Abe Reles (nonfiction)
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Corpse of Abe Reles after fall from building while under police protection, before he could testify against his Murder, Incorporated associates.
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.
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FBI wanted poster for Buchalter and Shapiro (1937). See Murder, Incorporated.