The one-time richest person in the world, J. Paul Getty made billions in the oil business — but was reluctant to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson, John Paul Getty III, in 1973. J. Paul Getty was once the richest man in the world, but he balked at paying his grandson's $17 million ransom when the 16-year-old was kidnapped in 1973. More @Wikipedia
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