The gilded life of millionaire heir Henry McGowan accused of murdering financier dad at 5-star Irish hotel By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:45 EST, 15 November 2024 | Updated: 13:45 EST, 15 November 2024 e-mail 11 shares Born with a silver spoon in his mouth to a wealthy Connecticut family, Henry McGowan seemingly had it all, until earlier this week. His father John McGowan - who Henry has been charged with murdering at a luxury Irish hotel - enjoyed a decades-long career as a successful financier.
That saw Henry brought up in tony Greenwich, Connecticut, where his family attended the $74,000-a-year Deerfield Academy. His parents later moved to a stunning $1.9 million colonial-style home in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Meanwhile, Henry based himself at a stylish $5,100-a-month pre-war apartment in trendy Brooklyn. But the successful and well-regarded family found itself at the center of a horrific crime on Tuesday when Henry allegedly killed his dad at Ballyfin Demense hotel in Laois, Ireland. Previously best known for hosting Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on their honeymoon, the five star hotel charges around $1,000-a-night for a room, Glossy photos on its website show that the bloodbath unfolded among the type of opulent surroundings both Henry and John McGowan were accustomed to.
Henry McGowan is seen here at a summer party in the Hamptons last August. He was charged with murder in connection with the death of his father earlier this week John McGowan, 66, has .
