Mi Vida Como Sicario De Pablo Escobar Autobiogr... 📢

In the autobiography Mi vida como sicario de Pablo Escobar (2016), Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez —infamously known as "Popeye"—provides a chilling, first-person account of his life as the chief assassin for the Medellín Cartel. The book serves as both a historical witness to one of Colombia’s darkest eras and a controversial attempt at personal redemption by a man who confessed to killing 250 people and organizing thousands of others. The Ascension of a Hitman

: The brutal reality of life inside Colombian prisons like Combita , where he survived multiple assassination attempts and led an internal "army" of prisoners. Themes of Loyalty and Betrayal Mi vida como sicario de Pablo Escobar autobiogr...

Velásquez details his early life in Yarumal , Antioquia, and his initial attempts at a structured life within the Colombian National Police and the Navy. However, he describes a "strong desire for force and violence" that drew him back to the criminal underworld. His transition from a teenage thief to Escobar's "right-hand man" highlights the seductive power of the cartel’s wealth and the social status it briefly afforded those within its inner circle. Inside the Medellín Cartel In the autobiography Mi vida como sicario de

The narrative offers an unvarnished look at the cartel's war against the Colombian state and its rivals. Key historical events Velásquez describes include: Themes of Loyalty and Betrayal Velásquez details his

: His involvement in the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento and the kidnapping of future political figures like Andrés Pastrana Arango.

: His role in planning the 1989 bombing of Avianca Flight 203, which killed 110 people.