He was obsessed with winning friends and influence, but a darkness was festering inside that would eventually turn deadly. In the 90s, millionaire sports investor and amateur wrestling aficionado John du Pont turned his lavish estate into a compound for training olympic wrestlers, He hired champion wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz to run training at the newly-dubbed Foxcatcher Farms. They saw this as a meal ticket and an opportunity to pursue their passion for wrestling, but over time du Pont's growing mental illness would start to affect them and everyone else involved. Eventually, it would all turn deadly. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the shocking story of the Foxcatcher Farm murder.

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