The riveting true story—soon to be the subject of a high-profile film—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.
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“In this disturbing, heartfelt memoir, the life of champion wrestler Schultz plays out against the backdrop of his brother’s murder in 1996 at the hands of John du Pont, heir to the du Pont family…The relationship between Schultz and his more easy-going, older brother is vividly portrayed as one of the sibling rivalry and real love.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Mark Schultz’ Foxcatcher book is raw, authentic, and powerful.”
— Digital Journal“Memoir of time spent with a deeply unpleasant and, in the end, murderous mogul.”
— Kirkus Reviews“Stephen Mendel narrates this book as a crime story rather than a memoir…Mandel’s deep, resounding voice creates an atmosphere in which the facts speak loudly and the story becomes paramount.”
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Mark Schultz is an Olympic gold medalist, two-time world champion, and seven-time national champion wrestler.
David Thomas, an award-winning former sports journalist, is a national bestselling author and coauthor of seven books. He lives near Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife and their two children.
Stephen Mendel was educated in Montreal, Canada, graduated from Bishop’s University with a BA in drama, and immediately began working in theater. Film and TV roles soon followed. He moved to Los Angeles, where he had roles in the CBS TV series Night Heat. He subsequently went on to guest star on numerous television shows and appear in many feature films. A master of accents and dialects, he narrates audiobooks and performs voice work in animation, narration, video games, and radio and television commercials.