Once they decide to base something on my book, they have artistic license to do certain things.. 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. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. ''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 youve already seen, FXs The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is less a show about Versace than it is about his killer, Andrew Cunanan, a social-climbing narcissist whose desperation to be admired and important ultimately propelled him into a murderous rampage. Their two children, Marlena and Duke, an actor, were adults at the time of Miglin's murder. 25 years ago: Andrew Cunanan's murder spree takes Lee Miglin's life. Speaking to The Chicago Tribune a year after Lee's murder, Marilyn denied these rumors about her husband and Cunanan. The episode's version of events depicts that Lee Miglin knew Andrew Cunanan before Cunanan allegedly killed him. "Lee Miglin built that garage for his . Here's what we know about Miglin and his family. The 27-year-old Cunanan committed four other murders in a nationwide spree before killing Versace in Miami in July 1997. 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. Police officers are later shown examining Miglins bloody body, which was surrounded by male pornographic magazines. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. On the show and in real life, the Jeep provides a break in the case as a Chicago police officer notices the windshield is covered in parking tickets. The website also states she is a recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award, and it is at this ceremony that the episode shows her paying tribute to her supportive husband of 38 years, Lee, saluting him as the embodiment of the American dream, the son of an Illinois coal miner who started as a salesman and rose to become a leader in his field, developing prestigious projects such as the Chicago Bar Association building and Madison Plaza. 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. Yet, this version of events goes against what Miglin's family has. "We were discussing Marilyn's fundraising at the Drake, which was very successful, and that they were planning to go to Israel and name a wing in her honor, and he was looking forward to that.". 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. CBS 2's Mike Parker reported Chicago Police had been aching to talk with Cunanan about the murder of Miglin. 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. That check showed that the Jeep was being sought by Minnesota authorities in connection with the two killings there. ", "In the Miglin case, this was such a horrible crime. Who is Lee Miglin, Andrew Cunanan's Third Victim? 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. "A Random Killing" moves through the events preceding the crime and its aftermath, but does not truly answer the most pressing question: why did Andrew Cunanan kill Lee Miglin? He and his wife Marilyn lived in the Chicago area. Miglin was stabbed more than 20 times with a screwdriver on May 3. Miglin family members did not return a Tribune request for comment. Did he place an ad in a gay magazine or newspaper as a rentboy? By Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, Dan Kraemer, May 4, 2022 / 4:53 PM 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. Investigators still dont know why Andrew Cunanan killed Gianni Versace. On Wednesday, July 23, authorities surrounded a houseboat along Miami Beach, in which Cunanan had apparently holed up. On May 8, 1997, everything changed in the investigation theories about random street crime were no more. Witnesses quickly identified someone matchingCunanan's description at the scene, and a manhunt for Cunanan was under way in Miami that night. All Rights Reserved. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. The Chicago Tribune reported on the murder after Miglin was killed in May 1997 and before Cunanan was named as a suspect. Simpson told the paper that producers also studied FBI records and witness accounts. She also continues to give back to her community by raising more than $1 million to the preservation of Oak Street in Chicago and by founding the Women of Destiny program. 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. Police had gone to Madson's apartment after he hadn't shown up for work, and found Trail's body there, CBS News reported. The steps of Versaces Miami Beach home shortly after his murder. "We don't even think about it," said Marylin. "I made an effort to be all right, so everyone else could be all right," she told the Chicago Tribune. 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. But while the pair did meet in San Francisco, according to Orth, it played out quite differently than the series depicts: To confuse things further, the above version of events is the one we see Cunanan describe to friends in the series, but not the one we actually see play out onscreen. What truly happened remains a mystery to this day, but Gregg McCrary, former supervisory special agent of the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, told Vanity Fair that he thinks the possibility of Miglin's murder being random is unlikely. He was shot in the head with Trail's handgun. And I still don't.". None of this information really explains why Cunanan did what he did. After the standoff, police went in and found the body speculated to be Cunanan's inside though police were not yet identifying Cunanan at that point. The answer is no. