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Friday, June 17, 2011

DuPont Family Contests Will

Relatives are contesting the will of John du Pont, the chemical fortune heir who died in a Pennsylvania prison after killing an Olympic wrestler.

The lawsuit says du Pont left 80 percent of his multimillion-dollar estate near Philadelphia to a Bulgarian man and his family.

Du Pont's niece and nephew, Beverly du Pont Gaugger and William du Pont, filed a petition contesting the will June 8 in Common Pleas Court.

They allege Valentin Dimitrov and his relatives coerced du Pont into drafting a new will before his death last year. They say their uncle was not of sound mind.

Dimitrov, a former wrestler, once lived on the estate. His phone was disconnected.

Du Pont was found guilty but mentally ill of killing wrestler David Schultz in 1996. He died in December.

from the Associated Press

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