Random thoughts about the open window.
Reminded of a young murdered yeshiva student whose bedroom window was left open, a detail, which LE treated as an important clue because that action pointed to the possibility that the perp might be Jewish.
Apparently following a death, in Jewish tradition a window is left open to allow the soul to depart.
Did someone know about the painters at the house and did they think the open window in the Sherman basement was particularly handy not only to serve as a potential entry and exit point for the killer/s, but for the '' departing spirits '' Shermans?
SPECULATION, IMO.
2019
WARMINGTON: 'Window was left open' as Sherman home painted | Toronto Sun
''Not because the
I Heard You Paint Houses book, turned into the hitman movie
The Irishman, could be a metaphor for this bizarre mystery — but because actual painters were working in the home at 150 Old Colony Rd.
And that a window was left open after they left''.
“The window was left open to clear the smell of the paint from the area,” explained a family friend.
Could that detail show an entry or exit point in a home showing no forced entry?''
When Death Occurs - My Jewish Learning
''Jewish laws regarding death and burial begin the moment the person dies, and focus on maintaining the dignity of the deceased person.
In the moments leading up to death, no one should leave the room except in extreme emergencies. The person is never to feel as if he or she is being left alone.''
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Some people also open a window in the room, in order to allow the soul to depart''.
$25K reward in murder of Chaim Weiss
''Police said that there was no sign of forced entry, but that the window in Weiss’s room was left open. This was significant, Azzata said, because it corresponded with Jewish tradition that a window should be left open when a person dies, in order for the soul to depart — something that led police in the 1980s to believe the killer was familiar with Jewish ritual.''
Ws thread..
NY - NY - Chaim Weiss, 15, Long Beach, 1 Nov 1986