A former hitman for the notorious cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar died in Colombia Thursday after a battle with stomach cancer, prison authorities said. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as “Popeye,” ...

A former hitman for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent periods died Thursday from cancer, prison authorities said. Jhon ...

A man who had oversight over a web of assassins working for the infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar is dead. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as "Popeye," died on February 6 at the National ...

It's true that anyone can become a YouTube star -- even a man who has killed hundreds of his boss' enemies. John Jairo Velásquez, who was known as Pablo Escobar's most notorious hitman "Popeye," is ...

Pablo Escobar's most notorious hitman, known by the nickname Popeye, died on Thursday at age 57 after a life of crime he celebrated on YouTube, Colombia's prison authorities said. Jhon Jairo Velasquez ...

BOGOTA: Colombian police have re-arrested a former hit man for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar as part of an investigation into extortion. The chief prosecutor’s office said Friday that Jhon Jairo ...