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'''Abe "Kid Twist" Reles''' (/ˈrɛlɨs/; May 10, 1906 – November 12, 1941) was a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hit man for [[Murder, Incorporated (nonfiction)]]. | [[File:Abe Reles.jpg|thumb|Abe Reles.]]'''Abe "Kid Twist" Reles''' (/ˈrɛlɨs/; May 10, 1906 – November 12, 1941) was a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hit man for [[Murder, Incorporated (nonfiction)|Murder, Incorporated]]. | ||
Reles later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder, Inc. to the electric chair. | Reles later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder, Inc. to the electric chair. | ||
It is widely believed that Reles' death from falling through a window while under police custody was a hit placed by the American Mafia, as he was set to testify against family boss Albert Anastasia. | |||
== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Dalton Trumbo]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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File:Jacob Shapiro & Louis Buchalter 1937 FBI poster.jpg|link=Murder, Incorporated (nonfiction)|FBI wanted poster for Buchalter and Shapiro (1937). See [[Murder, Incorporated (nonfiction)|Murder, Incorporated]]. | |||
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* [[ | * [[Murder, Incorporated (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 9 May 2018
Abe "Kid Twist" Reles (/ˈrɛlɨs/; May 10, 1906 – November 12, 1941) was a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hit man for Murder, Incorporated.
Reles later turned government witness and sent several members of Murder, Inc. to the electric chair.
It is widely believed that Reles' death from falling through a window while under police custody was a hit placed by the American Mafia, as he was set to testify against family boss Albert Anastasia.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
FBI wanted poster for Buchalter and Shapiro (1937). See Murder, Incorporated.