"Andrew Cunanan Andrew Phillip Cunanan (31 August 1969 – 23 July 1997) was a Filipino Americana spree killer who murdered at least five people, including Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin, during a three-month period in mid-1997. Cunanan's string of murders ended on July 23 with his suicide by firearm. He was 27 years old. In his final years, Cunanan lived without a job, befriending wealthy older men and spending their money to impress acquaintances in the local gay community in Miami Beach, Florida by boasting about social events at clubs and often paying"
"a lot of enemies this weekend ... I've got to get out of here. They're going to kill me""."" On April 24, Cunanan and four friends attended a going-away party at California Cuisine, a rare occasion when Cunanan did not cover the food tab. On April 25, Cunanan arrived in the Twin Cities and stayed at Madson's loft apartment. Cunanan's killing spree began in Minneapolis on 27 April 1997, with the murder of his close friend Jeffrey Trail, a former US Navy officer and propane salesman. Following an argument, Cunanan beat Trail to death with a claw hammer and left"
"his body rolled in a rug in a loft apartment belonging to architect David Madson. Madson, who had once been Cunanan's lover, was his second murder victim; Madson's body was found on the east shore of Rush Lake near Rush City, Minnesota, on 3 May 1997, with gunshot wounds to the head and back from a pistol Cunanan had taken from the home of his first victim, Jeff Trail. Cunanan next drove to Chicago and killed 72 year-old Lee Miglin, a prominent real estate developer, on 4 May 1997. Cunanan bound Miglin's hands and feet and wrapped his head with"
"duct tape. He then stabbed Miglin over 20 times with a screwdriver, and sawed open his throat with a hacksaw. Following this murder, Cunanan became the 449th fugitive to be listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Five days later, Cunanan, who had taken Miglin's car, found his fourth victim in Pennsville, New Jersey, at Finn's Point National Cemetery. Cunanan shot and killed 45 year-old caretaker William Reese, then stole his red pickup truck. While the manhunt unsuccessfully focused on Reese's stolen truck, which Cunanan still had, he ""hid in plain sight"" in Miami Beach, Florida for two"
"selling drugs; Cunanan also began increasingly consuming them. In late April 1997, Cunanan told friends he was leaving San Diego, beginning with a trip to Minneapolis to visit David Madson, 33, an up-and-coming architect and Cunanan's former lover and their mutual friend Jeff Trail, 28, a former US Navy officer working as a district manager for a propane delivery company. Both had distanced themselves from him. Trail expected Cunanan to move to San Francisco upon leaving Minneapolis. A week before Cunanan killed him, Trail had told Williams that he had had a """"huge falling out"""" with Cunanan and """"I made"
"days after killing Versace and with law enforcement hot on his trail, Cunanan killed himself with a gunshot through the mouth. Cunanan used a .40 S&W caliber Taurus PT100 semi-automatic pistol which he had stolen from Jeff Trail, the first of his five victims, committing suicide with the same gun he used to kill Madson, Reese, and Versace. Cunanan's cremated remains are interred in the mausoleum at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in San Diego, California. Cunanan's motivation remains unknown. At the time of the murders, there was extensive public and press speculation that tied the crimes to Cunanan's discovery that"
"went on to become a successful real estate developer in partnership with J. Paul Beitler. They proposed to build a 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle; however, the building was never built. Miglin was murdered on May 4, 1997, by the spree killer Andrew Cunanan. Miglin's body was found in the garage of his home in Chicago's Gold Coast Historic District. He had been bound at the wrists, and his head was bound with tape, with only a breathing space under his nostrils. He had been tortured with a saw and a screwdriver, his ribs had been broken, he"
"the cash from this robbery as a down payment on a car two days later. At McDonald's on Lebanon Road in Hermitage, Tennessee [ northeast of Captain D's], on the evening of March 23, 1997, Reid approached four employees as they exited the store after closing. At gunpoint, he forced them back into the restaurant. Reid shot three employees to death execution style in the storeroom: Andrea Brown, 17; Ronald Santiago, 27; and Robert A. Sewell, 23. Reid attempted to shoot José Antonio Ramirez Gonzalez, but his weapon failed. Reid then stabbed Gonzalez 17 times and left him for dead."
