'Narcos' Season 3 Spoilers, News & Updates: How Accurate Is The Netflix Series; Pablo Escobar's Death A Suicide?

By Rita Mendoza - 02 Dec '16 17:57PM

The son of Pablo Escobar, the drug kingpin in "Narcos" Netflix series Sebastian Marroquin formerly known Juan Pablo Escobar made a statement saying that he is certain that his father committed suicide, contrary to the series depiction of his death. Viewers of "Narcos" know all too well what happened on the rooftop that fateful day, but his son debunks the story.

As depicted in "Narcos" Netflix series, Pablo Escobar is the leader of Medellin drug cartel that was held accountable for almost 80 percent of cocaine shipments to the United States. His rise and fall were shown in "Narcos" series, along with his controversial death during a shootout with cops while trying to escape from the police on a rooftop.

However, Marroquin does not agree with the depiction, telling The Sun Online that he is absolutely certain that his father killed himself. During the launch of Marroquin's book entitled "Pablo Escobar: In Fraganti" which translates to "Red Handed," he recalled speaking with his father 10 minutes ahead of his death, convincing him further that he shot himself to protect his family from being taken by the cops.

Marroquin criticized "Narcos" citing 28 inaccuracies despite giving producers access to Escobar family photos and videos. With many theories revolving around the death of Pablo Escobar, the producers decided to go with the DEA version, whom Marroquin claims, has not even met his father personally.

The "Narcos" kingpin son, Sebastian, also revealed that his father told him that he would kill himself if it means being taken alive. To back up this claim, the autopsy report showed Pablo Escobar had 3 bullet wounds on his body, one was located in the right side of his head.

Marroquin published his book "Pablo Escobar: My Father" in English version days prior to "Narcos" airing in Netflix. Speaking to CNN, he said that he is not worried of his father's reputation, but the image of narco dealers being considered "cool" in general.