After inheriting his parent’s colossal Liseter Hall estate, John du Pont transformed the property into Foxcatcher wrestling camp & training facility. But what happens to a multi million dollar manor when the owner commits a cold blooded killing?

John Eleuthere du Pont was born into a life of privilege. A member of the one of the richest families in the country, the du Pont family originally found their fortune in the gunpowder business, expanding their wealth in the automotive and chemical industry. After his parents divorced, John lived with his mother at Liseter Estate in Newtown, Pennsylvania. John had little interest in taking the easy road his life could have afforded him. Instead of living as a trust fund baby, du Pont pursued higher educations in the sciences, earning a doctorate degree and working as an ornithologist, credited with discovering 24 new species of birds.

Inheriting the 440 acre Liseter Estate after his mother’s death, du Pont turned the land into Foxcatcher Farm and developed a word renowned wresting facility on the property, drawing champions from across the globe and renowned Olympians. “Team Foxcatcher” was named in honor of his father’s famous stables. He hosted many wrestling competitions, and allowed some athletes to live on the grounds of the sprawling Foxcatcher estate.

In various interviews friends have said that John du Pont’s love of sports (especially wrestling), truly made him come alive. But it was his involvement in wrestling that ultimately ended the life of Olympic medalist Dave Schultz. On January 26, 1996, du Pont shot Schultz in the driveway of the home he was living in, which was on the Foxcatcher Farm property. There has never been a solid motive for the spur …