The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper

The Great Finger in the Wendy’s Chili Caper

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In 2005 a woman named Anna Alaya discovered a length of human finger – nail and all – in her Wendy’s chili. Her cries of disgust would set off a media firestorm, a criminal investigation and a prison sentence for her and her husband. 

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