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John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, [1] he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast. Du Pont died in prison while serving a sentence of thirteen-to-thirty years for the murder of Dave Schultz.
Aug 30, 2023 · Heir to the vast du Pont family fortune, John du Pont murdered Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz at Foxcatcher Farm in Pennsylvania on January 26, 1996.
Aug 16, 2024 · John du Pont, American philanthropist who supported and ran a training facility for amateur freestyle wrestling and who shot and killed freestyle wrestler Dave Schultz, an Olympic gold medalist, in January 1996. Du Pont was convicted though found to be mentally ill, and he died while in prison.
Apr 2, 2014 · Eccentric millionaire John du Pont killed Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz at the Foxcatcher Farm estate in January 1996.
Nov 13, 2014 · The Foxcatcher true story revealed that in 1988, following the death of his mother, Jean Liseter Austin du Pont (portrayed by Vanessa Redgrave in the movie), John changed the name from Liseter Hall Farm to Foxcatcher Farm.
Dec 10, 2010 · John du Pont, the chemical fortune heir who killed an Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler at his palatial estate near Philadelphia, died Thursday after being found unresponsive in his...
Dec 10, 2010 · John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont chemical fortune whose benevolent support of Olympic athletes deteriorated into delusion and ended in the shooting death of a champion wrestler, died ...
Nov 15, 2014 · In January 1996, John du Pont, an heir to the du Pont company chemical fortune, drove to the guesthouse on his sprawling estate known as Foxcatcher Farm in Newtown Square, and shot and killed...
May 14, 1997 · John E. du Pont, the mentally disturbed heir to a chemical fortune, received a 13- to 30-year sentence today for the murder of David Schultz, an Olympic wrestler who lived at Mr. du...
Dec 10, 2010 · Du Pont, who was the great-great grandson of the French-born industrialist E.I. du Pont who founded the chemical company, was serving a 13-to-30-year sentence after being found guilty but...