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Griselda Blanco, Miami's Cocaine Queen, Killed at 69

griselda_blanco.jpgColombian news outlets reported today that a motorcycle-riding assassin pumped two bullets into the head of Griselda Blanco inside a Medellin butcher shop, ending the life of the queen of Miami's violent Cocaine Cowboys era. Longtime Blanco family friend Cristian Rios confirmed reports. Miami New Times has the story.