On July 10, 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty was kidnapped. He was held for a hefty ransom. During his time in captivity, his ear was brutally severed.

When John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in 1973, his captors infamously cut off his right ear. His grandfather initially refused to part with a penny of his massive wealth to help.

Paul, also known as John Paul Getty III, was the grandson of J. Paul Getty, the man who began making money from oil leases in the 1910s and became extremely wealthy.