Actually people are just calling it the wrong thing, and this picture is fairly accurate.
He wasn't killed with an ice pick, he was killed with an ice axe, which is similar to a rock pick.
This is the actual weapon, that brown stain is Trotsky's blood:
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/88db34ed3d0090c6ae740295d5b9144758af2735/0_757_1536_1217/master/1536.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=54315ee51fe535e4f0580c356dd95a40
The adze of the axe wounded Trotsky, fracturing his parietal bone and penetrating 7 cm (2.8 in) into his brain. The blow to his head was bungled and failed to kill Trotsky instantly. Witnesses stated that Trotsky spat on Mercader and began struggling fiercely with him, which resulted in Mercader's hand being broken
Actually people are just calling it the wrong thing, and this picture is fairly accurate.
He wasn't killed with an ice pick, he was killed with an ice axe, which is similar to a rock pick.
This is the actual weapon, that brown stain is Trotsky's blood: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/88db34ed3d0090c6ae740295d5b9144758af2735/0_757_1536_1217/master/1536.jpg?width=445&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=54315ee51fe535e4f0580c356dd95a40
The adze of the axe wounded Trotsky, fracturing his parietal bone and penetrating 7 cm (2.8 in) into his brain. The blow to his head was bungled and failed to kill Trotsky instantly. Witnesses stated that Trotsky spat on Mercader and began struggling fiercely with him, which resulted in Mercader's hand being broken
Jesus, the dude was tough.
You know, this proves my point about people not knowing what an ice pick is in a roundabout way.