She attempted to kidnap John Kennedy Jr. while she was in jail, but her boyfriend ratted her out. During her time in jail, she was dating a young dealer named Charles Cosby. She told him all about her elaborate scheme to have her thugs on the outside kidnap JFK Jr., with her release being the ransom. As soon as he found out, he immediately distanced himself from her and told the FBI of her intentions.
She was known as the "Black Widow" after killing all three of her husbands. She also allegedly killed over 200 people in her lifetime, but only served ten years in prison. She was then deported back to Colombia, where she lived out the rest of her days until her own assassination on 9/3/2012. Three of her children were also killed with only her youngest son surviving.
Griselda Blanco.was of Colombian descent and of Mexican heritage; Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays her, is of Irish and Welsh heritage.