About three weeks after Benny Zion, election day terrorist employed by 20th ward "politician" Morris Eller was bumped off, another of Eller's minions, Leigh di Bimardo (spelling of his name varies) was put on the spot.
Like Zion, di Bimardo was said to be an accessory in the election day murder of Eller's political rival Octavius Grandady. Authorities stated that d Bimardo was wanted by a special grand jury conducted to investigate election day terrorism and it was presumed that gangsters afraid of what di Bimardo might say silenced him forever.
According to the dead man's wife, two men showed up at di Bimardo's house at seven on the morning of August 22, 1928 and they left in di Bamardo's car. Two hours later, a number of people who worked near a railroad via duct heard numerous shots. When they investigated, they found di Bimardo slumped over the steering wheel; one arm on the wheel the other hanging out the window. He had been shot numerous times in the head. The killers left their guns (but took the canoli) and made a get away.
Leigh di Bamardo
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