: At 19, she ran away from home to escape sexual abuse by her mother's boyfriend, supporting herself through theft and possibly prostitution. The Drug Empire
: In 1964, she illegally entered the U.S. and settled in Queens, New York, with her second husband, Alberto Bravo, a cocaine smuggler. They established a massive drug operation but fled to Colombia in 1975 to avoid federal indictment. Cocaine Godmother
: Allegedly, at age 11, she kidnapped a boy from a wealthy neighborhood and shot him after his family refused to pay the ransom. : At 19, she ran away from home
Griselda Blanco (1943–2012), widely known as the or "La Madrina," was a notorious Colombian drug lord who pioneered the cocaine trade between Colombia and major U.S. cities like Miami and New York. Early Life and Criminal Beginnings They established a massive drug operation but fled