The ice-pick supposedly used to murder Leon Trotsky whilst in exile in Mexico has resurfaced.(News)(Brief Article)

From: History Today | Date: August 1, 2005 | Copyright information

The ice-pick supposedly used to murder Leon Trotsky whilst in exile in Mexico has resurfaced. Both assassin and weapon were taken into Mexican police custody following the attack on August 20th, 1940, but the pick was subsequently stolen by Commander Alfredo Salas, a secret service agent. His daughter Ana Alicia S...

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