Marita lorenz biography

1. Introduction
2. The Beginning of a Love Affair
3. The Planned Assassination
4. The Failed Attempt
5. The Aftermath

Marta Lorenz: Love Affair with Fidel Castro and Failed Assassination Attempt

Introduction

Former CIA mercenary Marta Lorenz, now a 74-year-old resident of New York, begins her story with the words, "I fell in love with Fidel Castro...

and then I tried to kill him!" Lorenz was tasked with eliminating the Cuban dictator using poisonous pills, likely ampoules containing botulinum toxin, hidden in her face cream. This German woman became Castro's mistress in 1959 when she was just 20 years old.

However, within a year, she transformed from a lover to a potential assassin.

The Beginning of a Love Affair

It all started on February 28, 1959, when the cruise liner "Berlin," where Lorenz worked, docked in Havana's harbor.

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