J Paul Getty III Kidnapping: The Getty Family "Curse" & NON-Creep Estelle Getty

<b>What a Creep</b><br /><b>Season 22, Episode 10</b><br /><b>The Kidnapping of J. Paul Getty III</b><br /><b><br /></b>In 1973, at the age of 16, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Paul Getty III </a>was kidnapped in Italy. The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of $17 million, but J. Paul Getty, the boy's grandfather and one of the wealthiest men in the world at the time, initially refused to pay. The kidnappers then sent a lock of the young Getty's hair and his severed right ear to a newspaper to pressure the family.<br /><br />Eventually, J. Paul Getty agreed to pay a reduced ransom amount, and his grandson was released after being a captive for several months. This story inspired a feature film by Ridley Scott and a ten-part series featuring our favorite Hollywood comeback story--<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Fraser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brendan Fraser</a>. This story has it all--miserable rich people, hippies, Italian mafiosos, and strained family relationships—trigger warning: addiction &amp; kidnapping. <b><br />Sources for this episode: </b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-paul-getty-iii-kidnapping" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">All That’s Interesting</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-paul-getty-iii-death-and-the-getty-family-tragedies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Daily Beast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a9173861/john-paul-getty-kidnapping/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Town &amp; Country magazine</a></li><li><a href="https://nypost.com/2017/12/02/the-billionaire-who-refused-to-pay-kidnappers-to-save-his-grandsons-life/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York Post</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/world/europe/08gettyobit.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York Times</a></li><li><a href="https://www.va