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Blood Money : The Du Pont Heir and the Murder of an Olympic Athlete
Blood Money The Du Pont Heir and the Murder of an Olympic Athlete Author:Carlton Smith HE LIVED A FANTASY LIFE MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM OF... — John du Pont was the pampered heir to the untold billions of the family's vast fortune. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he could have anything he wanted--all within reach of his sprawling Pennsylvania estate. And yet, the eccentric millionaire could never seem to find happiness. — HE BU... more »ILT A SPORTS PARADISE FOR THE GOLDEN BOYS OF THE MAT...
Sports would be his way out of a lifetime of misery, from horseback riding, fencing and shooting to swimming, running and finally the brutal sport of wrestling. His millions bought him the dream of "owning" dozens of young athletes whom he showered with lavish allowances, multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art facilities, and first-class accommodations.
HE DESCENDED INTO MADNESS...
For these young Olympic hopefuls, it was a life so good they ignored the danger signals of a deeply disturbed man who had reportedly tried to push his ex-wife out of a moving car; pointed a sub-machine gun at a wrestler's head; drove an armored tank down his driveway and, with blood on his face, asked a neighbor to "come out to play."
UNTIL THE DREAM TURNED INTO A FATAL NIGHTMARE...
But by the time anyone heeded the warning signs, it was too late. In an instant, du Pont's greatest star, Dave Schultz, a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, would have his dream of competing at Atlanta in 1996 tragically crushed in a hail of gunfire, while his horrified wife watched him bleed to death. And du Pont would face charges of murder.