The King of Cocaine, Pablo Escobar, marketed himself as a nothing more than a flower trader. But could a simple flower trader be responsible for so much death and horror? Join us as we discuss Escobar's rise to the top, and his inevitable fall from grace.
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Serena, Katie. “How One Phone Call Brought down the World's Most Notorious Drug Kingpin'.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 25 Apr. 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/pablo-escobar-death.
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