A Wal-Mart Heir Is $27 Billion Poorer Than Everyone Thought
- Son Lukas Walton, now 29, inherited twice as much as Christy
- John Walton's widow was long pegged as America's richest woman
Christy Walton. Photographer: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Ever since Wal-Mart heir John T. Walton died 10 years ago in a plane crash, it’s been widely assumed that he passed the bulk of his vast estate to his widow, Christy.
Turns out that was very wrong.