Andrew Cunanan

American serial killer

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Andrew Cunanan was an American serial killer who murdered five people in June and July 1997. His victims included fashion designer Gianni Versace, whom Cunanan shot and killed on the steps of his Miami Beach home on July 15, 1997. Cunanan had previously killed four other men in the months leading up to Versace's murder. Eight days after killing Versace, Cunanan's body was found in a nearby boathouse with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.12

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…murderer turned out to be Andrew Cunanan, who had killed four men in previous months. Police found Cunanan’s body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound eight days later in a nearby boathouse.
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…murderer turned out to be Andrew Cunanan, who had killed four men in previous months. Police found Cunanan’s body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound eight days later in a nearby boathouse.
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