Max Zwerbach (1884–1908), New York gangster and later successor of Monk Eastman
Abe Reles (1906–1941), New York mobster, member of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter's Murder Inc, and later government informant
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Pointers to defect to the Eastmans, including Richie Fitzpatrick and Max "KidTwist" Zwerbach. However, as the gang war began to escalate, Tammany politicians...
(born Maximillian Zweifach; March 14, 1884 – May 14, 1908) also known as "KidTwist" and occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster active...
Abraham "KidTwist" Reles (/ˈrɛlɪs/; May 10, 1906 – November 12, 1941) was a New York Jewish mobster who was a hit man for Murder, Inc., the enforcement...
hitman Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein to the electric chair. After hitman Abe "KidTwist" Reles turned informant, Strauss was arrested for the murder of Irving...
and initially led the crime syndicate Murder, Inc. together with Abe "KidTwist" Reles. Goldstein later committed murders under the orders of Lepke Buchalter...
consisted of two factions. One was the Jewish Brownsville Boys headed by Abe "KidTwist" Reles, who reported to Lepke Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro. The...
was suspected of being Harris Dahl, aka Kid Dahl, friend of arch-rival KidTwist. Several weeks later, "KidTwist" lieutenant Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis...
and much more. In 2010, King of the Dot hosted its first Grand Prix. KidTwist was the first King of the Dot Champion. Several major battles events have...
years in Sing Sing Prison. November 1 – Richie Fitzpatrick is killed by "KidTwist" Max Zwerbach during peace negotiations between the two rival factions...
Brennan as Billie Harold Gould as KidTwist John Heffernan as Eddie Niles Dana Elcar as FBI Agent Polk Jack Kehoe as Erie Kid Dimitra Arliss as Loretta Robert...
Century America. New York: Penguin Books, 1989. Block, Alan A. Lepke, KidTwist, and the Combination: Organized Crime in New York City, 1930–1944. 1976...
years before his career began to gain momentum with his portrayal of "KidTwist' in the fake horse racing gambling hall set up in The Sting (1973), winner...
implicated by the testimony of former member and government informant Abe "KidTwist" Reles. A longtime member of Murder, Inc., Magoon was heavily involved...
Zelig sought control over the fragmented Eastman Gang in 1908, after "KidTwist" (Max Zwerbach) was murdered by a rival. Zelig's crew had more than 75...
memorabilia event, meeting fans and signing autographs. Kline played KidTwist in the Paper Mill Playhouse world premiere production of The Sting starring...
at the beginning. Our debut episode, in 1971, was directed by this young kid named Steven Spielberg. I told the producers, Link and Levinson: "This guy...
1960 (33rd) Peter Ustinov ‡ Lentulus Batiatus Spartacus Peter Falk Abe "KidTwist" Reles Murder, Inc. Jack Kruschen Dr. David Dreyfuss The Apartment Sal...
The Eastman crew was largely eclipsed when Eastman's successor Max "KidTwist" Zwerbach, a former member of the Five Points Gang until he defected to...
finally killed by Murder, Inc. members Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein and Abe "KidTwist" Reles, supposedly being buried alive in a sandpit in the marshland of...
Greenie" Greenberg. Later implicated by fellow Murder, Inc. members Abe "KidTwist" Reles and Allie "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum, he was found shot to death on...
Gang, known most prominently for the murder of Eastman Gang leader Max "KidTwist" Zwerbach and Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis. He appears in newspaper accounts...
most successful in the East Side, until his death when he confronted KidTwist and the Eastman Gang from taking over his gambling establishment. It was...
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was Louis "The Duke" Maione. In 1931, Maione and Abbandando helped Abe "KidTwist" Reles and Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein eliminate their gangster rivals, the...
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