MURDEROUS MINDS: The Cocaine Godmother Pt. 1

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

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4.5 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

She was a mother. A mogul. And a murderer. On this episode of "Killer Minds," we trace the brutal rise of Griselda Blanco, from a childhood of bloodshed and betrayal in Colombia to the early days of a drug empire that would soon dominate the streets of Miami. Before she became the "Cocaine Godmother," she learned to kill to survive.

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0:00.0	Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.
0:12.8	Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.
0:21.5	They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.
0:26.3	It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.
0:29.8	Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:46.3	Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House.
0:51.3	Some people love the hustle. They work second jobs or stay up late studying,
0:55.4	all in the name of achieving their dreams
0:57.8	and building a better future for themselves.
1:00.7	But for others, the stakes are much higher.
1:04.9	Griselda Blanco was one of those people.
1:08.2	She lived in a dog-eat-dog world.
1:10.7	If she didn't work hard, she could lose
1:13.6	everything. So that's what she did. But Griselda had to do a lot more than pick up an extra job.
1:20.6	By the 1970s, she was one of the biggest cartel leaders in the world, one who everyone feared. Whether it was by her own hand or
1:31.1	carried out by one of her devoted associates, wherever Griselda Blanco went, there was blood.
1:39.2	The The human mind is powerful.
1:54.1	It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.
1:58.4	But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. This is Killer Minds,
2:03.7	a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa Richardson. And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday,
2:10.3	we uncover the darkest minds in history analyzing what makes a killer. Crimehouse is made
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