Author confessed to 300 murders, he suffers from pain sources an esophageal cancer with metastases in lungs, liver and other organs.
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He survived the terrorist war against the State, 22 years in jail, the 'vendettas' of his countless enemies. But 'Popeye' , the alias of John Jairo Velásquez , hitman of Pablo Escobar, "The General of the Mafia", as tattooed on one arm, will not be able to overcome the serious illness that they have diagnosed as terminal.
At the National Cancer Institute, located in the center of Bogotá, they try to alleviate the pain caused by esophageal cancer with metastases in the lungs, liver and other organs, and which can no longer operate.
According to the local newspaper 'El Tiempo', the forecasts suggest that he will not live more than a few months . What is not yet known is whether he can spend his last days of life in freedom or must return to jail in case his condition improves somewhat.
'Popeye', a confessed author of 300 murders and collaborator in another three thousand, regained his freedom in July 2014. He became a famous Youtuber, collaborated with a series about his life, participated in documentaries ... activities that generated much controversy for His bloodthirsty past.
"What do you prefer? Take a rifle and throw me into the bush?" , he told EL MUNDO in an interview in Medellin, when he was a free man. Then he alleged that led an honest existence, away from crime.
But he was arrested again in May 2018, accused of extorting people to recover assets that he had allegedly acquired with the money he earned in the years he belonged to the Medellín cartel. Since then he remained imprisoned in different penalties.
When his illness was known and how fast he was advancing, he was transferred to the La Picota prison in Bogotá, in order to be close to the said hospital and continue his treatment.
'Popeye' managed to become popular, not only for the television series about Pablo Escobar and his henchmen, but also for his self-confidence and because it is not usual for a criminal of his stature to admit murders and other crimes.
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