Strand of Che Guevara’s Hair to be Auctioned Off

MIAMI (Reuters) - A former CIA operative who says he helped hunt down Ernesto “Che” Guevara and bury him in Bolivia 40 years ago now hopes to make a killing from the famed Argentine revolutionary’s hair.

Gustavo Villoldo, 71, a Cuban exile who says he was a major player in Guevara’s capture in the Bolivian jungle, plans to auction off a strand of Guevara’s hair and other items, kept in a scrapbook since the joint CIA-Bolivian army mission ended in Guevara’s death in 1967.

“I’m doing it for history’s sake and to have closure. This is a very unique piece,” Villoldo said of his scrapbook.

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