Talk:John Paul Getty III

message: does anyone know how old he was when he was kidnapped?  Also, is this the same family behind the stock photo company Getty Images?
: He was 16. I've added the birth year. I couldn't find the birth date, but I found other sources that said he was 16 at the time. Also, according to this website, Mark Getty is the getty behind Getty Images. --Arcadian 13:44, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kidnap 

message: Is it really neccessary to use the terms "renowned scrooge" and put "on principle" in quotes? It seems to be more of a judgement of character than an informative statement.
I am going to leave the article as-is for the next few days. If nobody objects or changes the article by next Monday, I will submit the changes myself.
In addition, the quoted sources should be cited at bottom. Again, I will leave the article as is; if no sources are included by Monday I will either research this myself and add the appropriate sources or delete the quote entirely if it cannot be attributed.
JustinStroud 15:54, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 

message: No explanation is given for the differences in the name.  The aricle is titled John Paul Getty but throughout the article his name is given as Jean Paul Getty.  Are both correct?  Some explanation should be given, otherwise it looks like vandalism.   Jons63 13:40, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Rubbish. His official name is either John or Jean. Only royalty have their names translated in this fashion. Geira (talk) 18:46, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: Did it actually turn out to be his ear that was received in the post? The article doesnt make it clear. 86.13.11.217 (talk) 16:16, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Ear

message: The word "prescripion" is used. Has this any proof?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.207.21 (talk) 11:28, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drug overdose 

message: This entry has numerous points that are inconsistent with those listed ont he John Paul Getty (Sr) web page.  Specifically, but not only, the quoted text from the kidnappers, and the final ransom amount ($2M vs $2.9M).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.87.172.114 (talk) 14:06, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistent with J. P. Getty article 

message: There is an obituary at the Daily Telegraph which has an air of authority. This young man lived a tragic life and his story should be told here.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8309645/John-Paul-Getty-III.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.216.32 (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The whole thing 

message: The article says "Paul's health began to decline rapidly as his wound became infected, combined with pneumonia caused by the cold winter temperatures which were descending." Pneumonia is not caused by cold temperatures, but by infection with bacteria or viruses. Sadiemonster (talk) 14:45, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pneumonia 

message: Nobody would kidnap a person to ransom for tens of millions and then genuinely play Russian roulette with their captive as if they killed their captive then they wouldn't be able to get any money.
There was no bullets in the gun, It wasn't genuine Russian roulette, it was mock executions; Russian roulette wording should be changed to subjected to mock executions. HardeeHar (talk) 11:33, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian roulette 

message: The information is scattered and duplicated in multiple articles. fgnievinski (talk) 06:50, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you elaborate, please? Which articles are you referring to? Because otherwise, this article doesn't seem long enough to warrant a split. —howcheng  {chat} 02:18, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split kidnapping 

message: Aerosmith referenced j Paul getty's ear in the song "last child". 2601:247:4200:B5C0:3107:C485:4A25:1D22 (talk) 00:46, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last child