The Black Widow of Miami: The Rise and Fall of Griselda Blanco
04/16/25 • 9 min
She started as a child in the slums of Cartagena. By eleven, she had committed her first homicide and by adulthood, she was one of the most feared women in organized crime. In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, the haunting journey of Griselda Blanco is unraveled as —The Black Widow. Explore the trauma, the rise, the reign, and the psychology that shaped her into a queenpin with blood on her hands and power in her grasp.
✨ Explore not just what happened, but why it happened.
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She started as a child in the slums of Cartagena. By eleven, she had committed her first homicide and by adulthood, she was one of the most feared women in organized crime. In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, the haunting journey of Griselda Blanco is unraveled as —The Black Widow. Explore the trauma, the rise, the reign, and the psychology that shaped her into a queenpin with blood on her hands and power in her grasp.
✨ Explore not just what happened, but why it happened.
🎙️ New episodes every week on GBRLIFE.com or Your Favorite Podcast Platform!
👀 Resources & Links:
o https://gbrlifetransmissions.buzzsprout.com
o https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaH_dx99FJSE5I_TmZdwCbmEj5ROW3sxc&si=ZmUJYFSAnAj6OKJ2
- Want more stories? Check out the blog: GBRLIFE.com
- 📰 Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/gbrlife/gbrlife-chronicles
- 👕 Support the show -GBRLIFE merch: https://momma-koala.com
📘 Connect With GBRLIFE
· GBRLIFE.COM
· @gbrlife.llc
· @gbrlife
🔴 Related Episodes:
· Elizabeth Holmes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubmBgcPjfxA&list=PLaH_dx99FJSE5I_TmZdwCbmEj5ROW3sxc
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The smell of salt hangs in the air, mingling with exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke. Tejana Colombia is alive with chaos. Street vendors yelling over each other. Children darting barefoot between cars, radios, crackling with music and unrest. It's 1954, and the sun has long dipped beneath the rooftops of the slums. In one crumbling building, barely held together by rusted nails and old wood, a girl crouches beside the door. She's small, no more than ten. Her eyes are
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