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THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. Dec. 15, 1973
* John Paul Getty III freed
* Grandson of oil tycoon
* Kidnapping for ransom
The front page has a five column heading: "I'm Paul Getty, give me a cigarette'" with subhead: "Ransomed youth found, missing an ear, in Southern Italy" and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, a few binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
background: In December 1973, J. Paul Getty III—the kidnapped grandson of oil magnate J. Paul Getty—was discovered alive near Rome after five harrowing months in captivity. Abducted in July by Calabrian mafiosi linked to the ’Ndrangheta, he had been held in remote mountain hideouts while negotiations dragged on, culminating in the notorious cutting off of his right ear to pressure his wealthy family into paying ransom. After a reduced payment was finally made, the kidnappers released him on December 15, leaving the malnourished and disoriented teenager near a service station in the town of Lauria, south of Rome, where police soon retrieved him. His recovery became an international media spectacle, highlighting both the brutality of the crime and the fraught dynamics within the Getty family.
December 15, 1973
THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. Dec. 15, 1973
* John Paul Getty III freed
* Grandson of oil tycoon
* Kidnapping for ransom
The front page has a five column heading: "I'm Paul Getty, give me a cigarette'" with subhead: "Ransomed youth found, missing an ear, in Southern Italy" and photo. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, a few binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
background: In December 1973, J. Paul Getty III—the kidnapped grandson of oil magnate J. Paul Getty—was discovered alive near Rome after five harrowing months in captivity. Abducted in July by Calabrian mafiosi linked to the ’Ndrangheta, he had been held in remote mountain hideouts while negotiations dragged on, culminating in the notorious cutting off of his right ear to pressure his wealthy family into paying ransom. After a reduced payment was finally made, the kidnappers released him on December 15, leaving the malnourished and disoriented teenager near a service station in the town of Lauria, south of Rome, where police soon retrieved him. His recovery became an international media spectacle, highlighting both the brutality of the crime and the fraught dynamics within the Getty family.
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