Spy Collection Highlights - Bloodstained Ice Axe Used to Kill Leon Trotsky

The assassination of Leon Trotsky was known as the crime of the century when it occurred in Mexico in 1940. This ice-climbing axe used in the assassination was missing for decades before it resurfaced in 2005. It was recently donated to the Spy Museum courtesy of H. Keith Melton and featured in the Lethal Action exhibit. In this episode of SPY’s Collection Highlights, Melton sheds light on one of the most notorious intelligence operations of all time—the assassination of exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky and how he obtained the infamous ice-climbing axe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Spy Museum features the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever placed on public display. Explore the Museum’s artifact collection ONLINE: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: SpyCast: