Che's tress

(AP Photo/Amy Conn-Gutierrez)

A Houston-area collector became the proud owner of a 3-inch hair lock that was snipped from Ernesto "Che" Guevara before his burial in 1967.

Bill Butler, who bid over the phone, said he was a collector of 1960s items and the hair lock would fit in well.

Butler paid $100,000 for the tress, which sold at auction Thursday.

To find out the story behind the lock of hair, check out this AP story by Paul J. Weber.

For a look at Guevara's final days, check out this asap audio slideshow by yours truly highlighting some post-mortem photographs of the revolutionary.

-- Jaime Holguin