His murder, which shocked the nation, is the focus of FXs The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. As Washington Post writer Edward Walsh wrote on May 8, 1997: "(Miglin) is widely credited for his concept of redeveloping aging warehouse areas into what is known today as upscale business parks, and at the time of his death had built a company responsible for developing several high-rise buildings in Chicago and its suburbs and managing 22 million square feet of office and retail space.". The only evidence there is points toward Cunanan killing Miglin for his car and his money, even if that means there is a lot left unexplained about the murder itself. [27] Miglin did in fact come from this background to develop the Bar Association and Madison Plaza buildings with his partner, J. Paul Beitler, as well as many other significant structures in the Chicago area. Instead, the story delves into the crime Versaces killer, Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss), committed before heading for Miami: the May 1997 murder of successful Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin. At the time of his death, Versace was one of the most high-profile fashion designers in the world, dressing the likes of Princess Diana, Madonna and Elton John. On May 4, 1997, Cunanan drove to Chicago, Illinois, and killed Lee Miglin, a prominent real estate developer. .css-1du65oy{color:#323232;display:block;font-family:NewParis,Georgia,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-font-smoothing:auto;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-1du65oy:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.3125rem;line-height:1.2;}}Kate Recreated a Past Outfit for St. David's Day, Royals Confirmed to Attend Charles's Coronation. On July 15, 1997, Cunanan approached the famed Italian designer as he returned to his Miami Beach mansion after a morning trip to a nearby caf. There is no indisputable evidence to suggest Lee Miglin was involved with men or knew Cunanan specifically. Before killing Miglin in the episode, Cunanan confessed to his two previous crimes (of friend Jeff Trail and ex-boyfriend David Madson) and remarked that murder wasn't what anyone would have expected from him, a young man known for being cultured and intellectual. CHICAGO (CBS) -- On May 4, 1997 - 25 years ago Wednesday - Chicago real estate magnate Lee Miglin was found brutally murdered under a car in the garage of his Gold Coast mansion. Why did he want him dead? This Is How Andrew Cunanan Died. Miglin was found in his garage, partially hidden under a car, with several stab wounds, all his ribs broken, his throat slashed, his feet bound, his face wrapped in masking tape with just a small hole below his nose for him to breathe through, and his body partially covered in plastic and brown wrapping paper. Among Cunanan's many victims was Chicago real estate tycoon Lee Miglinthe third individual to die in the serial killer's murderous spree. "He asked me if I would be willing to talk to my sister about helping him settle his divorce proceedings. The show suggests that Miglin arranged an assignation with Cunanan, an escort whose services he had used before, while his dynamic wife was out of town on business, though there is no hard proof of this and, as in the series, the family denied that the two knew each other. He had been shot in the head, and his red pickup truck was gone, replaced by a green Lexus with Illinois platesthe same one Cunanan stole from Miglins garage. Naval Academy in Annapolis and a Gulf War veteran. Police believed Miglin had been murdered between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. the day before. But that's just one theory. 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The Chicago Tribune reported on the murder after Miglin was killed in May 1997 and before Cunanan was named as a suspect. said EP Nina Jacobson. The series also shows Marilyn using her influence with city officials to bury this information. The killer was Andrew Cunanan a spree killer who murdered a total of five people, including fashion designer Gianni Versace, before he took his own life. And in her Vanity Fair report on Cunanan, she wrote that he was a sex worker. On 4 May 1997, Miglin was murdered by a serial killer named Andrew Cunanan, whose case, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, was created into a television series. Cunanan's third victim was 72-year-old prominent real estate developer Lee Miglin from Chicago. Earlier the same day, he'd gotten a haircut at Cote d'Or Coiffures, 40 E. Oak St. "He was in a very good mood," said Cote d'Or owner Delores Kimmel. Andrew Cunanan, left, and Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan, Lee Miglin, left, and Mike Farrell as Lee Miglin, John Reilly/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images and FX, Marilyn Miglin, left, and Judith Light as Marilyn Miglin, the family denied that the two knew each other, evidence that the person or persons did in fact avail themselves of food at the victims home and was walking around the apartment, Advocate writer Ted Gideonse disputes this, Robert Milan, a former assistant states attorney for Cook County, told ABC News, a Chicago bookseller repeated them to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. But the high-profile killing of Versace forced Cunanan to keep a lower profile for the final week of his life. A knife is stuck in a ham on a desk. In