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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.
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.
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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Murder, Arrest and Will Controversy. Long known for his eccentricities, du Pont began displaying increasingly alarming behavior after the death of his mother. He spoke of seeing ghosts in the...
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 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,...
Oct 20, 2021 · John Du Pont was convicted, of murdering Dave Schultz, on February 26th, 1997. The jury, consisting of 12 people, rejected his lawyer’s claim that he was mentally unstable when he...
Nov 14, 2014 · The new film "Foxcatcher" is based on the true story of the wealthy chemical company heir John du Pont and his fraught relationship with two Olympic wrestlers - Mark Schultz and his brother...
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.
John Eleuthère du Pont was an American convicted murderer. An heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published ornithologist, philatelist, conchologist, and sports enthusiast. Du Pont died in prison while serving a sentence of thirty years for the murder of Dave Schultz.
