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RELES IS TELLING STORY OF MURDERS DONE BY HIS GANG; Leader, in a Surprise Move to Win Leniency, Gives O'Dwyer Facts on Paid Killers ALSO NAMING 'EMPLOYERS' Two More Slayings Are Solved as Drive on Syndicate Takes On Added Momentum

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Abe Reles, a flashy, blustery little gang boss of Brooklyn's Brownsville section who sold the services of himself and his retainers to more important crime bosses for jobs of ...

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