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  1. 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 ...

  2. Throughout the deliberations between his family and his kidnappers, John Paul Getty III was kept chained to a stake in a cave in the Calabrian mountains where he was regularly beaten and tortured. In November, four months since he was first abducted, the kidnappers decided to get serious.

  3. 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.

  4. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). In 1973, John Paul Getty III was kidnapped, and in the days that followed tabloids and newspapers were filled with conflicting tales. Here's the story.

  5. (Sub)Culture. John Paul Getty III: The True Story Behind ‘Trust’. When an oil scion was kidnapped in Italy, some thought it was a hoax – but when his ear arrived in the mail, his family...

  6. Feb. 7, 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...

  7. How the real story of John Paul Getty III's kidnapping—the subject of 'All the Money in the World'—was reported as it was happening in 1973.

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