"Lee Miglin Lee Albert Miglin (July 12, 1924 – May 4, 1997) was an American real estate developer, business tycoon, and philanthropist. He was murdered in 1997 by the spree killer Andrew Cunanan. Miglin was one of eight children born to a Roman Catholic family of Lithuanian descent; his father was a central Illinois coal miner. Miglin began his career selling silverware door-to-door and pancake batter out of the trunk of his car. In 1956, at the age of 31, he began his real estate career, taking a job as a broker with Chicago real estate magnate Arthur Rubloff. Miglin"
"met. Versace was Cunanan's fifth and final victim. Police have said they do not know why Versace was killed. ""I don't know that we are ever going to know the answers,"" said Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Barreto. Versace's body was cremated and his ashes returned to the family's estate near Cernobbio, Italy, and buried in the family vault at Moltrasio cemetery near Lake Como. Versace's funeral service, held at Milan Cathedral, was attended by over 2,000 people, including Diana, Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car accident just over a month later. In September 1997, the media"
"April 14, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida, Bowles killed his first known victim, John Hardy Roberts, who had offered him a temporary place to live. Bowles beat and strangled him to death, and then stole his credit card. Police soon considered him a suspect after finding his fingerprints and probation records at the crime scene. Over the next six months, Bowles murdered five other men in Nassau County, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland. His typical ""modus operandi"" was to prostitute himself to his victims before beating and strangling them, and stealing their credit"
"age of 50, on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion as he returned from a morning walk on Ocean Drive. He was subsequently pronounced dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital, at 9:21 a.m. Usually, Versace would have an assistant walk from his home to the coffee shop to get his morning papers, but on this occasion he decided to go in person. Versace was murdered by spree killer Andrew Cunanan, who used the same gun to commit suicide on a houseboat eight days later. Cunanan was obsessed with the designer, and often bragged about his close ""friendship"" with Versace, although"
"Thomas Dillon Thomas Lee Dillon (July 9, 1950 – October 21, 2011) was an American serial killer who shot and killed five men in southeastern Ohio, beginning April 1, 1989 and continuing until April 1992. Dillon was born in Canton, Ohio and was a resident of nearby Magnolia. He had a wife and son and was employed for twelve years as a draftsman at the Canton Ohio Waterworks. Between the period of April 1, 1989 to April 5, 1992, Dillon shot and killed five people in Ohio. His fourth victim, Claude Hawkins, was shot on federal property and was the"
"He was then wanted in the murder of a rival club member in Edgewater, Florida in 1991. He was indicted as well for having ordered bombings of rival clubhouses in Orlando, Florida and in Cook County, Illinois in 1994. He was also wanted in the murder of another Outlaws member in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1995. He was indicted in Tampa, Florida in August 1997 for the three murders and bombings. The sweeping indictment, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy law, alleged his involvement in violent racketeering acts to also include drug trafficking, extortion, firearms violations, and"
"end of June. He then killed four others during the month of July. White's first victim was Juliana Frank, 29, of Middletown, who was pregnant with her third child when she was killed in 1991. Her naked body was left on a set of abandoned railroad tracks in Middletown. White's youngest victim was Christine Klebbe, 14, who had just finished eighth grade. The niece of White's girlfriend, Jill Garrison, Klebbe disappeared on June 01, Her family reported her missing on July 1, 1992 and her body was discovered off of Echo Lake Road in Goshen, New York on August 4."
