Waldemar Franklin Quintero

Colonel Valdemar Franklin Quintero (January 26, 1941 – August 18, 1989[1]) was the commander of the Colombian National Police in Antioquia Province.

[6] The cartel formally took responsibility for the slaying of the police commander by calling a series of local radio stations.

[4] Pablo Escobar, a major Colombian drug lord, had allegedly ordered the murder of Franklin on the day of the death of Luis Carlos Galán.

[7] On 18 August 1989 (the same day in which the Colombian politician Luis Carlos Galán was murdered), at the age of 48, Franklin left his residence in a chauffeur-driven car.

[4] He is portrayed by the actor Mauricio Figueroa as the character Osvaldo Quintana in the Colombian television series Escobar, el patrón del mal.