Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

Mark Schultz · David Thomas

Nov 2014 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty

On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured.

Foxcatcher is gold medal winner Mark Schultz’s memoir, revealing what made him and his brother champion and what brought them to Foxcatcher Farms. It’s a vivid portrait of the complex relationship he and his brother had with du Pont, a man whose catastrophic break from reality led to tragedy. No one knows the inside story of what went on behind the scenes at Foxcatcher Farms—and inside John du Pont’s head—better than Mark Schultz.

The incredible true story of these championship-winning brothers and the wealthiest convicted murderer of all time will be making headlines this fall, and Mark’s memoir will reveal the true inside story.

Ratings and reviews

I had great anticipation for this book being a former wrestler, current doctor (for the mental illness of John), and from a small town where a DuPont plant was the #1 employer. This book was very disappointing. It didn't satisfy on any of those fronts. In my opinion, the book was poorly written & more about Mark's life and all of his accolades and regrets. It was too technical at times for the non-wrestler to enjoy and too self centered around Mark for most of the book. The movie is much more riveting.

This book was boring because I was reading it with assumption that it was mainly about DuPont and David Schultz. Instead, the whole books was mainly about Mark Schultz, David's little brother. The DuPont incident is a side story in this book, yet the author has used as a part of the title to generate book sales. This book is really just Mark Schultz's biography, but he knows that he needs his brother's story to sell this book. Gee, one just can never get away from under one's great brother's shadow.

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About the author

MARK SCHULTZ is an Olympic gold medalist, 2-time World Champion, and 7-time national champion. 

DAVID THOMAS, a former award-winning sports journalist, is a national best-selling author/co-writer of seven books. He lives near Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Sally, and their two children.