"the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History"", the season examines the July 1997 assassination of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace (Édgar Ramírez) by sociopathic serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss), who killed himself in a Miami Beach houseboat after an eight-day manhunt. The season also stars Ricky Martin as Antonio D'Amico and Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace. Based on Sheri Fink's book ""Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital"", the season will take an unflinching look at the decisions doctors made at Memorial Medical Center (see also: Memorial Medical Center and Hurricane Katrina). In August 2017,"
"Florida Supreme Court. Paul Durousseau Paul Durousseau (born August 11, 1970) is an American serial killer who murdered seven young women (including two who were pregnant) in the southeastern United States between 1997 and 2003. German authorities suspect he may have killed several local women when he was stationed there with the U.S. Army during the early 1990s. Typically, Durousseau would gain the victim's trust, enter the victim's home, tie their hands, rape, then strangle them to death. All of his known victims were young, single African-American women. Paul Durousseau was born in Beaumont, Texas. In 1971, he moved in"
"James Edward Pough James Edward ""Pop"" Pough (February 16, 1948 – June 18, 1990) was an American spree killer, who, on June 18, 1990, killed nine people and wounded four others in a GMAC (now Ally Financial) car loan office in Jacksonville, Florida, before committing suicide. The day before, he had killed a sex worker and her pimp, wounded two teenagers, and robbed a convenience store. The shooting at the GMAC office was the deadliest mass shooting committed by a lone gunman in Florida history, surpassing the murder of eight machine shop employees in Hialeah by Carl Robert Brown on"
"a second man crept up on the driver's side and shot Byrne in the head five times, with a .38 caliber pistol. Two other men acted as lookouts. Byrne later died at the hospital. He had just turned 22 years old. The murder prompted nationwide outrage. President Ronald Reagan personally called the Byrne family to offer condolences. George H.W. Bush carried Byrne's badge with him on his campaign for president in 1988. The four killers were identified as Philip Copeland, Todd Scott, Scott Cobb, and David McClary. All four were apprehended within a week of the murder and were all"
"At approximately 5 a.m. on November 8, the house being surrounded by police, Drake committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with his .32-caliber six-shot revolver. According to police, Drake had planned to kill two other people that day, his pastor and the day-care worker, an intent that was hampered by problems with his car. Lynwood Drake Lynwood Crumpler Drake III (October 10, 1949 – November 8, 1992) was an American spree killer who killed six people and wounded one other at two homes in Morro Bay and a card-playing club in Paso Robles, California, United States on November"
"the bureau suspects were committed by long-haul truckers. Those include 19 deaths along the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Daytona Beach..."", but it also noted that ""all but one local law-enforcement agency denies any serial-killer cases on its books."" The ""Sentinel"" identified as two possible further victims (1) Regan Kendall, whose dismembered body was found near Osceola Parkway and Boggy Creek Road in Osceola County in July, and (2) Kelly Lanthorne, who was found near South Orange Blossom Trail in Orange County. The Daytona Beach PD used field DNA kits to take DNA samples from motorists fitting the profile"
"Seventeen-year-old Kevin Aaron McCrimmon paid five young men to kill 15-year-old Duwan A'Vant, who was known to frequent the market, because A'Vant had reportedly stolen a car from McCrimmon. At around 7pm, the five men entered the market and fired more than 30 rounds, killing A'Vant and wounding eight others (including a toddler and two elderly women). Although there were 399 homicides in the city that year, the event shocked residents because it was such a brazen attack in a public place. By the late 1990s, the O Street Market had once more become dilapidated. The structure fell into disrepair,"
"as a window installer. On October 20, 1995, Wendy Evans, a suspected Florida prostitute, was killed by strangulation; her naked body was found on Myrtle Lane in Oldsmar by a pizza delivery driver later the same day. On January 18, 1996, Cynthia Pugh, another Florida prostitute, was also killed by strangulation, her body being discovered on January 19, 1996. Police identified James Randall as a person of interest in relation to both deaths after finding tire marks that matched Randall's Dodge D-50 pick-up truck. Police went to speak to Randall on June 27, 1996, at his residence. Following that conversation"
"Daytona Beach killer The Daytona Beach killer is an American serial killer responsible for the murders of four women in the Daytona Beach, Florida area from December 2005 to December 2007. The killer has never been apprehended. The involvement of a serial killer was feared after the discovery of the first three victims. The first known victim was 45-year-old Laquetta Gunther, who was found in an alley on December 26, 2005. She had been shot in the back of the head. DNA was recovered from the scene. The second victim was 34-year-old Julie Green, found January 14, 2006. She had"
"Richard Henyard Richard Henyard (June 26, 1974 – September 23, 2008) was an American murderer executed in Florida for the double murder of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and 3-year-old Jasmine Lewis in January 1993 in Eustis, and the rape of the sisters' mother during the same day. On the evening of January 30, 1993, Dorothy Lewis and her daughters arrived at a Winn-Dixie supermarket in Eustis. As Lewis, the eventual survivor, and her daughters, the victims, entered the Winn-Dixie, she noticed a few people sitting on a bench near the doors. After Lewis exited the store with Jamilya, age 7, and"
"an interview to the Associated Press. Richard Biegenwald Richard Fran Biegenwald (August 24, 1940 – March 10, 2008) was an American serial killer who committed his crimes in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Between 1958 and 1983, Biegenwald killed at least six people, and he is suspected in at least two other murders. Born in Staten Island, New York, Biegenwald was frequently beaten as a child by his alcoholic father. At the age of five, Biegenwald set fire to their home and was sent for observation at a Rockland County Psychiatric Center. By the age of eight, Biegenwald was drinking and"
"61, after being ill for nearly three weeks due to an unspecified illness. Thomas Dillon Thomas Lee Dillon (July 9, 1950 – October 21, 2011) was an American serial killer who shot and killed five men in southeastern Ohio, beginning April 1, 1989 and continuing until April 1992. Dillon was born in Canton, Ohio and was a resident of nearby Magnolia. He had a wife and son and was employed for twelve years as a draftsman at the Canton Ohio Waterworks. Between the period of April 1, 1989 to April 5, 1992, Dillon shot and killed five people in Ohio."
