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Matthew Watson Croulet, a 25-year-old American, was found dead in a luxury hotel in El Poblado in mid-2024 — the 29th tourist to die that year. His cause of death remains under investigation. Matthew Miller, a 42-year-old American, was found dead in a co-living space in the Laureles neighborhood in July 2024. Robert Frederick Good, a 74-year-old Canadian, was found dead in a Medellín hotel room that same month.

In April 2025, Walter Darren Valex, a 39-year-old American, was discovered dead in a hotel room by staff who found him with no vital signs. Days later, Robert James Allen, a 57-year-old American, was found dead in a house in comuna 16 — his body in advanced decomposition, suggesting he had been dead for days before anyone noticed.

These represent only a fraction of the 80-plus documented deaths. The majority of victims' identities have never been publicly reported in English-language media.

The "Scopolamine Queen" and Organized Crime Gangs

These attacks are not random street crimes. They are the work of organized criminal networks that use women as operatives, dating apps as hunting tools, and scopolamine as a weapon of mass robbery.

In December 2024, Colombian police arrested a 27-year-old woman dubbed the "Scopolamine Queen of Lleras Park" in the municipality of Itagüí. She was the leader of a gang called La Marina, which operated across affluent neighborhoods including El Poblado, Laureles, and Belén. Her method was devastatingly effective: approach male tourists in Lleras Park — Medellín's premier nightlife district — seduce them, lure them to their hotel rooms, and administer scopolamine. The gang was netting between $20,000 and $40,000 per victim, making this an extraordinarily profitable criminal enterprise.

She had been a fugitive since 2022 after escaping a 110-month sentence for aggravated theft, illegal firearm possession, and using minors in criminal activity. She was linked to at least 8 documented incidents before her capture.

Drugged on Livestream: The World Watches in Real Time

In one of the most publicly visible incidents, two livestreamers on the Kick platform — CaptainGee and CrisTravels — were drugged and robbed during a live broadcast in Medellín on Christmas Day 2024. While on a 24/7 streaming marathon, they encountered two women and agreed to pay 300,000 pesos (approximately $68) for their company. One woman offered drinks that viewers immediately suspected were drugged.

CaptainGee began feeling ill on camera, telling his co-streamer "I think they drugged me." Both men lost their wallets, laptops, and electronic devices. They survived and later resumed streaming with a video titled "We got drugged and robbed in Medellín, Colombia." Thousands of viewers watched the crime unfold in real time.