Pablo Escobar

The King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, marketed himself as a nothing more than a flower trader. But could a simple flower trader be responsible for so much death and horror? Join us as we discuss Escobar's rise to the top, and his inevitable fall from grace.

Editing & Sound Engineering by Dane Ostrander.

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Sources:
Biographics. “Pablo Escobar : Colombian Drug Lord and Narcoterrorist.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvU0bFcpNk. 

Boudreaux, Richard. “Colombia Drug Lord Surrenders : Cocaine: Pablo Escobar, Object of a Seven-Year Manhunt, Turns Himself in after a Promise of Leniency and a Guarantee against Extradition to the United States.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 1991, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-20-mn-1456-story.html. 

Serena, Katie. “How One Phone Call Brought down the World's Most Notorious Drug Kingpin'.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 25 Apr. 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/pablo-escobar-death.