"Murder of Ryan Skipper Ryan Keith Skipper (April 28, 1981 – March 14, 2007) was an American man from Polk County, Florida who was murdered on March 14, 2007 in what authorities declared a hate crime. Skipper's body was discovered on March 15 along a roadside in Wahneta, Florida. Two men were arrested in connection with the crime: William David Brown Jr., and Joseph Bearden, 20 and 21 years old at the time of the incident, respectively. The men were charged with first-degree murder and robbery. Bearden was convicted of second degree murder in addition to four additional counts on"
"later, on June 28, two New York state troopers were patrolling Long Island's Southern State Parkway when they pulled over the truck after a high-speed chase, finding Bresciani's decaying body in the back. They arrested the driver, Joel Rifkin, one of Long Island's most infamous serial killers, who was later linked to killing numerous prostitutes. Depressed and alone after the unexpected loss of his girlfriend and mother, Rubinstein headed into a downward spiral, and less than a week after Bresciani's murder, on July 3, 1993, he committed suicide by a drug overdose. Dave Rubinstein David Rubinstein, also known as Dave"
"and was allegedly involved in labor racketeering before his death from a heart attack on January 1, 2015. On December 20, 1976, Joel Cacace Sr. was ambushed by three robbers near his florist shop in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. After being shot in the chest, Cacace wrestled a handgun from one of the robbers, and shot and killed an assailant. The remaining robbers fled the scene. The critically wounded Cacace drove to a local police station with the robber's body in the backseat. In early 1987, imprisoned Colombo boss Carmine Persico ordered Cacace to kill federal prosecutors William Aronwald and Rudy"
"Flat-Tire murders The Flat-Tire murders refer to five connected, unsolved murders in Dade County, Florida in 1975. Investigators theorized that the killer deflated the tires of the victims' vehicles and offered them assistance before killing them. All the murders took place in the vicinity of Cutler Bay (known at the time of the killings, and until 2005, as Cutler Ridge) and the Palmetto area of South Miami-Dade County. The possible victims of the killer include five women from South Florida: Ronnie Gorlin (27), Elyse Napp (21), Barbara Stephens (23), Barbara Schreiber (14) and Belinda Zeterower (14). The cases remain unsolved."
"in Florida history. Although a connection to a closed funeral home was considered possible, speculation soon turned to Conahan. Stanley Burden, the star witness at Conahan's trial, had been attacked within a mile of the site where the eight skeletons were found. Two were later identified as men who had disappeared in 1995. Conahan is currently housed at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Florida. Daniel Conahan Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. (born May 11, 1954) is a convicted American murderer and suspected serial killer. Conahan was convicted of one murder but has been linked to over a dozen murders, mostly of"
"said they did not know whether it was said in an effort to spare or identify potential victims. Surviving victims however witness that Abu Kamal asked them in a friendly way whether ""you are Italian or American?"" before the shooting started. The shooter used a 14-shot .380-caliber Beretta handgun that he apparently bought in Florida at the end of January 1997. Abu Kamal killed one person and wounded another six before shooting himself in the head. He was taken to a hospital where he died five hours later. The sole murder victim was 27-year-old Christoffer Burmeister, a Danish musician who"