Jhon Jairo Velásquez
Jhon Jairo Velásquez | |
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Velásquez being interviewed in 2014 | |
| Born | April 15, 1962 Yarumal, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Died | February 6, 2020 (aged 57) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Other names | JJ |
| Occupation | Hitman |
| Allegiance | Medellín Cartel |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, kidnapping and terrorism (charges with conviction fulfilled). |
Date apprehended | 1992 |
Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vasquez (April 15, 1962 – February 6, 2020), also known by the alias "Popeye", was a hitman.[1] He was part of the criminal structure of the Medellín Cartel until his surrender to the Colombian justice system in 1992. He was a known as a hitman working for Pablo Escobar.[2]
Jhon Jairo was known as "JJ" and was the "General of the Mafia" and even killed his girlfriend at Pablo's request.[3]
In January 2020, it was announced that Velásquez had terminal esophageal cancer. He died on February 6, 2020 in Bogotá from the disease, aged 57.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "El ex jefe de sicarios de Pablo Escobar seguirá en prisión al menos hasta 2016 (Spanish). Murio tras la enfermedad de Cancer Ex-chief of Pablo Escobar's hitmen to be in prison until 2016.". El Mundo. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Ramos, Fernando; Romo, Rafael (August 27, 2014). "Colombia frees Escobar man who killed". CNN.com. CNN.
- ↑ AP (2018-05-26). "Colombia Re-Arrests Pablo Escobar's Hitman 'Popeye' for Extortion". TheQuint. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ "Popeye padece cáncer terminal de esófago" (in Spanish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ Brito, Christopher (2020) Pablo Escobar's former hitman "Popeye" has died at 57 cbsnews.com
- ↑ "Colombia has arrested Pablo Escobar's former top hit man — and the US helped bring him in". Yahoo News. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/world/americas/Jhon-Velasquez-dead.html