▁analysis ▁in ▁Z iar ul ▁Fin anci ar , ▁A dev ăr ul ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁purchase ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁group ▁H ach ette , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁a ▁Polish ▁con gl omer ate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁T inu ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash . ▁The ▁circumstances ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁especially ▁the ▁technical ▁details ▁and ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁financial ▁benefits ▁for ▁third - part ies , ▁raised ▁much ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁fact ▁murder ed . ▁His ▁estate , ▁including ▁his ▁majority ▁stock , ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Ana - M aria , ▁but ▁her ▁ownership ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁the ▁I uc inu ▁family ▁( his ▁secret ▁mist ress ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁by ▁T inu ). ▁Their ▁interests ▁were ▁def ended ▁in ▁court ▁by ▁former ▁panel ist ▁And on , ▁owner ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁stock . ▁The ▁editor ial ▁board ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁administrative ▁res h uff ling ▁proposed ▁by ▁Ana - M aria ▁T inu ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁length y ▁conflict , ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁her ▁from ▁assuming ▁administrative ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁paper . ▁It ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁that , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁T inu ▁was ▁considering ▁re brand ing ▁and ▁rest ruct uring , ▁and ▁that , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁prof its ▁were ▁only ▁ 9 % ▁of ▁its ▁total ▁income . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁crisis ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