Stephen Murphy (civil servant)

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.

For other people named Stephen or Steve Murphy, see Stephen Murphy (disambiguation).
Stephen Murphy
Born
Stephen E. Murphy

1957 (age 65–66)
Tennessee, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDEA agent
Years active1974–2013
Known forex-DEA agent responsible for taking down Pablo Escobar

Biography

Murphy grew up in Princeton, West Virginia where he graduated from Princeton High School in 1974 and attended West Virginia University for a year. He served as a Police Officer in the City of Bluefield, West Virginia from 1974 to 1977. He transferred to Bluefield State College, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 1981.[1] He joined the DEA in 1987 and started working in Miami, where he stayed for four years, before being transferred to Bogotá, Colombia.

He played an important role in the killing of Escobar, and was first on the scene with a working camera when Pablo Escobar was shot dead on a Medellín roof. A photograph of Murphy holding the body of Escobar is widely known, with Murphy claiming he was "caught up in the moment".[2] After Escobar's death, in December 1993, he returned to the United States, where he continued to work with the DEA until his retirement in July 2013. Today he heads a law-enforcement private consulting firm and travels around the world giving speeches and telling the true story of Pablo Escobar alongside his lifelong partner Javier Peña. Murphy and his wife Connie have two adopted daughters from Colombia and has two biological sons with his first wife.[1]

His character was played by actor Boyd Holbrook in the Netflix TV series Narcos.[3] Murphy and Peña worked as consultants on the show[1][4] and made a cameo appearance in the last episode of Season 2, "Al Fin Cayó!"[5]

He was also portrayed by Peter Sarsgaard in the movie Loving Pablo, as DEA agent Shepherd.

Books

Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar co-written with Javier F. Peña.[6]

References
  1. "Steve Murphy Biography". The Biography.com website. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. Robinson, Harry, "THE MEN WHO TRACKED DOWN PABLO ESCOBAR – Steve Murphy and Javier Pena – All Out Attack Podcast #4", YouTube, 8 February 2020.
  3. Robert Rorke (28 September 2015). "Meet the real-life 'Narcos' fed who brought down Pablo Escobar". NYpost. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. "'Narcos' Episode 7 Recap: The Trouble With Steve Murphy". New York Times. August 31, 2015.
  5. "Narcos: The real life Murphy and Peña appeared in the show and nobody even noticed". JOE.
  6. 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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