agency in 2015.
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He himself now died of natural causes – from stomach cancer. The Colombian authorities said on Thursday. The serial killer had already been transferred to a clinic on New Year’s Eve. Velásquez was behind bars for 23 years for his murders and crimes. In public, he emphasized that he had tried to talk to victims of his crimes and atoned for his actions.
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Told his actions on Youtube
In 2016, he tried to run as a senator. In the fight against the cocaine trade, which once made him rich and which is characterized by violence, his recipe is to legalize it – to break the vicious cycle. In the end, however, he was not admitted to the poll as a former criminal.
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The contract killer made no secret of his terrible deeds. He chatted about his time with Escobar on YouTube and enjoyed great attention. In the end, Velásquez was able to win over a million followers for his channel. (JMH / SDA)
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