the show, Cunanan drives to New York in the Lexus and then almost immediately heads south. Heres what to know about suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan: Hours after Versaces shooting death, authorities identified Andrew Cunanan as the prime suspect. But the murder of Miglin, and Cunanan's whereabouts, remained a mystery until Tuesday, July 15, 1997 when fashion icon Gianni Versace was shot on the steps of his oceanfront villa,Casa Casuarina, in Miami's South Beach neighborhood. Season 2 0f American Crime Story: The Assasination of Gianni Versace airs Wednesdays on FX. Twenty years after the murder, Cunanans motive is still unclear. But where the television series begins to diverge from some reports is in what relationship Cunanan had to the Miglin family, if any. In its original report on the murder, The Chicago Tribune noted, "The police department was extraordinarily tightlipped about the case a testimony to Miglin's position of influence in political circles here." Cunanan was a serial killer, suspected in four other deaths. It appeared that Cunanan went into Miglin's kitchen following the murder, made himself a ham sandwich, and shaved before taking off in his new getaway vehicle. At the center of their quarrel and legal fight is the garage where Miglin was brutally murdered. There have likewise been questions about whether Versace knew Cunanan. This echoes the scene in the drama where, after reminding him of her connections, Marilyn emphasizes to Rodriguez that, despite there being no sign of forced entry, the murder was nothing more than an opportunistic attack, repeating that the killer took money, two suits, some insignificant jewelry, two leather coats, some gold coins (one of which turned up in a South Beach pawn shop), and the Lexusplus a dozen silk Sulka socks. He had been bound with duct tape, stabbed more than 20 times with a. By Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, Dan Kraemer, May 4, 2022 / 4:53 PM According to ABC-7 Chicago's recent look back at Miglin's death on the 20th anniversary of the murder, Cunanan covered Miglin's head and face with tape, tortured him with a screwdriver and. ''He was a very visible person, not a recluse, not a shut-in.'' Versaces murder prompted a much more vigorous pursuit of Cunanan, with some 1,000 agents across the country taking part in what became one of the biggest manhunts in history. ''He went out in the afternoons and late evening,'' William J. Esposito, the bureau's deputy director, said at a Washington news conference, per the New York Times. As CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reported from Miami, police quickly dismissed the idea that Versace's murder was a random act. Schlesinger said there was some speculation that Versace and Cunanan had met briefly at an opera performance in San Francisco but it would have been in passing. All Rights Reserved. Their two children, Marlena and Duke, an actor, were adults at the time of Miglin's murder. The Miglin family has vociferously denied that Lee or his 25-year-old son, Duke, a fledgling actor in Hollywood who has a bit part in this summer's Air Force One, ever met Cunanan. Cunanan's fourth victim, William Reese, was also reported as a crime of opportunity: Cunanan needed his truck, so he shot Reese in the head and stole it. The initial Chicago Tribune article reported that the 72-year-old Miglin was found dead in his garage. Miglin proudly shows Cunanan the plans for his dream project, the Sky Needle, that at 125 stories was to be the tallest building in the world. Lee, portrayed by Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H, had his real estate company and Marilyn, played by Judith Light of Transparent, owns a cosmetics and fragrance company. The FBI believed Cunanan may have been seeking revenge on former lovers or clients who may have given him HIV, records show. Attorneys call the situation an "unfortunate coincidence" which played out Monday in a Cook County courtroom. That certainly could have been used by Cunanan to force his way into the Miglins' townhouse, if that is what happened. Rodriguez, played by True Detective alum Alex Fernandez, gets a fair amount of screen time on the episode. Miglins family has consistently and vigorously denied that Leeor his 25-year-old son Duke, a rising actor whose name Cunanan had reportedly dropped to friendshad ever met Cunanan. "We always wanted to be very careful; even though there were blanks to fill in, we tried really hard to fill them in with what we believed to be true and framed through the larger themes. Yet, this version of events goes against what Miglin's family has. Miami Beach police and FBI agents surround the houseboat where Andrew Cunanan's body was later found. Instead, he was targeted by a lone gunman who wasn't out to rob his victim, but rather fired at point-blank range before running off. Miglins killing: Cunanan is shown putting a white glove in Miglins mouth as a gag and wrapping his head in masking tape in what appears to be foreplay. While those are the facts of the gruesome murder, what isn't known is why Cunanan targeted Miglin specifically, if in fact he did. From a Tribune report at the time: As detectives swarmed the neighborhood for clues, no one paid much attention to the Jeep. Vulgar Favors noted that there was pornography found near his body and Miglin was wearing bikini-style underwear. The source also said Miglin had been covered with a plastic