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Ben Zygier

Died in 2010 in Israel

  • Fame43.8
  • Momentum6.5
  • Wikipedia366
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Lived 1976–2010, aged 34Australia
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  • Era
    1976–2010
    Aged 34
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Updated 2026-06-23

Ben Zygier was an Australian-Israeli citizen who was a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and allegedly an agent of Mossad. He was imprisoned in Ayalon Prison, Ramla, Israel and died in custody in 2010, reportedly by hanging himself in a maximum-security cell designed to be suicide-proof. Prisoner X, Mr. X and Mister X were placeholder names for him while he was being held in strict secrecy for unspecified crimes.

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Momentum6.5
Historical6.5
Source confidence40.0
Completeness50.0
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