: His involvement in the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento and the kidnapping of future political figures like Andrés Pastrana Arango.
: The brutal reality of life inside Colombian prisons like Combita , where he survived multiple assassination attempts and led an internal "army" of prisoners. Themes of Loyalty and Betrayal Mi vida como sicario de Pablo Escobar autobiogr...
Velásquez details his early life in Yarumal , Antioquia, and his initial attempts at a structured life within the Colombian National Police and the Navy. However, he describes a "strong desire for force and violence" that drew him back to the criminal underworld. His transition from a teenage thief to Escobar's "right-hand man" highlights the seductive power of the cartel’s wealth and the social status it briefly afforded those within its inner circle. Inside the Medellín Cartel : His involvement in the murder of presidential