The FINK

SOLVED AT LAST !

Brilliant and imaginative readers offer solutions to a lingering mystery.

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Associate Editor

ast month we reported the true story of Isidore Fink, who

was murdered in New York in 1929. The case, which remains

open to this day, is one of the strangest mysteries ever.

Fink was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who kept to

himself and was known to be security conscious. Yet

late one Saturday night someone managed to get into the laundry Fink

operated, shoot Fink three times, then escape with the door and windows

still bolted from the inside. No money was taken and the murder weapon

was never found.

The Jewish News asked readers to provide possible solutions to the case.

A lot of you laid blame on Fink's estranged brother, Morris, while a num-

ber of others seemed convinced there was a Russian connection.

In selecting the winners, we considered both how creative the story was

and how well the writer proposed solutions to some of the perplexing

facts of the case, such as how the killer exited with the door still bolted

from inside. We feature the two winners, who each receive four tickets to

the Star Theatre, along with other interesting submissions. We enjoyed

reading them all, and extend our thanks to everyone who participated.

(Note: For space reasons, some stories were edited)

THE JUDGE:
The Hon. Arthur M Horwitz,
publisher of The Jewish News,
whom Sherlock Holmes himself
described as "a detective extraordi-
naire, a man with a nose not only
for the news but for clues."