Chapter 45: 9/11's Only Unsolved Murder-Henryk Siwiak

September 11, 2001, the day "four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States." Almost 3000 people lost their lives that day, but the people were responsible were bought to justice. Except in the case of one victim, whose murder had nothing to do with he attacks that day.

Henryk Siwiak, a family man from Poland, had come to America in 2000 to find work to support his family during Poland's struggling economy. On September 11, 2001, after being sent home from a construction job due to the attacks, found a graveyard shift position at a grocery store in Brooklyn for later that night. He would never make it, and 22 years later, his murder is still unsolved.

The NYPD is offering a reward of $10,000 and Crime Stoppers will pay an additional $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Henryk Siwiak. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Callers should refer to the Crime Stoppers Poster Number BK-1375 when calling.
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