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Getty III's mother says ransom note received in Rome
Mrs. Getty confirms she has been contacted by the kidnapers claiming her son J Paul Getty III is unharmed and requests ransom. Grandfather vetoes payment, warning it would encourage abduction. The handwriting matches Paul, postmark illegible, and police say the letter was mailed to friends’ home in Rome.
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