Successivamente fu ammesso alla scuola dell'Armada de la República de Colombia, dove ottenne il suo soprannome di Popeye, a causa del suo fisico simile a quello di "Braccio di Ferro". "Killing was too easy. [14], Aside from being a controversial figure, Velásquez was a YouTube personality who uploaded videos.
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La sua storia ha ricevuto una diffusa attenzione da parte dell'opinione pubblica, poiché, tramite le sue dichiarazioni davanti alla giustizia ordinaria e ai mass-media e la pubblicazione delle sue memorie, ha fatto conoscere i dettagli della struttura e delle operazioni del Cartello di Medellín e le sue relazioni con altre strutture criminali e governative in ambito nazionale e internazionale. Lebron James Just Bought Katharine Hepburn's Old Estate in Beverly Hills, These 'Alaskan Bush People' Stars Are Living in a $2.7 Million Mansion, Kris Jenner Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations Made by Former Bodyguard. Velásquez had been hospitalized there since December 31, where he received treatment for stomach cancer. Is 'KUWTK' Implying That Scott Disick Caught COVID? As one of the most influential figures of the group, Popeye helped arrange bomb attacks, airplane attacks, and murders, overseeing hundreds of hitmen, and drug traffickers. He has confessed to killing upwards of 300 people in Colombia during his time working for … After his release, he went on to build a lucrative career as a YouTuber and author, and he even earned a mention on Narcos. [15] He was working on a TV series based on his own life and his involvement in the Medellín Cartel, and starred in season 3 of the Netflix series Narcos. Velásquez had been hospitalized there since December 31, where he received treatment for stomach cancer. [13], In December 2016, two men on motorbikes pulled up alongside him as he was driving in his car and robbed him of his glasses, two old bracelets and an old mobile phone, he said. Popeye was released from prison on Aug. 26, 2014 — having served 23 years — on probation.
At age of 52, he was released on August 26, 2014 after 23 years and 3 months in prison. In 2008, he was sentenced to twelve years for other judicial proceedings against him. The Colombian Attorney General's Office had opened an investigation against him after he repeatedly threatened Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his followers. [9], In 2018 he returned to prison on extortion charges and a subsequent conviction and in 2020 died while incarcerated.[10]. In un colloquio, secondo Popeye, Escobar gli disse «'O tu o lei', non esitai nemmeno un istante ...».
[17], After having been admitted to the hospital for a month, on December 23, 2019, Velásquez was transferred for health reasons from the maximum-security prison of Valledupar to La Picota prison in Bogotá. Popeye was the most-dreaded sicario — or lieutenant — of the Medellín Cartel, the Escobar-led terrorist organization that targeted leading politicians, judges, prosecutors, and select members of the police. Velásquez had served 23 years in prison for drug trafficking before authorities released him in August 2014, but he was arrested again in May 2018 and charged with extortion.
Nu is hij overleden in een ziekenhuis in de Colombiaanse hoofdstad Bogota. Popeye then asked his men to do the job.
Nel 2008 fu condannato a ventitré anni e tre mesi per altri processi giudiziari. It's not a crime to go to a party. De man, die bekendstond als Popeye, werkte als huurmoordenaar voor de beruchte drugsbaron Pablo Escobar.
In a hotel. I was in a war and they were killing my family, my friends and my colleagues. He fixed the appointment in a bar. [14][15][16], El ex jefe de sicarios de Pablo Escobar seguirá en prisión al menos hasta 2016, Popeye: perfil de un sicario que mató con su mano a más de 250 personas, Confesiones de Pablo Escobar a 'Popeye' - KienyKe, Polémica de "Popeye" al mostrar video donde dispara un'arma en calles de Medellín, Video de Popeye en Instagram disparando arma, Pablo Escobar's hired killer 'robbed in Colombia', Botón de Plata 100.000 suscriptores - Popeye, Caracol Televisión inicia la grabación de la ambiciosa serie ‘Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar “Alias JJ”’. I'm waiting". What's more, Season 1 and 2 of Narcos alludes to Popeye's life story as well. [9][10], Nel dicembre del 2016 denunciò che due uomini in motocicletta lo avvicinarono mentre guidava la sua macchina e gli rubarono i suoi occhiali di lusso, due braccialetti d'oro e un cellulare. In the wrong place. He confessed to 257 personal killings, the kidnapping of then-candidate for mayor of Bogotá, Andrés Pastrana Arango (who would later become the President of the Republic), the kidnapping of Francisco Santos (who would later become vice president), kidnapping and murder of Colombian politician Carlos Mauro Hoyos, complicity in the murder of the governor of Antioquia, Antonio Roldán Betancur, in a failed mission entrusted to Velásquez and John Jairo Arias Tascón, alias "Pinina", to kill a police colonel, and the killing of politician and Presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento.
Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez "Popeye" died on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, from stomach cancer. "It was a birthday party.
[11] In an interview, according to Velásquez, Escobar was clear in his instructions, "you or her, do not hesitate a single second ... plata o plomo, amor o muerte. London: John Blake Publishing. We're firing it, it's a doll, a beauty!". È stato anche un un produttore di video per la piattaforma di YouTube. "Popeye" was known as one of Escobar's most dreaded hit men. He has confessed to killing upwards of 300 people in Colombia during his time working for Escobar's cartel. Within this structure he claimed to be a lieutenant commanding half of the sicarios.
"You have to understand I was a professional killer. Il 22 agosto 2014 comunicò di aver ricevuto la libertà condizionale per avere scontato tre quinti della sua condanna per i crimini maggiori, ma che vedendosi coinvolto in altri processi, non avrebbe in pratica ottenuto la libertà condizionale, ciò nonostante fu liberato il 26 agosto 2014.[4]. John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez bracht zeker 300 mensen om het leven. "Popeye" was known as one of Escobar's most dreaded hit men. Alias JJ, ¿otra serie de apología al narcotráfico? [8] He had received a sentence of thirty years, the maximum provided for under Colombian penal law.
Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as "Popeye," died on February 6 at the National Institute of Cancer in Bogotá, Colombia, the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC) said in a statement. [2], Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez was born in the municipality of Yarumal, and Antioquia, Colombia.