BREAKING: Police say man found dead at Hollywood Hills home of Andrew Getty, heir to Getty oil fortune.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 1, 2015
LOS ANGELES, Calif — The LAPD is investigating after 47-year-old Andrew Getty, an heir to the Billion Dollar Getty oil fortune, was found dead at his home.
According to TMZ initially, the grandson of J. Paul Getty (and a part of the Getty trust) was found dead in his bathroom with a gunshot wound to the face… now reports say he suffered trauma from injury to the rectal area and was bleeding significantly.
The LAPD are not confirming the identity of the deceased or the cause of death.
Andrew is one of four sons of Gordon P. Getty, one of J. Paul Getty’s three sons, according to KTLA.
From Daily Mail:
“At the time of Getty’s death, he allegedly had a restraining order against the woman, who has been placed under psychiatric hold previously for attacking a police officer who responded to the home.
TMZ also reports that Getty’s ex-girlfriend has broken into his home several times as well.
The Gettys are the 54th richest American family, with an estimated worth of $5 billion.”
This story is developing and all reports are not confirmed.
Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world’s richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion (approximately $8.7 billion in 2014).
At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion (approximately $8.3 billion in 2014). A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national product. Preceding him in death by two months, Howard Hughes’ estate was listed at $2.5 billion.
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