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Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold / Mark Schultz, with David Thomas.

by Schultz, Mark, 1960-

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796.812092 S387f

Schultz, Mark, 1960-

Schultz, David L., -1996.

Du Pont, John E. (John Eleuthère)

Wrestlers -- United States -- Biography.

Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.

Murder -- United States -- Case studies

9780525955030 (hc.)

0525955038 (hc.)

311 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"The true story of my brother's murder"--Cover.

"The story that inspired a motion picture"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 311).

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty. On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured. This is Mark Schultz’s memoir, revealing what made him and his brother champion and what brought them to Foxcatcher Farms. A vivid portrait of the complex relationship he and his brother had with du Pont, a man whose catastrophic break from reality led to tragedy. The story of these championship-winning brothers and the wealthiest convicted murderer of all time.

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