J. Paul Getty, oil air and the late grandfather of John Gilbert Getty. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Gigi Gaston, whose mother was the fifth wife of the late oil tycoon also mourned John’s death.

On July 10, 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty was kidnapped. He was held for a hefty ransom. During his time in captivity, his ear was brutally severed.

When John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in 1973, his captors infamously cut off his right ear. His grandfather initially refused to part with a penny of his massive wealth to help.

The grandson of John Paul Getty died Monday. John Paul Getty III was 54. He'll be remembered for how his tragic youth illustrated the extent of his billionaire grandfather's tightfistedness. In ...

The grandson of late oil industry magnate J. Paul Getty was found dead at his home in Hollywood Hills on Tuesday, the family has confirmed. The death of Andrew Getty, 47, an heir to the Getty oil ...

J. Paul Getty III, the troubled grandson of one of the world's richest men who lost an ear in a grisly kidnapping as a teenager and suffered a devastating stroke as a young man, has died. He was 54.

Andrew Getty, grandson of oil baron J. Paul Getty, was found dead Tuesday in his Hollywood Hills home. He was 47. The cause of death has not yet been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.

John Gilbert Getty, the grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and cousin of actor Balthazar Getty, has died at the age of 52. The Nov. 20 passing of the Getty family heir and musician was confirmed … ...

LONDON – Great wealth became J. Paul Getty III's great curse. At age 16, he was held for ransom for five months by captors who cut off his ear when his oil-rich grandfather balked at paying ...

LONDON - J. Paul Getty III, the troubled grandson of one of the world's richest men who lost an ear in a grisly kidnapping as a teenager and suffered a devastating stroke as a young man, has died ...

Andrew Getty was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home Tuesday. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Andrew Getty, grandson of oil baron J. Paul Getty, was found dead Tuesday in his ...

nepal — Great wealth became J. Paul Getty III’s great curse. At age 16, he was held for ransom for five months by captors who cut off his ear when his oil-rich grandfather balked at paying.