Hello Vicky,

Yes, John du Pont was the shell collector featured in National Geographic.
He also provided significant financial support to the Delaware Museum of
Natural History.
One of my friends from the Sarasota Shell Club, Craig Kauffman, was a good
friend of his.
Craig passed away several years ago.

Dennis Sargent

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yes

On 12/10/10, Vicky Wall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I remember reading about the murder case years ago...but I was
> wondering....was he the collector shown in the 1969 National
> Geographic article about shells?  Thanks,
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> Vicky Wall
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Kabat" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 9:45:27 AM
> Subject: [CONCH-L] John E. du Pont
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> John du Pont died yesterday, in prison.
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> This story, with a photo, was published on page A-25 of today's New
> York Times.
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/sports/olympics/10dupont.html?_r=1&h
> pw
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> Decemb er 9, 2010
> John E. du Pont, Heir Who Killed an Olympian, Dies at 72 By JERÉ
> LONGMAN
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> John E. du Pont, an heir to the du Pont chemical fortune whose
> benevolent support of Olympic athletes deteriorated into delusion and
> ended in the shooting death of a champion wrestler, died Thursday in a
> western Pennsylvania prison. He was 72. . . .
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