Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh died without a will, family says

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Zappos founder Tony Hseih didn’t have a will when he died from complications of smoke inhalation in a Connecticut house fire, according to a report.

The family of the former shoe e-tailer CEO filed court papers in Las Vegas Wednesday asking a judge to name his father and brother as special administrators to his estate, 8 News Now Las Vegas reported.

“The co-applicants are unaware of the existence of a fully executed estate plan and have a good faith belief that the decedent died intestate,” court papers said.

The family said it needs access to Hsieh’s financial and social media accounts and to connect with his lawyers.

Hsieh’s next of kin is listed as his parents and two brothers.

The 46-year-old entrepreneur, who lived in Vegas, died Friday after being pulled unconscious from a shed that was on fire at a home in New London, Connecticut on Nov. 18.

His death was ruled an accident due to complications from smoke inhalation.

Hsieh, who led the Zappos empire for 20 years before retiring as CEO in August, purchased the home at 500 Pequot Avenue for $1.3 million in August for a woman named Rachael Brown, according to Fox 61.

Brown, a native of Connecticut, was believed to have been Hsieh’s girlfriend and is a well-known cellist, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported.

A death certificate with the family’s filing says Hsieh died at 5 a.m. Friday and lists his occupation as entrepreneur and urban developer.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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