He left a fortune, to no one

April 30, 2013 at 01:50 PM
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"He was a very smart man but he died like an idiot," is how a friend described Roman Blum. The Holocaust survivor and real estate developer, who died last week without a will leaving his millions to no one, will become a huge benefactor to New York State as his property is unclaimed. So how could someone strong and savvy enough to make millions after surviving such a tragedy not have a plan for his estate?