The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.

John Paul Getty III

American oil heir (1956–2011)

John Paul Getty III was the grandson of the American-born British oil tycoon J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta, an Italian criminal organization based in Calabria, and held for…