bag, and masking tape wrapped around his throat. I dont know that its reminiscent of any bondage video.. Magazines, Or create a free account to access more articles. On July 10, Versace arrived in Miami to stay at his opulent mansion in the South Beach area. "Would this guy let some stranger in off the street? Fact Checking 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace': Did Andrew Cunanan Know Victim Lee Miglin? But on "American Crime Story," Lee Miglin is shown talking with Cunanan on the phone. A socialite and philanthropist, Miglin was a resident of Chicago's wealthy Gold Coast Historic District. Episode 3 of The Assassination of Gianni Versace tests whether well still be interested in the series without its title character, who is largely absent from the action. All Rights Reserved. She loves owls, hates cilantro, and can find the queer subtext in literally anything. The investigation into Versaces murder ended July 23, 1997 eight days after the designers death when Cunanan apparently shot himself to death on a boat house, about two miles away from Versaces house in Miami Beach. Miglin, however, strongly disputed this, telling ABC there was no relationship whatsoever. Darren Criss, left, plays con artist Andrew Cunanan and Mike Farrell plays Chicago real estate tycoon Lee Miglin on "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. (Matt Dinerstein / FX). As for the murder, the details are particularly disturbing. But in published reports, Miglin's family has consistently maintained there was no connection between Miglin and Cunanan. Investigators still dont know why Andrew Cunanan killed Gianni Versace. 72-year-old real estate tycoon Lee Miglin was found dead in the garage of his Gold Coast home on the morning of May 4. Notably, Miglin and his business partner, J. Paul Beitler, unveiled plans in 1988 for the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle, a skyscraper that would have risen 15 stories taller than the Sears Tower to become the new tallest building in the world. Miglins green Lexus was also missing from the garage. He also appeared to have been tortured with a screwdriver. But that doesn't seem to account for the grotesque violence of Miglin's death. Cunanan had reportedly been living in Miami Beach for two months prior to killing Versace. Cunanan would then travel to Miami before shooting Gianni Versace on the front steps of his mansion on July 15, 1997. The show also includes the rather creepy details about how Cunanan made himself at home at the Miglins' after the murder. The Sky Needle is grounded in fact (the project was on track until 1990, when financing collapsed), though the portrayal of Miglin showing the drawings to Cunanan is probably entirely invented. Miglin's body had been found that morning in the garage behind the mansion at 25 E. Scott St. where he lived with his wife, cosmetics entrepreneur, "Home Shopping Network" host, and "Queen of Makeovers" Marilyn Miglin. The episode's version of events depicts that Lee Miglin knew Andrew Cunanan before Cunanan allegedly killed him. His neck was partially severed and all of his ribs had been broken. Instead, she took care of Miglin's 98-year-old mother and brother-in-law, who was very close to Lee, the fourth of seven children. Did Cunanan somehow meet Miglin through Gamma Mu, a secretive gay men's fraternity? The episode builds on the scene from the previous week where Cunanan sells his services to an older, successful man, whom he subjects to some BDSM that looks like its going to go too far and end tragically before Cunanan relents. Another theory suggested that Cunanan might have met the victims son, Duke Miglin, who was for a while an aspiring actor in Hollywood (and did indeed appear in the movie Air Force One). Per Orth, Cunanan considered Trail to be his best friend, and referred to him as my brother." But as to the Miglin case, Schlesinger said when it comes to whether Miglin and Cunanan knew each other, he is "not sure it really matters. "I can tell you unequivocally that we have not found a link between Andrew Cunanan and anyone in the Miglin family," former Chicago police superintendent Matt Rodriguez told ABC in July 1997. Emma Dibdin is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles who writes about culture, mental health, and true crime. I am an advocate of Edgar from way back, Lee Miglin told Crains Chicago Business in 1994. Lee Miglin was found in his garage with several shallow stab wounds, his throat slit by a bow saw, his feet bound, and his head wrapped in tape, according to a May, 1997 article in Newsweek. He stole Miglin's care and got a head start on what became a nearly. Madson was so driven, he applied to law school and architecture school. 