Team Foxcatcher and the Murder of Dave Schultz

Necronomipod

Cool Down Media

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Grab a beer and join us tonight as Mike takes over the narration for John du Pont! We will go over the life of Dave Schultz, who became good friends with du Pont while living at the Team Foxcatcher wrestling facility. We will also discuss the life of John du Pont, and the signs of mental illness that led to Dave Schultz's murder. https://www.necronomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod https://www.betterhelp.com/necro Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. Necronomipod on AdvertiseCast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today we discuss the story of Team Foxcatcher.
0:13.2	From an awkward childhood to a life filled with disappointment and loneliness, John Dupont
0:18.0	was truly a bizarre individual.
0:20.2	Lacking the necessary talent, he started a wrestling club on his family's farm in the
0:24.4	1980s.
0:25.8	From there, booze, cocaine, and paranoia took over his life, leading to him isolating
0:31.4	most of his athletes and eventually to the murder of one of the most beloved wrestlers.
0:36.8	I'm Mike.
0:37.8	I'm Ian.
0:38.8	And I'm Dave.
0:39.8	If you thought an episode about an awkward, weirdo obsessed with wrestlers was going to
0:43.7	be about Mike, stick around.
0:46.2	John Dupont is about to one up his ass.
0:49.1	This is Necronomopod.
0:53.0	The standoff between a SWAT team and the air to a fortune continues tonight.
0:57.2	Police say John Dupont shot Olympic wrestling great Dave Schultz last night.
1:01.1	Now he's facing off the police as they try to negotiate an end to that standoff.
1:05.0	Kristen Zee is in Pennsylvania.
1:06.8	Tonight, the phone line to the mansion is working.
1:10.2	The line was destroyed in a fire here last October, but it was fixed early this morning.
1:15.2	Since then, police negotiators have been calling Dupont approximately once every hour
1:19.5	from a locked room at the local fire station, which serves as the command center.
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