Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76
January 6, 2026
Joseph McGettigan III, a Pennsylvania prosecutor known for convicting Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont, has died at the age of 76. A funeral home on Tuesday confirmed that McGettigan had died on Dec. 31. McGettigan was the lead prosecutor in the 2012 trial of Sandusky, a Penn State assistant football coach, on child molestation charges. Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts. McGettigan also prosecuted du Pont, the heir to a chemical fortune who was found guilty of third-degree murder but mentally ill for the death of an Olympic wrestler who lived on du Pont’s estate outside Philadelphia.