Pablo Escobar

Paul Revere and the Ride, Henry Ford and the assembly line, Lee Harvey Oswald and JFK, Monica Lewinsky and cigars…. All famous names in history and the automatic associations we have with them when we bring up their name in thought or conversation.  Now the subject or today’s show, Pablo Escobar, whoop, yep, there it is – cocaine, is definitely another one of those names.  Pablo came from nothing in the streets of Medellin, to become the head of one of the largest drug cartels in the world.  In his prime, he was in the top 10 list of Forbes most wealthy people in the world and responsible for about 80% of the cocaine in the United States.  But as most would suspect, things did not end well.  But was all the violence around the cartel at the hands of Pablo?  Was he the one ordering the murders of cops and competition, or was this a plan by his employees?  How much money can a rat eat in one year?  We’ll dive into this and much more in the Pablo Escobar episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credits: Music For Every Occasion Upbeat Latin Music No Copyright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTjF8nisyiY         Citations: A&E Networks Television. (2019, August 29). Pablo Escobar. Biography.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/pablo-escobar Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Pablo Escobar. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pablo-Escobar Garcia, M. I. (2000, January 20). Trade-colombia: Government declares war on smuggling. Inter Press Service. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.ipsnews.net/2000/01/trade-colombia-government-declares-war-on-smuggling/ Minster, C. (2019, May 13). Biography of Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug kingpin. ThoughtCo. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-pablo-escobar-2136126 Pablo Escobar - evil kingpin or Robin Hood? Crime+Investigation UK. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/pablo-escobar-evil-kingpin-or-robin-hood Pablo Escobar. Crime Museum. (2021, June 17). Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/drugs/pablo-escobar/ Sargent, R. (2022, August 25). The worst things pablo escobar ever did and how they impacted his legacy. Ranker. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from http://www.ranker.com/list/worst-things-pablo-escobar-ever-did/ryan-sargent What are some examples of atrocities committed by Pablo Escobar? Quora. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-examples-of-atrocities-committed-by-Pablo-Escobar Who was Pablo Escobar? everything you need to know. Facts, Childhood, Family Life, Crimes. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/pablo-escobar-6711.php Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, August 26). Pablo Escobar. Wikipedia. Retrieved August 27, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Escobar