I read somewhere a phrase that doesn’t give any clue, but probably explains why the case has not been solved. I think I already mentioned it, but it came in resonance with how I feel.
Barry was a businessman, and business is competitive. That’s one thing.
The Shermans were huge philanthropists and loyal to their party. That’s amazing.
But doesn’t philanthropy start at home?
How do people view Barry’s treatment of the four orphaned children of Louis Lloyd-Winter, his uncle? Would there be Apotex without his uncle’s Empire Laboratories? And honestly, did Barry treat the uncle’s children fairly? Or as generously as everyone else?
And now there is Terry the nephew, it seems.
I know, the Shermans were two older people, getting weak, retired and murdered in own home. Cruel. Very.
So if I am torn. Honestly, regarding their own, they were not fair to them (very surprising, given their own histories; Barry’s family escaped Russian pogroms, and Holly’s parents were Holocaust survivors…such people usually help the families and the families’ families.)
So as long as the Shermans were alive and were mega-donors, and were generous to their children, community and the party, they were seen.
But Holly left no will, so all stays as it was set. Perhaps their children are carrying on the charity, to a degree. I never read anything painting them personally in the negative light.
But because, I bet, I am not the only one who feels that deep inside, the Shermans are hard to understand, perhaps many others feel, too, that “it is a messy story. God knows what stood behind it.” If something is found out, good. If not, so be it. RIP.
Where I live, there are immigrants from all parts of the world. I see how people treat their families. Some of us have few close relatives, but still, the family means a lot, even remote ones. And most of us have not experienced the tragic history of the Sherman’s people.
Am I wrong? Holly was difficult, it seems, but all the warmth in the family came from her. Barry abandoned his side of the family. Is what has happened somewhat predictable?
