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John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast, and heir to the du Pont family fortune. He is best known for his murder of Dave Schultz for which he was convicted and sent to prison, where he eventually died.
May 9, 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.
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 ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Eccentric millionaire John du Pont killed Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz at the Foxcatcher Farm estate in January 1996.
Oct 13, 2018 · Who was John du Pont? If you've seen the film Foxcatcher, you have some inkling. The eccentric and violent millionaire achieved infamy when he murdered the Olympic gold medalist wrestler Dave Schultz in 1996. But the question "What did John du Pont do?" merits a more complicated answer than simply "He killed a man."
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 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.
