Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold /

"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 f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schultz, Mark, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Dutton, [2014]
Subjects:	Schultz, Mark, > 1960- Schultz, David L., > 1959-1996. Du Pont, John E. > (John Eleuthère) Wrestlers > United States > Biography. Olympic athletes > United States > Biography. Murder > United States > Case studies. Wrestling > United States. TRUE CRIME / Murder / General. SPORTS & RECREATION / Wrestling. SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Prologue
Making a champion. A fighter's chance ; From off the mat to champion ; John du Pont ; One and done at UCLA ; Creating an aura ; National champion! ; Escape from hell ; Brothers, Olympians ; Golden moment ; Erasing the asterisk
Destroying a champion. Just "Coach" ; A man and his program in disarray ; At all costs ; Protest at the Olympics ; A new home, a new life ; Trouble at Foxcatcher ; Why? ; My ultimate victory ; Justice.