At 16, wealthy heir John Paul Getty III was infamously kidnapped. Caught in a stand-off between ruthless criminals and one of the world's richest men, Getty survived the horrific experience—but fate had a much crueler twist in store. | Factinate

Son grand-père était le premier milliardaire de l’histoire. A 16 ans, il est kidnappé par des gangsters. La demande de rançon, énorme, s'accompagne d'une menace: payez, on vous le renvoie en morceau.Le grand-père milliardaire va refuser.C'est la tragique histoire de John Paul Getty III. | Loopsider

In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome. The kidnappers demanded $17 million, but his grandfather initially refused, suspecting the abduction might be a hoax. The situation escalated dramatically when the kidnappers mailed the boy’s severed ear to a newspaper. Only then did Getty agree to pay a portion — $2.2 million — and loaned the rest to the boy’s father with interest. John Paul was eventually released after five month