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The Kidnapping of John Paul Getty III
Rome, ItalyJuly 10, 1973
In July 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in Rome by Italian criminals who demanded $17 million from his famously tight-fisted grandfather, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty Sr. When Getty Sr. refused to pay, the kidnappers sent the boy's ear in the mail. A reduced ransom was eventually paid and the boy was released after five months.