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American serial killer (–)

Andrew Phillip Cunanan (August 31, – July 23, ) was an American serial killer who murdered five people over three months from April 27 to July 15, His victims include Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin. Cunanan died by suicide on July 23, , eight days after murdering Versace.

Early life and education

The youngest of four children, Andrew Cunanan was born August 31, , in National City, California, to Modesto "Pete" Dungao Cunanan (June 25, – June 2, ), a Filipino American, and Mary Anne Schillaci (November 4, – April 15, ), an Italian American. Modesto was serving in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War at the time of his son's birth. After leaving the navy, where he had served as a chief petty officer, Modesto worked as a stockbroker.

In his youth, Cunanan lived with his family in National City and attended Bonita Vista Middle School. In , his father enrolled him in The Bishop's School, an independent day school located in the affluent La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. There Cunanan met his lifelong best friend, Elizabeth "Liz" Cote. At school, he was remembered as being bright and very talkative, and testing with an IQ of

As a teenager, Cunanan developed a reputation as a prolific liar, given to telling tall tales about his family and personal life. He was adept at changing his appearance according to what he felt was most attractive at a given moment. Cunanan identified as gay in high school, when he began having liaisons with wealthy older men. He was voted "Most Likely Not to Be Forgotten" by his classmates, sometimes reported as "Most Likely to Be Remembered" by several media reports about Cunanan. After graduating from high school in ,

Show Notes:

*This is not an exact transcript, but rather an outline of my notes.

On July 15th , Gianni Versace was shot and killed outside of his Miami Beach mansion by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. It was unclear if Versace knew his attacker or what the motive was.  Interestingly, a reporter for Vanity Fair named Maureen Orth had been following a string of murders and doing her own independent investigation into Andrew Cunanan when she got the news that Gianni Versace had been murdered, and the suspect was the very same person she had already been looking into.

So Maureen Orth put her research into a book called Vulgar Favors, which is my main source for this.  Just so you know, there are *some* people who bash Maureen Orth and don’t believe her, but I will note that I found a pattern among the people who bash her; these people tend to be Woody Allen supporters.  Maureen Orth also reported on Woody Allen and lots of people didn’t like the things she said.

It’s funny, Maureen and I have that in common. When people bash my podcast and accuse me of lying, it’s usually people defending Woody Allen or R Kelly.

With that said, *I* believe Maureen Orth is a valid and reputable reporter.  Sorry if you don’t but in this case, I really think she’s the best person to ask. 

Also, the Ryan Murphy show American Crime Story had a season called the Assassination of Gianni Versace and it was also based on Maureen’s book.  I’ve mentioned the show American Crime Story before, when we talked about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.  It’s really good, they do a great job telling the stories and the casting is always amazing.

Anyway it’s like a fictional re-telling of the details described in Maureen’s book.  So if you’ve seen the show, you’re probably familiar with the story but I am going to go beyond that and share some details that weren’t really elaborated on and also fact check the information that was depicte

This month, a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the auction sale of a mansion in the tony, trendy South Beach neighborhood of Miami, Fla. It’s a 23,square-foot, bedroom Italian palazzo-style home, featuring a foot swimming hole lined in karat gold tiles, mosaic walkways, fountains, balconies, statues, frescoes and golden bathroom fixtures.

Despite all the over-the-top luxuries, this building’s claim to fame is murder.

Built in by an heir to the Standard Oil fortune, it bears the name of the man who was shot on the doorstep — the Versace Mansion.

The famed Italian fashion designer bought the property on Ocean Drive in and spent $33 million sprucing it up, including the construction of the gilded pool. In the process, he revitalized the community of South Beach, luring luminaries like Elton John and Madonna to a place considered to be one of the largest of God’s waiting rooms.

Around p.m. on July 15, , Gianni Versace, 50, had taken a stroll to a favorite restaurant. Returning around 9, he was unlocking the wrought iron gate to his mansion when a stranger walked up behind him and pumped two bullets into the back of his head.

Speculation over whether the killing was a mob hit was quickly overshadowed by the possibility that Versace was just one more victim of a California party boy turned spree killer, Andrew Cunanan,

By the time he showed up in Miami, Cunanan was already the subject of a nationwide manhunt, a suspect in four other murders.

Born in , Cunanan was the fourth child of the unhappy union between a Filipino-born U.S. Navy officer and his Italian wife.

Andrew was smart, an IQ of , handsome, and the apple of his mother’s eye. Growing up in the farming community of Bonita, Calif., he early on showed a flair for the dramatic and a mature style, showing up in suits when other kids were in shorts and sneakers.

Cunanan’s aspirations to fit into the world of wealth and privilege around him collapsed when h