Escobar's body was exhumed on 28 October 2006 at the request of some of his relatives in order to take a DNA sample to confirm the alleged paternity of an illegitimate child and remove all doubt about the identity of the body that had been buried next to his parents for 12 years.
Escobars krop blev opgravet den 28. oktober 2006 efter anmodning fra nogle af hans slægtninge for at tage en DNA-prøve for at bekræfte et barns påståede fædre og fjerne enhver tvivl om identiteten af det legeme, der var begravet ved siden af sine forældre i 12 år.