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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 · On Jan. 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, one of America’s most accomplished Olympic wrestlers, was murdered in cold blood by John du Pont on his Pennsylvania estate, the heir to one of America’s greatest fortunes. John E. du Pont had everything as an heir to the du Pont family fortune, one of wealthiest families in America, and he’d won the public ...
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.
Nov 13, 2014 · The real David Schultz and his family had lived on Millionaire John du Pont's Foxcatcher Farm in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania for about six years, from 1989 to early 1996. The movie changes the time frame to the 1980s, putting Dave and his brother Mark at Foxcatcher at the same time.
Apr 2, 2014 · Eccentric millionaire John du Pont killed Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz at the Foxcatcher Farm estate in January 1996.
Nov 17, 2014 · Who is John du Pont? Multimillionaire John du Pont, heir to the du Pont chemical fortune, had made a name for himself bankrolling various athletes through Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
Feb 5, 1996 · The killing was a lethal twist in the often eccentric and sometimes troubled life of Du Pont, who had transformed his 800-acre estate, Foxcatcher Farms, into a state-of-the-art sports center...
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 14, 2014 · John Du Pont built a wrestling facility at Foxcatcher to train potential Olympians. Ruling: Fact. Du Pont had long been preoccupied with participating in the Olympics in some capacity. He...
John E. du Pont, Heir Who Killed an Olympian, Dies at 72. An heir to the du Pont fortune, Mr. du Pont was found guilty in 1997 of the shooting death of an Olympic athlete. By Jeré Longman
