After being severely injured and reportedly disfigured in an automobile accident several years previously with his friend, Doctor Sidney Sikes, Sam Westing had “disappeared from sight.” It was rumored that he continued to control the vast Westing Corporation from a small island in the South Seas.
What was the value of Sam Westing estate?
The next morning, Turtle sees a picture of the dead man on the front page of the newspaper under the headline “Sam Westing Found Dead.” Westing’s estate is estimated to be worth “over two hundred million dollars.”
Who was responsible for the murder of Sam Westing?
At the reading, led by Ed Plum, the will reveals that Westing was murdered, and one of the heirs is the culprit. The heirs are all divided into teams (eight pairs of two) and given clues to solve the murder, along with $10,000.
Why did Sam Westing get a divorce from his wife?
It was when tragedy struck and Violet Westing, Sam Westing’s only daughter, drowned on the eve of her wedding. Two years later Sam’s troubled wife deserted their home and obtained a divorce. He never married again after his divorce from his wife. James Shin Hoo sued Sam Westing over the rights to the disposable paper diaper.
How old was Sam Westing when he died?
He was found in his Westingtown Mansion, dead, at the age of 65. Sam Westing’s parents were immigrants, but he became orphaned at the age of twelve. He worked very hard to earn money it is estimated that his estate was about two hundred million dollars.
What happens at the end of the Westing Game?
The Westing game is over—and so is Sam Westing. Even if he isn’t dead, Westing knows he must abandon the flawed person he once was and symbolically burn all he earned as a greedy, self-centered union buster to the ground. The next morning, Turtle heads out on her bike to collect her prize.
It was when tragedy struck and Violet Westing, Sam Westing’s only daughter, drowned on the eve of her wedding. Two years later Sam’s troubled wife deserted their home and obtained a divorce. He never married again after his divorce from his wife. James Shin Hoo sued Sam Westing over the rights to the disposable paper diaper.
At the reading, led by Ed Plum, the will reveals that Westing was murdered, and one of the heirs is the culprit. The heirs are all divided into teams (eight pairs of two) and given clues to solve the murder, along with $10,000.
