Woman finds finger in her chili UPDATED 4.13.2005

[Rob - banned]

A woman at a Wendy's restaurant bit into a part of a human finger while eating chili Tuesday night, Santa Clara County health officials said.

She spit it out and warned other diners to stop eating, witnesses said.

Officials said the fingertip was about 1 3/8 inches long. They believe that it belongs to a woman because of the long, manicured nail.

Health investigators seized all of the ingredients at the restaurant and were tracing them back to their manufacturers. They believe that the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage.

[sws4420]

They believe that the finger got into the chili at an earlier stage.
Bunch of fucking geniuses out there.

[Mikey]

ugh that's nasty, good thing i hardly eat there

[mb*]

http://abclocal.go.com/images/032305_finger_ruler.jpg

http://abclocal.go.com/images/032305_finger_closeup1.jpg

[sws4420]

Fuckin A, hell yeah.

[Cutesunshine]

did the lady who lost the finger NOT realize that she lost it, or wonder where it went?

[Mikey]

who knows, but that picture looks distrubing.

[sws4420]

Dis True Bing.

[mb*]

did the lady who lost the finger NOT realize that she lost it, or wonder where it went?
they said none of the distributors of the wendys ingredients have reported anyone missing their digit.

[Delicious]

OMG!!! Ew thats DISGUSTING!!!!!!:jawdrop: :ilusa:

[mb*]

you love it. :biglaff: :biglaff:

[dan]

OMG!!! Ew thats DISGUSTING!!!!!!:jawdrop: :ilusa:

Look everybody, Crystal has a soulmate.

edit: Other then me.

[Crystal]

Look everybody, Crystal has a soulmate.

edit: Other then me.

When I read that I was like wtf when did I write that. lolol

:love: :inlove: :love:

[dan]

When I read that I was like wtf when did I write that. lolol

:love: :inlove: :love: :hilarious

[Crystal]

:hilarious

well she used my color :angry:

[Cutesunshine]

She didnt know you had it claimed. :angry:

[Crystal]

I don't recall saying I had it claimed?

[mb*]

ommfg. :rolleyes:

[brattychickjess]

It's mine!!!! :love:

Fuck that, I'll stick to my orange. :dance2:

[Crystal]

It's mine!!!! :love:

Fuck that, I'll stick to my orange. :dance2:



you don't look good in pink.

[Cutesunshine]

Crys and I love the same colors.
I just won a bid on a pink sapphire ring :smile:

[Crystal]

How much?

I need a new ring soon.

[Cutesunshine]

$15

Overstock.com

Im looking at LV bags now :smile:

[sws4420]

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The woman who claims she bit into a human finger while eating chili at a Wendy's restaurant has a history of filing lawsuits - including a claim against another fast-food restaurant.

Anna Ayala, 39, who hired a San Jose, Calif., attorney to represent her in the Wendy's case, has been involved in at least half a dozen legal battles in the San Francisco Bay area, according to court records.

She brought a suit against an ex-boss in 1998 for sexual harassment and sued an auto dealership in 2000, alleging the wheel fell off her car. That suit was dismissed after Ayala fired her lawyer, who said she had threatened him.

The case against her former employer was settled in arbitration in June 2002, but it was not known whether she received any money.

Speaking through the front door of her Las Vegas home Friday, Ayala claimed police are out to get her and were unnecessarily rough as they executed a search warrant at her home on Wednesday.

"Lies, lies, lies, that's all I am hearing," she said. "They should look at Wendy's. What are they hiding? Why are we being victimized again and again?"

Ayala acknowledged, however, that her family received a settlement for their medical expenses about a year ago after reporting that her daughter, Genesis, got sick from food at an El Pollo Loco restaurant in Las Vegas. She declined to provide any further details.

San Jose police have joined the Las Vegas police fraud unit in the investigation into how a 1 1/2-inch-long fingertip ended up in Ayala's bowl of chili at the San Jose Wendy's on March 22. Ayala said Friday she had not yet filed a claim against Wendy's, and it was unclear whether she had filed suit against the franchise owner.

Wendy's spokesman Bob Bertini would not comment on the investigation Friday.

The company, however, maintains that the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. The employees at the San Jose store were found to have all their fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy's ingredients have reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said.

On Thursday, Wendy's offered a $50,000 reward to anyone providing verifiable information leading to the positive identification of the origin of the finger.

"It's very important to our company to find out the truth in this incident," Tom Mueller, Wendy's president and chief operating officer, said in a statement.

Investigators would not say what they were looking for in the search of Ayala's house. Ken Bono, a family friend who lives at the home, said officers searched freezers, a picnic cooler in the backyard and the belongings of an aunt who used to live at the house.

The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office used a partial fingerprint to attempt to find a match in an electronic database of missing people and those with criminal histories, but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger.

"The simple fact of the matter is that the finger came from somebody. Where's that person at?" said Sgt. Nick Muyo, a spokesman for the San Jose Police Department.

Bertini said Wendy's stores in the area have suffered from declining sales since the incident.

"Obviously the store has been down significantly," he said. "This has been an ordeal for all of us. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon."


http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050409/D89BJV380.html

[sws4420]

JOSE, Calif. - A woman who claimed she scooped up a human finger in her chili at a Wendy’s restaurant has decided not to sue the fast-food chain.

Anna Ayala dropped her claim because it “has caused her great emotional distress and continues to be difficult emotionally,” said her attorney, Jeffrey Janoff.

Ayala, 39, claimed she found the 1½-inch long fingertip on March 22 while dining at a Wendy’s restaurant in San Jose. She later filed a claim with the franchise owner, Fresno-based JEM Management Corp., which her attorney had said was the first step before filing a lawsuit.

Court records show Ayala has a history of making legal claims against corporations, including a former employer, General Motors Corp. and a fast-food restaurant. She acknowledged receiving a settlement for medical costs a year ago after claiming that her daughter was sickened after eating at a Las Vegas restaurant.

Phone calls to Ayala’s house in Las Vegas went unanswered Tuesday. Investigators searched her home last week as part of their investigation into how a finger ended up in the chili.

Wendy’s spokesman Denny Lynch declined to comment on Ayala’s decision to drop the lawsuit but said a reward hot line to receive tips will remain open. Wendy’s, based in Dublin, Ohio, has offered $50,000 to the first person who can provide verifiable information that identifies the origin of the finger.

“It’s very important to us to find out what really happened at the restaurant,” Lynch said. “We will continue to fully cooperate with the police investigation.”

Wendy’s maintains the finger did not enter the food chain in its ingredients. None of the employees at the San Jose store had lost any fingers, and no suppliers of Wendy’s ingredients reported any hand or finger injuries, the company said.

The Santa Clara County coroner’s office used a partial fingerprint to search for a match in an electronic database but came up empty. DNA testing is still being conducted on the finger.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7487945/

[Mikey]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh she's one of those kids of people

[mb*]

i think it's weird she's dropping the suit. sure, she's had a history of suing people in the past, but whatever. if i find a finger in my food, bet your ass i'm suing. the fact that she's dropping the suit makes her look like she's got something to hide, but why would someone drop a finger in their food? to get money? come on. there are less disgusting ways of doing so.

[Mikey]

true....but if this lady has a track record of suing people then she looks bad too.