The Man That Took Down Pablo Escobar - Steve Murphy - Ep62

Steve Murphy is a retired DEA agent that was one of the lead
investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of
the Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar. He is also the co-author
(along with his partner Javier Peña) of Manhunters - How We Took
Down Pablo Escobar which can be purchased on DEAnarcos.com. The
popular Netflix show, Narcos, is based on his life as a DEA agent
in Colombia.


Steve's Book: DEAnarcos.com


Steve's Podcast: https://gameofcrimespodcast.com/





0:00 Intro 2:00 How Steve got into law enforcement 5:25 How has
the field changed 9:00 Start of Steve’s career 12:00 First big
case in Miami (400kg of coke) 16:36 Was there fear after these
massive drug busts 19:20 Transitioning into Colombia. 23:40
Javier Peña first impressions 24:20 How accurate is Narcos? 34:20
New purpose in life after DEA career 35:50 What life was like in
Colombia 42:00 Big coke busts 44:20 Close calls 45:30 Pablo’s
attempts to take out the US president. War on drugs 51:30 Steve’s
plans to Indict the president of Haiti 54:00 CIA’s shady history
57:45 What Pablo was like 1:01:20 Infamous photos of Pablo
explained 1:12:40 Pablo’s downfall 1:15:30 Positive outlook &
Outro