What was Death of Isidor Fink case?
Isidor Fink was one of the many immigrants from Poland that came to America at the beginning of the 20th century, searching for a better life. His dreams, just like many others, were never fulfilled, but one thing did put him in the history books - the way he died.
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Death of Isidor Fink facts
Locked room mystery
On the night of March 9, 1929 neighbours saw Isidor Fink returning home around 10:15 PM, after delivering laundry to his clients. About 15 minutes later they heard screams from the room where Isidor Fink lived. One of the neighbours brought a policeman who was on patrol nearby to check what happened...
People and suspects linked to Death of Isidor Fink
Isidor Fink
Isidor Fink was a Polish Jew, who in the beginning of 20th century moved to United States. He settled in New York City, 4 East 132nd Street, where he opened his laundry business called Fifth Avenue Laundry. He lived in the rooms attached to the laundry, where he was found dead on the night of March ...
Death of Isidor Fink theories
Suicide theory
Since the entry into the apartment was impossible, or rather almost impossible, the police was obviously suspecting suicide. Facts that are supporting the theory: - all the doors and windows were closed from the inside there was no way (almost no way) for anyone to enter and leave the...
Murder theory
Since the suicide theory was rather unlikely explanation (since the weapon was missing) the police suspected murder. There were two theories: a small man entered through the transom and left the same way or someone shot Fink through the transom without entering the apartment at all. Facts that a...
Urban legend theory
The story was covered in The New York Times March 10 and 11, 1929, also there are police records about the murder and since 1920s it was copied into many books and articles (sometimes with slightly different details) it is justified to consider if the story isn’t just another urban legend (althoug...
Frequently asked questions about Death of Isidor Fink
Was the murder of Isidor Fink just a hoax?
Maybe not a hoax, but rather an urban legend - apart from a single article in a newspaper there is very little evidence that Isidor Fink even existed. The closed room mysteries were popular in early 20th century pulp magazines, so the story might originate from such publication.
Death of Isidor Fink comments
The whole point of silencer is to make the shot sound not like a shot, but the silencer theory is weak, because silencers were developed in late 19th century, so it is unlikely that someone would use a piece of equipment that is hard to get your hands on to kill some penniless immigrant in a tiny apartment for no particular reason.
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Have you guys considered that the killer might be one of the Mr Fink’s neighbours. Here’s the reason of my conjecture: I looked at Wikipedia, stating that the neighbours called the police as soon as they heard the scream, hence it is almost impossible for the killer to escape. However,the killer( pretending that he is a neighbour of Fink) might have just slipped past by calling the police.
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Gun silencers dont actually silence guns except on tv. They do change the sound and make it hard to pinpoint where its coming from. You can see videos of what gun silencers sound like on YouTube. So thats probably not the explanation for why a gun wasnt heard.
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