The Canary Who Could Sing But Couldn’t Fly
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"The Canary Who Could Sing But Couldn’t Fly" was the ironic underworld nickname of Abe Reles, a notorious Murder, Inc. hitman who became a key government informant against organized crime.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedToRole |
government informant
ⓘ
hitman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Murder, Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| context | American underworld ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
derisive
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| hasIronicMeaning | Reles could inform (“sing”) but died in a fall (“couldn’t fly”) from a window ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOccupation |
informant
ⓘ
mob hitman ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Abe Reles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersToEvent | Abe Reles’s death by falling from a window while under police protection ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
betrayal of organized crime by a former hitman
ⓘ
danger faced by mob informants ⓘ |
| usedBy | underworld figures ⓘ |
| usedFor | Abe Reles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
accounts of Abe Reles’s cooperation with authorities
ⓘ
discussions of Murder, Inc. history ⓘ |
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