25 years ago: Andrew Cunanan's murder spree takes Lee Miglin's life. Blachford was 58 when they met and grieving the loss of his partner of 26 years, who had recently died of AIDS . As Chicago Police Superintendent Matt Rodriguez (played on the show by Alex Fernandez) told reporters at the time, there was evidence that the person or persons did in fact avail themselves of food at the victims home and was walking around the apartment. Furthermore, while Rodriguez confirmed that Miglin was tortured before he was murdered, he, like the rest of the police department, remained extraordinarily tightlipped about the case, as the Chicago Tribune put it at the time, just as in the show. Attention was now focused on a 27-year-old fugitive named Andrew Cunanan. On the morning of July 15, he was returning from a walk when Cunanan approached him and shot him on the steps of his house. The FBI also reported there had been sightings of Cunanan in the Palm Beach and Miami areas in the weeks prior. "American Crime Story" executive producer Brad Simpson told the Chicago Sun-Times that he and his team came to the conclusion that Miglin and Cunanan knew each other because all of Cunanan's attacks were "targeted and specific" except for the one on William Reese. As ACS executive producer Simpson said, no one will ever know what happened in the moments leading up to Miglin's murder. Versace had a longtime boyfriend, Antonio DAmico. Cunanan had tucked Miglin's body under a car in the garage and attempted to obscure it with trash cans, according to the Chicago Tribune. That. Dirty dishes in the kitchen and beard stubble in the bathroom sink were Marilyn's next clues that something was amiss. Cunanan would later try to pawn one of Miglin's coins in Miami prior to his murder of Versace. When he didn't show up, she became suspicious about her husband's whereabouts, according to the Chicago Tribune. According to Orth's report, a friend of Cunanan's had told the FBI that Cunanan had said he was going to start a movie set business with a friend. "Because they are refusing to let him have access to the garage, we filed a demand under the law to demand access," said Berton Ring, Egan's eviction case attorney. It happened that Schlesinger had interviewed Trail years before he was murdered for a story on gays in the military. Witnesses quickly identified someone matchingCunanan's description at the scene, and a manhunt for Cunanan was under way in Miami that night. The program recruited 200 of Chicagos most successful women and had them serve as mentors for young women across a variety of professions. Both the FBI and the Cook County State's Attorney's office looked into possible links between the spree killer and the Miglins, but no unimpeachable link was ever established. His watch had stopped at 9:55 pm, which investigators believed was the time of his killing on Sunday, April 27. Versaces longtime partner and family have said portions of the series are inaccurate. Police response: Chicago Police Supt. Cunanan's crimes are now two decades old, but on ongoing divorce case has led to a dispute over the ownership of the garage where Lee Miglin was murdered. Police press conference: We consider Andrew Cunanan to be armed and to be extremely dangerous. Days later, Cunanan shot and killed his former lover David Madson, 33, and dumped his body near a lake in Minnesota. 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Cunanan's motivations are similarly mysterious, try to pawn one of Miglin's coins in Miami, of friend Jeff Trail and ex-boyfriend David Madson. What is known about Cunanan and Versace is that the fashion mogul was not Cunanans first victim. In 2018, the anthology television series "American Crime Story" issued a nine-part true-crime dramatization of the story of the Cunanan murders titled "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" in which Miglin, played by Mike Farrell, and Cunanan, played by Darren Criss, were presented as having had a furtive personal relationship. Maureen Orth, in her book Vulgar Favors on which the series is based, supports the first two details but is more vague about the concrete block to the head, reporting only that there were two dozen blows to the head, face, and chin. That Cunanan threw a concrete block on Miglins chest is less in doubt, as it would account for the multiple broken ribs. Then in May, Cunanan repeatedly stabbed Lee Miglin, a 72-year-old Chicago real estate developer and wealthy businessman, according to authorities. On July 15, 1997, Cunanan shot and killed Italian designer Gianni Versace outside his Miami Beach home. The Assassination of Gianni Versace writer Tom Rob Smith and producer Ryan Murphy based the series on a book by veteran Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth, who reported extensively on the case before writing Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in US History. Though his mother would later bitterly describe him as a "high-class male prostitute," Cunanan was actually more of a male mistress or giggolo - the kept companion of a succession of older gay men who would lavish clothes . The red Jeep he drove to Chicago was found parked two blocks from the developers house. Egan is trying to evict his mother-in-law from the garage. The FBI believes that in addition to working odd jobs, Cunanan was a prostitute. Miglin home after the attack: Marilyn Miglin immediately knows something is wrong when she returns home from her business trip and gets help from a couple walking by the home. Simpson told the newspaper that producers for the true crime series studied Maureen Orth's book, "Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History" and also bringing her on as a consultant. On the morning of Saturday, May 3, Kyle Hilken and Scott Schmidt were out looking for a fishing spot at East Rush Lake when they stumbled upon Madson's body in some nearby brush. On May 8, 1997, everything changed in the investigation theories about random street crime were no more. However, holes had been cut in the bag so Miglin could breathe. So what is the truth behind the artistic license? 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