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1973 kidnapping of John Paul Getty III

The kidnapping of John Paul Getty III in 1973, in which William Newsom played a role in delivering ransom money.

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What were William A. Newsom III’s primary sources of income (private practice, investments, judicial salary) during the 1970s and 1980s?

’s income in the 1970s and 1980s came from three overlapping streams: paid legal work and private advisory roles (notably for and ), remuneration and possible fees from business ventures and trust-man...

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Which Getty family members had business or social ties with the Newsom family?

are long-running and involve both social friendship and business support, centered most prominently on and his father’s generation (the line), with acting as the principal connector and later as a Get...