CEO’s fire death sparks mystery, will fight over tech titan's fortune

The battle over Zappos founder and former CEO Tony Hsieh’s fortune has taken a forensic turn in the wake of the shoe magnate’s death following a Connecticut house fire. The former Zappos CEO was widely believed to have died without a will after he succumbed to injuries from a 2020 fire at age 46. But a purported seven-page will, dated March 2015, suddenly arrived by mail at a Las Vegas courthouse last year, setting off a mystery that now sits at the center of his estate fight, The Wall Street Journal reported.The alleged will includes a no-contest clause aimed at Hsieh’s parents and two younger brothers. Under the terms of the document, if one family member challenged the will, all of them could be cut out. Hsieh’s father, Richard Hsieh, has demanded a jury trial.