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John Paul Getty III (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t i /; born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956 – February 5, 2011) was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay, but ...
Feb 8, 2011 · (CBS/AP) J. Paul Getty III, the troubled grandson of one of the world's richest men, who lost an ear in a grisly kidnapping as a teenager and suffered a devastating stroke as a young man, has...
May 21, 2022 · John Paul Getty III died in 2011 at the age of 54 from illnesses resulting from the stroke. Despite his money, he was forever scarred by the harrowing experience of his abduction and the cruel indifference of his family. Enjoy this article on the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III?
Mar 26, 2018 · On July 10, 1973, when he was 16 years old, John Paul Getty III disappeared. Two days later, his mother received a ransom note asking for around $17 million dollars. Harris didn’t have the...
Mar 20, 2018 · The 1973 abduction of billionaire oil heir, John Paul Getty III, had both these elements – plus Italian mobsters, a postmarked severed ear and wild rumors about the 16-year-old’s...
Feb 8, 2011 · J. Paul Getty III, who was a grandson of the oil baron once believed to be the richest man in the world and who achieved tragic notoriety in 1973 when he was kidnapped by Italian gangsters,...
Feb 8, 2011 · John Paul Getty III, the grandson of a billionaire American oil tycoon, has died at the age of 54. Getty died on Saturday at his mansion in Buckinghamshire, UK, his son Balthazar confirmed...
