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For several years after the death of Tony Hsieh, the estate proceeded under the assumption that no will had been found. Then, in 2025, a priority mail envelope arrived at a Nevada law firm. Inside was a seven-page document dated March 13, 2015, purporting to be Hsieh's last will and testament.