The Getty Curse: How the World's Richest Family Destroyed Itself

The Getty family was once the richest dynasty on earth — and one of the most haunted. When 16-year-old John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in Rome in 1973, his billionaire grandfather refused to pay the ransom. Five months later, a severed ear arrived at a newspaper office. What the family did next changed the lives of four generations of Gettys — and revealed a pattern no fortune could hide. This is a documentary look at the so-called "Getty curse": J. Paul Getty's frugality and emotional absence, the death of his 12-year-old son Timothy in 1958, the death of Talitha Getty in Rome, the suicide of George Getty II, the kidnapping and lifelong disability of Paul III, the meth death of Andrew Getty, the HIV story of Aileen Getty, and the secret second family Gordon Getty kept for over a decade. A story about wealth, inheritance, and what is passed down when love is not. #GettyFamily #GettyCurse #documentaryhistory ⏱️ Timeline / Chapters ``` 00:00 - The Ear in the Envelope 01:05 - The Boy Who Learned Money Was the Only Real Thing 04:48 - The Saudi Gamble and the Empty House 08:32 - The Vice President in Charge of Failure 12:18 - The Ear, the Loan, the Stroke, the Meth 17:25 - What the Museum Inherited ```