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Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Forensic Expert Probes Tony Hsieh's 7-Page Will, With Report Due by July 24
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 4

Forensic Expert Probes Tony Hsieh's 7-Page Will, With Report Due by July 24

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 4

Summary

  • Gerry LaPorte’s team began testing the purported seven-page Tony Hsieh will in early June at a Las Vegas courthouse, after a judge appointed him special master in May.
  • Ink analysis is the main focus, especially on the signatures, to determine whether the document matches its March 2015 date or was altered later.
  • The will surfaced by mail last year after Hsieh was long believed to have died intestate following the 2020 Connecticut house fire that killed him at 46.
  • Hsieh’s family calls the document a scam, noting the alleged sender has not appeared in court, listed witnesses have not come forward, and named co-executor Robert Armstrong said he never met Hsieh.
  • LaPorte is due to file a written report by July 24, after which the family’s own expert, former Secret Service lab director Larry Stewart, can respond.

Insights

With a forensic verdict imminent, will ink analysis expose the origin of Tony Hsieh's contested $500 million will?
Is Tony Hsieh's family battling a sophisticated forgery or ignoring the Zappos founder's secret final wishes?