Martini and accomplice picked up the ransom money , murdered Flax and were able to give the FBI the slip .
John Martini ( 1930 -- 2009 ) , kidnapper and murderer of Bergen County businessman Irving Flax in 1989 .
Martini and accomplice picked up the ransom money , murdered Irving Flax and were able to give the FBI the slip .
John Martini ( 1930 -- 2009 ) , kidnapper and murderer of Bergen County businessman Irving Flax in 1989 .