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GANG KILLER TELLS WHY HE 'REFORMED'; Became Disgusted With Way of Life That Required 11 Murders, Reles Says BELIEVES IN GOD, HE ADDS Waxes Philosophical After He Details One Slaying to Jury in Brooklyn

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Abe (Kid Twist) Reles, the blustery Brooklyn gang leader who turned informer to save his life, related in Kings County Court yesterday the details of one of the eleven murders he took part in and then waxed philosophical and softly described how he had always believed in God and had finally become disgusted with a way of life that required killing.

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