John E. du Pont, 28, scion of one of the world's
largest fortunes & aspiring US Olympic
pentathlete,
crossing stream
during 4-mile run in woods on his farm. (August 1967).
John E. du Pont, 28, practicing the
pistol shooting part of the sport.
John E. du Pont practicing swimming
in indoor racing pool on his farm.
John E. du Pont practicing
for the equestrian part of the sport on his farm.
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After the shooting, the multimillionaire locked
himself in his mansion for two days while he
negotiated with police on
the telephone. Police turned off his power and were able to
capture him
when he went outside to fix his heater.
On February 25, 1997, a jury found DuPont guilty of third
degree murder but mentally ill.
Expert psychiatric testimony
described duPont as a paranoid schizophrenic
who believed Schultz was
part of an international conspiracy to kill him.
Experts at the trial testified that duPont
suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.
DuPont was sentenced to 13 to 30 years incarceration
and is currently housed at the State
Correctional Institute-Mercer, a
minimum-security institution in the Pennsylvania prison system.
The victim
Olympic gold medalist
wrestler David Schultz
On 26 January 1996 John
DuPont shot dead Olympic gold medalist
wrestler David Schultz
at the wrestling facility
of du Pont's Team
Foxcatcher, without apparent provocation
and with Schultz's wife among
several witnesses.
Schultz was a
longtime friend of duPont who had repeatedly tried to help him.
Dave Schultz in action.
Dave Schultz and your brother Mark.
