When the end came, it did so with familiarity. According to Colombian media, 69-year-old Blanco was leaving a butcher shop when a hitman entered, pulled a gun, and shot her twice before leaving on a motorcycle. The method of execution is one Blanco is said to have invented. But that's not all there is to know about the Cocaine Godmother's death. This is how drug lord Griselda Blanco was killed.