Stephen Murphy (civil servant)

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Stephen Murphy
Born
Stephen Murphy

1957 (age 66–67)
Tennessee, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDEA agent
Years active1975–2013
Known forex-DEA agent responsible for taking down Pablo Escobar
SpouseConnie Murphy (m.)

Stephen E. Murphy (born 1957) is an American retired federal agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who, along with Javier Peña, was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar.[1] The story of this was told in the Netflix series Narcos, with actor Boyd Holbrook portraying Murphy. Murphy and Peña also worked on the show as consultants.

Law enforcement career

Murphy began his law career at the age of 19 as an intern with the Bluefield, West Virginia Police Department. He subsequently joined the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, and later served as a patrol officer in Norfolk, Virginia. He joined the DEA in 1987 and served until 2013.[1]

In popular culture

His character was played by actor Boyd Holbrook in the Netflix TV series Narcos.[2] Murphy and Peña worked as consultants on the show[1][3] and made a cameo appearance in the last episode of Season 2, "Al Fin Cayó!"[4]

He was also portrayed by Peter Sarsgaard in Loving Pablo (2017), as DEA agent Shepherd.

Books

Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar co-written with Javier F. Peña.[5]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "Steve Murphy Biography". The Biography.com website. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ Robert Rorke (28 September 2015). "Meet the real-life 'Narcos' fed who brought down Pablo Escobar". NYpost. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "'Narcos' Episode 7 Recap: The Trouble With Steve Murphy". New York Times. August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Narcos: The real life Murphy and Peña appeared in the show and nobody even noticed". JOE.
  5. ^ Steve Murphy; Javier F. Peña (18 November 2019). Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar, The World's Most Wanted Criminal. Simon & Schuster Australia. ISBN 978-1-76085-323-5. OCLC 1108515415.


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