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Fugitives Caught on Tape: Bystander Helps Pregnant Officer Apprehend Wanted Man

A good samaritan helps a pregnant State Police officer take a wanted man into custody in this scene from Season 2, Episode 1.

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12.02.1993

Medellin cartel boss Pablo Escobar is killed

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Photo: AFP via Getty Images

12.02.1993

Pablo Escobar, the notorious drug lord and narcoterrorist who headed a cartel from his home in Medellin, Colombia, spent his final 16 months as a fugitive following his escape from prison. Colombian authorities, using U.S. phone-tracking technology, traced his location to a safe house – leading to a deadly rooftop shootout that left him dead at age 44.

Photo: AFP via Getty Images
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