How did John Paul Getty III get paralyzed?

How did John Paul Getty III get paralyzed?

Getty was permanently affected by his kidnapping and suffered from drug and alcohol addiction during the years that followed. In 1981, he drank a Valium, methadone, and alcohol cocktail which caused liver failure and a stroke, leaving him quadriplegic, partially blind, and unable to speak.

Are the Getty family still rich?

In 2015, the Getty's had an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion (£3.7 billion), according to Forbes, and were listed as the No. 56 richest families in America before dropping off the list the following year. ... Despite their massive wealth the family has been plagued by tragedies over the years.

How long was Paul Getty kidnapped for?

In the early morning hours of J, that same grandson, now a young and rebellious teen, was kidnapped off of the streets of Rome. For five long months, John Paul Getty III was held captive by criminals loosely linked to the Italian mafia.

What happened to John Paul Getty III father?

never saw his father again after that and Getty Sr. died in 1976. As for Paul III, he struggled with drugs like his father and an overdose in 1981 left him paralyzed. ... He died at the age of 70 on Ap.

How old was Paul Getty when he had a stroke?

He was a child, a lost child.” Eventually Paul's addiction caught up with him and at 25, he suffered a massive stroke from an overdose that left him paralyzed, nearly-blind and limited his speech.

Which Getty was a drug addict?

Paul initially refused. Though he was eventually freed, John Paul Getty III never got over the trauma and became a drug addict. In 1981, he suffered a stroke brought on by alcohol and drugs and was left blind, unable to speak and confined to a wheelchair until his death in 2011 at age 54.

Who controls the Getty fortune today?

Paul's grandson Mark Getty, who in 1995 managed to consolidate the stock photography business through Getty Images, which was ultimately sold to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in 2008 for $2.4 billion; he remains the company's chairman.

Who controls Getty fortune?

Gordon Getty Paul Getty and dad to John Gilbert Getty and six other children. Gordon is known as a composer, investor and philanthropist. After J. Paul Getty's death in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's $3billion (£2.1billion) trust.

Who inherited John Paul Getty's fortune?

Getty, who died in 1976, left the bulk of his estate to the Getty Museum, but his children inherited billions through a trust with interests in Getty Oil; it was later split up when son Gordon Getty orchestrated the sale of Getty Oil to Texaco in the late 1980s.

Is Paul Getty III still alive?

Deceased (1956–2011) John Paul Getty III