John Paul Getty III was born on November 4 1956, the firstborn son of the American John Paul Getty II, and struck his normally misanthropic grandfather, John Paul Getty I, as "a bright, red-haired ...

Kidnapping, divorce and massive amounts of wealth come together in this family. — -- The death of a member of one of the richest families in America has added another dark page to a string of ...

Four months after his abduction, Getty III’s right ear showed up in the mail. By then the ­initial demand for $US17 million had been ­reduced to $3.2m, with the ...