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Trotsky and the ice ax Russian spies — and their American informants — have a long history in Mexico.
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Owen Hayes, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
The murderer infamously used an ice ax; Trotsky died in a hospital the next day.
—Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors said evidence showed that Gunnarsson put on gloves, which were found at the scene, then used a 24-inch-long ice ax to strike Pham in the head, face, and neck more than 10 times.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Five days earlier, U.S. Forest Service employees had seen a man walking from that car toward the glacier — about 12 miles northwest of downtown Juneau — wearing a T-shirt and carrying an ice ax and a climbing helmet.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
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Owen Hayes, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024
The murderer infamously used an ice ax; Trotsky died in a hospital the next day.
—Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Prosecutors said evidence showed that Gunnarsson put on gloves, which were found at the scene, then used a 24-inch-long ice ax to strike Pham in the head, face, and neck more than 10 times.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Five days earlier, U.S. Forest Service employees had seen a man walking from that car toward the glacier — about 12 miles northwest of downtown Juneau — wearing a T-shirt and carrying an ice ax and a climbing helmet.
—Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
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“Ice ax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20ax. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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