Benny Zion was an election day terrorist who operated in Chicago's Twentieth Ward aka the Bloody 20th. In addition to being under indictment for nine different counts including assault, kidnapping and murder, he was accused of participating in the election day murder of Octavius Granady, the opponent of Zion's boss Morris Eller.
On July 31, 1928, Eller testified to a special grand jury what he knew about the murder and violence that took place on the previous election day. That morning Zion's body was found in a alley behind a saloon. He had been shot four times and partially buried with trash. It was reported that Zion had talked to much.
Benny Zion
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