A heir to the du Pont family fortune and the richest U.S. man to stand trial for murder, John du Pont tried to buy justice.
Almost 30 years ago, on a frigid, gray afternoon on Jan. 26, 1996, John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont family fortune and one of the wealthiest men in America, gunned down beloved Olympic gold ...
Jan. 26, 1996: John E. du Pont, 57, shoots 36-year-old Olympic wrestler David L. Schultz to death in the driveway of a home on du Pont's Foxcatcher Farms estate in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Du ...
To remain unspoiled by the ending of Foxcatcher, avoid the real-life story of chemical fortune heir and fanatical athletics booster John du Pont and the wrestling Schultz brothers. Why fanatical? Well ...
John E. du Pont, who murdered Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, was the great-great-grandson of the family's patriarch. The family built several mansions, including replicas of the Montpelier estate, ...
Goodale, still in the passenger seat, pointed the barrel of his gun at du Pont's. The multimillionaire blinked and threw his revolver on the car's seat. Goodale jumped out of the car and slammed the ...
Almost 30 years ago, on a frigid, gray afternoon on Jan. 26, 1996, John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont family fortune and one of the wealthiest men in America, gunned down beloved Olympic gold ...