A waxed body
Yes, unfortunately. But not when he is Sandy McSouthers, but later in the book when Turtle is older, he leaves. Sadly true. No one knew she was seeing "Sandy" after his "death" as Sandy, but Julian R. Eastman was still alive which concludes that Sam Westing was also living at the time. At the very end, Turtle tries to start Sam's cycle all over again, by becoming her own Sam Westing, master of chess and owner of Westing Paper Products.
There is no murderer, actually. Sam Westing was the same man as Barney Northrup, Sandy Southers, and Julian R Eastman. He faked his own death, so in effect, he "murdered" himself -- or at least his popular persona. Sam Westing was not murdered. HE was the "murderer" - he "killed" his own fake identities, all four of them. He was a lover of games and he wanted to play one final game with his family and friends as a whole. First he killed immigrant Windy Windkloppel. Next millionaire Sam Westing (himself). And then doorman Sandy McSouthers and lastly, his final identity, Julian R. Eastman.
Turtle entered the Westing house out of curiosity and a desire to investigate the mysterious events surrounding Mr. Westing's death. She was determined to uncover the truth behind the puzzling clues and secrets hidden within the house.
At the beginning of chapter sixteen of "The Westing Game", the first reading of Samuel Westing's will is taking place. The will reveals the pairings of the heirs into teams who must work together to solve the mystery of Westing's death and claim his inheritance.
Otis Amber first went to Windy City Records in "The Westing Game" to inquire about buying the Westing house.
Windy Windelkloppel
No. Her death was faked in season 3 although she comes back in the first episode of season 4. Her and Michael get together and have sex and produce their baby.
they get their clues and the money
Turtle Wexler was the first to discover that Sam Westing was dead. She found his body when she visited him at Westing Mansion.
We are so over this urban legend.
Some clues in The Westing Game include the odd will of Samuel W. Westing, the mysterious identities of the heirs, the clues hidden in the shorthand notes, and the recurring themes of chess and different types of games. These clues ultimately help the characters solve the mystery of Westing's death and the identity of the true heir.
The first sentence of "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin is: "The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east."