The True Story of Gianni Versace's Murder
The True Story of Gianni Versace's Murder On this day in 1997, fashion icon Gianni Versace was murdered. This murder was a string of murders committed by Andrew Cunanan in the spring of 1997. Despite the murderer being recognized in Miami Beach by a fast food employee 4 days prior to the murder of Versace, the police could not come in time to catch him. Versace’s death lead to a nationwide manhunt. Cunanan was not found until days after the murder of Versace, where he was found dead 40 blocks away from Versace’s mansion. Today, there is a lot of speculation as to why Cunanan targeted Versace, as there is no reported evidence that they have met. However, they were both openly gay and were in similar circles. to early risers. It was a beach-cavorting, nightclub-dancing, hedonistic scene ruled by a fashion crowd of models, musicians, actors, and bohemians—so long as said bohemian looked good on Rollerblades wearing a G-string. But within this indolent world there were driven, ambitio...