Son of ? and Mary Addie Turner Green; husband of Betty Green; first husband of Blossom Keel. He was owner and operator of an amusement business.∼NOTE: I have listed his name as it is almost always used. His full name, on his Death Certificate, is Hollis Delois Green.
Buried on December 27, 1949.
Mother's maiden name: Mary Addie Turner
Occupation listed on his Death Certificate: Owner - Amusement Operator.
Home at death: 1401 Walmsley, Dallas.
Famous criminal. Leader of a gang, he was a hit-man described as "... depraved gunman who liked to bury his victims alive,..." ("Benny and the Boys" by Gary Cartwright, in "Texas Monthly" magazine, October, 1991 - Page 194. In this excellent article, he is also on pages 136 & 137.)
He was killed by a 12-gauge shotgun in the parking lot at the rear of 542 West Commerce Street ("Sky-Vue Club"). His Death Certificate states: "Shot by Unknown Assassin."
Buried on December 27, 1949.
Mother's maiden name: Mary Addie Turner
Occupation listed on his Death Certificate: Owner - Amusement Operator.
Home at death: 1401 Walmsley, Dallas.
Famous criminal. Leader of a gang, he was a hit-man described as "... depraved gunman who liked to bury his victims alive,..." ("Benny and the Boys" by Gary Cartwright, in "Texas Monthly" magazine, October, 1991 - Page 194. In this excellent article, he is also on pages 136 & 137.)
He was killed by a 12-gauge shotgun in the parking lot at the rear of 542 West Commerce Street ("Sky-Vue Club"). His Death Certificate states: "Shot by Unknown Assassin."
Son of ? and Mary Addie Turner Green; husband of Betty Green; first husband of Blossom Keel. He was owner and operator of an amusement business.∼NOTE: I have listed his name as it is almost always used. His full name, on his Death Certificate, is Hollis Delois Green.
Buried on December 27, 1949.
Mother's maiden name: Mary Addie Turner
Occupation listed on his Death Certificate: Owner - Amusement Operator.
Home at death: 1401 Walmsley, Dallas.
Famous criminal. Leader of a gang, he was a hit-man described as "... depraved gunman who liked to bury his victims alive,..." ("Benny and the Boys" by Gary Cartwright, in "Texas Monthly" magazine, October, 1991 - Page 194. In this excellent article, he is also on pages 136 & 137.)
He was killed by a 12-gauge shotgun in the parking lot at the rear of 542 West Commerce Street ("Sky-Vue Club"). His Death Certificate states: "Shot by Unknown Assassin."
Buried on December 27, 1949.
Mother's maiden name: Mary Addie Turner
Occupation listed on his Death Certificate: Owner - Amusement Operator.
Home at death: 1401 Walmsley, Dallas.
Famous criminal. Leader of a gang, he was a hit-man described as "... depraved gunman who liked to bury his victims alive,..." ("Benny and the Boys" by Gary Cartwright, in "Texas Monthly" magazine, October, 1991 - Page 194. In this excellent article, he is also on pages 136 & 137.)
He was killed by a 12-gauge shotgun in the parking lot at the rear of 542 West Commerce Street ("Sky-Vue Club"). His Death Certificate states: "Shot by Unknown Assassin."
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