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: 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.

: She is credited with masterminding unique smuggling methods, such as using custom-designed lingerie with hidden compartments for drug mules. Violence and the "Black Widow" Nickname Cocaine Godmother

: Blanco earned this moniker because she allegedly murdered or ordered the deaths of all three of her husbands: Carlos Trujillo, Alberto Bravo, and Darío Sepúlveda. : In 1964, she illegally entered the U

: 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 : She is credited with masterminding unique smuggling

: Returning to the U.S. in the late 1970s, she settled in Miami, where her arrival coincided with the violent Cocaine Cowboy Wars . Her network reportedly earned up to $80 million per month at its peak.

: She is credited with inventing the motorcycle-riding assassin technique, where gunmen on bikes would spray victims with bullets and flee.

: Born in Cartagena, Colombia, on February 15, 1943, she moved to Medellín at age three. She grew up in extreme poverty, which reportedly led her to pickpocketing and other crimes by age 11.