Herman Marks

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Herman Marks was an American who participated in the Cuban Revolution, first as a member of Che Guevara's guerilla unit in the Sierra Maestra, and then later as a firing squad captain. Little is known about Marks, but it is generally agreed upon that he was originally from Milwaukee; a veteran of the Korean War; had fled legal difficulties in the United States; was initially removed by Guevara for displaying sociopathic tendencies, but then given a job as an executioner post-revolution in the Cabaña fortress in Havana, and finally left Cuba, whereabouts unknown. Javier Arzuaga, who as a Basque chaplain gave comfort and solace to those sentenced to death, knew Marks as "The Butcher."

In more recent revelations Herman Marks was a Marine deserter who was convicted for the rape of a teenage girl (he was 30 years of age at the time) and served 3 1/2 years in Waupin, Wisconsin State prison.

Citing: Exposing The Real Che Guevara by Humberto Fontova, PP.72-73, Sentinal Press (Penguin Group) 2007 ISBN 978-1-59523-027-0

He was remembered by colleagues as a socially awkward loner who enjoyed violence, particularly the execution of captured enemy combatants.