Colombian necktie

A Colombian necktie is a method of killing someone where the victim's throat is slashed (with a knife or other sharp object) and their tongue is pulled out through the open wound.

It is apparently popular in illegal drug-related homicides or in cases where the victim is being punished for revealing sensitive information. This may also be referred to as a Cuban Necktie.

References

• This concept came up multiple times during the OJ Simpson trial, sometimes called a "Colombian Necklace". The blogger Tony Pierce, discusses it at top ten reasons why oj is not guilty
• A reference to this method of execution is made in the novel "Virtual Light" by William Gibson.
• There is also a Hardcore/Grindcore band by this name. Columbian Necktie
• The noise rock band Big Black recorded a song called "Colombian Necktie" which appeared on their final album "Songs About Fucking". The liner notes to the album also contained a description of the killing technique for which the song was named.
• An episode of Stroker and Hoop featured Hoop's mother in prison, threatened with the punishment of a Colombian Necktie
• Pablo Escobar is the Inventor of the Colombian neck-tie: slitting a man's throat and pulling his tongue out through the hole.