Medellin
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The Benefactor’s Mask: Pablo Escobar Inaugurating a Medellín Soccer Pitch, 1982
Pablo Escobar stands before a crowded Medellín neighborhood in 1982 to inaugurate a floodlit soccer pitch, using civic philanthropy to disguise the rise of his cocaine empire.
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Trophy on the Terracotta: The 1993 Rooftop Photo of Pablo Escobar’s Death
Sprawled across orange roof tiles in Medellín as triumphant police pose beside his body on December 2, 1993, drug lord Pablo Escobar lies dead in a snapshot that froze the grim end of a decade-long drug war.
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Thirty-Two Years After His Murder, Andrés Escobar’s Brother Reflects on a Lost Legacy
Thirty-two years after the murder of Andrés Escobar, his brother Santiago shares personal memories of the Colombian defender’s life, career, and enduring legacy.