Some people kill simply to become a celebrity, deliberately targeting stars to add to their own infamy and twisted delusions of grandeur. My dear friend John Lennon was murdered in 1980 by just such a monster, Mark David Chapman, who is now doing time in a New York state prison. Fashion guru Gianni Versace fell prey to the same sick obsession 17 years later — cut down on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by another hate-filled nobody with a gun, Andrew Cunanan. My newest episode of “Murder in the Family” reveals things you don’t know about spree killer Cunanan. Read on for details of Geraldo’s investigation, and click here for more true-crime news….
Watch the full story unfold on “Geraldo Rivera’s Murder in the Family: Donatella Versace.” Find showtimes on REELZ.com.
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We reveal why he embarked upon a murder spree that left four others dead before he pumped two slugs into the elegant Italian (shown here with
Sting), who dressed superstars like
Cher,
Madonna and
Elton John.
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We talk to one of the lead cops on the case, who was able to zero in on the fiend — and surround him as he hunkered down in a Miami Beach houseboat and committed suicide with the same pistol he used to kill Versace!
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But we also expose the human faces behind Cunanan’s crimes — revealing the pain Gianni’s sister,
Donatella (shown here with
Lady Gaga), still lives with every day, more than two decades after the assassination.
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While Donatella managed to battle back and save the Versace empire, she paid a terrible price by easing her agony with drugs and alcohol. Her inspiring triumph over tears is a story of guts and grit you don’t want to miss.
Watch the full story unfold on “Geraldo Rivera’s Murder in the Family: Donatella Versace.” Find showtimes on REELZ.com.
We reveal why he embarked upon a murder spree that left four others dead before he pumped two slugs into the elegant Italian (shown here with
Sting), who dressed superstars like
Cher,
Madonna and
Elton John.
Photo credit: Getty Images
We talk to one of the lead cops on the case, who was able to zero in on the fiend — and surround him as he hunkered down in a Miami Beach houseboat and committed suicide with the same pistol he used to kill Versace!
Photo credit: Getty Images
But we also expose the human faces behind Cunanan’s crimes — revealing the pain Gianni’s sister,
Donatella (shown here with
Lady Gaga), still lives with every day, more than two decades after the assassination.
Photo credit: Getty Images
While Donatella managed to battle back and save the Versace empire, she paid a terrible price by easing her agony with drugs and alcohol. Her inspiring triumph over tears is a story of guts and grit you don’t want to miss.
Watch the full story unfold on “Geraldo Rivera’s Murder in the Family: Donatella Versace.” Find showtimes on REELZ.com.Photo credit: Getty Images
