Occupation Journalist Name Diana Turbay | Role Journalist Spouse Miguel Uribe | |
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Died January 25, 1991(1991-01-25) (aged 40)Medellin, Colombia Assassinated January 25, 1991, Medellin, Colombia Children Maria Carolina Hoyos Turbay Similar People Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, Nydia Quintero Turbay, Julio Cesar Turbay Quintero, Pablo Escobar, Gustavo Balcazar Monzon | ||
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Diana Turbay Quintero (March 9, 1950 – January 25, 1991) was a Colombian journalist kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel and killed by the Colombia National Police during a botched rescue attempt. Her story has been portrayed in a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez and onscreen.
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- Early years
- Journalistic work
- Kidnapping and death
- Family
- Literature
- Television
- References
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Early years
Diana Turbay was born on March 9, 1950, in Bogotá. Her father was Julio César Turbay Ayala, the 25th president of the Republic of Colombia (1978–1982).
Journalistic work
Turbay was a respected journalist in the Colombian media. She founded Noticiero Criptón, a television newscast, and the weekly magazine Hoy por Hoy.
Kidnapping and death
On August 30, 1990, Turbay fell victim to a kidnapping orchestrated under the guise of an interview with a purported guerrilla leader, Manuel Pérez Martínez, also known as El Cura Pérez. Turbay was contacted over the phone by an individual whose identity was initially unknown. Subsequent police inquiries revealed that this individual was associated with Los Priscos, a criminal group, and had been employed by Pablo Escobar for the task. The latter's aim was to kidnap as many politicians and journalists as possible, to prevent Colombian legislators from approving an extradition treaty with the United States. Additional victims of this strategy were Francisco Santos Calderón, Maruja Pachón, and Marina Montoya.
Turbay was kept at Copacabana, Antioquia, with her cameraman Richard Becerra. She died on January 25, 1991, during a botched rescue operation launched by the police without authorization from the family. The cause of death was a bullet in her back, which partially destroyed her liver and left kidney.
Family
Turbay was survived by her two children, María Carolina Hoyos Turbay (born 1972) and Miguel Uribe Turbay (born 1986), and her husband, Miguel Uribe Londoño.
Literature
The story of Turbay's abduction is recounted in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's non-fiction book, News of a Kidnapping (1996).
Television
Turbay is portrayed by the actress Liesel Potdevin in the TV series Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (2012).
Turbay is portrayed by Gabriela de la Garza in the Netflix Original Series Narcos (2015).