True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics cover image

Sexpionage, Part 3/3: The Lover, the Ax, and Leon Trotsky | NKVD

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

00:00

Trotsky's Infamy

Trotsky arrived in mexico in 19 37. Starlin was paranoid that he would come back into a counter revolution and displace him. Became obsessed with natrotsky. Three years after his arrival in central america, it's one of these American hangers on who enables the first attempt on his life by the n d. The recruited a new york guy, robert sheldon hart, who led in a gang of marauders dressed like mexican policemen and government anddum soldiers. Hart left with the marauders and was later killed by them.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app