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Judith Light portrays Chicago socialite Marilyn Miglin in the series. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The FBI believed Cunanan may have been seeking revenge on former lovers or clients who may have given him HIV, records show. Madsons family members suspected that he had accidentally walked in on the killing of Trail, and subsequently been taken hostage by Cunanan, and this is the version of events that plays out in American Crime Story. As depicted in 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,' Cunanan killed four other men before murdering Versace in July 1997. He was described as an upbeat, fun-loving, compassionate man. On the night of May 4, 1997, Andrew Cunanan murdered Miglin and stole his Lexus to flee the scene of the crime. Cunanan was visiting Minnesota at the time, had stayed at Trails apartment the night before his murder, and called Trail on Sunday evening to invite him over to Madsons apartment. Criss Cunanan is nothing if not an unreliable narrator. 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. 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. In Thursday, June 12, Andrew Cunanan became the 449th addition to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. In the one scene in which the police speak with Duke about Cunanan, he doesn't give any indication that he recognizes Cunanan's name from anywhere. Look at my husband Lee, one of seven children, the son of an Illinois coal miner. 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. That. I am an advocate of Edgar from way back, Lee Miglin told Crains Chicago Business in 1994. Miami Beach Chief of Police Richard Barreto said later that night that a caretaker had heard gunshots in the houseboat and had called police. In addition to running her business, Marilyn is a recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award. Egan is trying to evict his mother-in-law from the garage. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Cunanan used whatever was at hand in the garage, stabbing Miglin with either pruning shears (says Time) or a screwdriver (as several other reports suggest) and inflicting the throat wound with a gardening saw. "I've never seen any credible evidence to show that there was a relationship," said Milan. One of the most ambiguousand contentiouselements of the series is the relationship between Cunanan and Versace, and whether they even knew each other. 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. .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. It premieres Wednesday. Another murder, the violent shooting of Lee Miglin, a self-made real-estate magnate, was making national headlines two months before Andrew Cunanan killed Gianni Versace. Cunanan opened fire at point-blank range, shooting Versace twice in the back of the head, according to FBI records. A knife is stuck in a ham on a desk. Police also claimed that Miglin's leather jacket and wristwatch were missing, as well as $2,000 from Miglin's briefcase. She loves owls, hates cilantro, and can find the queer subtext in literally anything. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. He also talked about wanting to reveal Miglin's orientation to the world through the manner of his death, leaving his body surrounded by gay pornography and wearing more traditionally feminine underwear. Miglin home: Miglin was killed at his Gold Coast home on East Scott Street. In a 2017 interview with ABC7, the local Chicago affiliate, Duke denied that he or his father ever knew Cunanan. "What do you say about a man you loved passionately for 38 years a man who exemplified courage, and honor, and dignity, and a code of ethics beyond any that I think anybody's ever had?" 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. He also appeared to have been tortured with a screwdriver. Cunanan didnt leave a note when he killed himself in July 1997, and Wednesdays episode relies heavily on alleged dialogue between Cunanan and Lee Miglin. The murder comes when Cunanan leads Miglin to the garage under the guise that they are going out together somewhere and then Cunanan proceeds to kill Miglin in the garage. But that doesn't seem to account for the grotesque violence of Miglin's death. Today, she still works as a beauty authority, author, and speaker, appearing monthly on the Home Shopping Network to promote products such as her signature fragrance Pheromone, according to her website. According to Orth's book, the two met in mid-1994, three years before the murders. In fact, it seems likely that Miglins murder was equally random, if more elaborate, with Cunanan deciding he needed a new getaway car and somehow catching sight of the Lexus. Duke Miglin said he received a call in December from Egan, his brother-in-law. The Miglin family has always denied that there was any connection between them and Cunanan, with Lee's son Duke recently reiterating that stance to ABC 7 Eyewitness News. According to the Vanity Fair article, Cunanan told some friends that he was going to start a business making movie sets with his friend named Duke Miglin, a report The New York Times corroborates. His murder, which shocked the nation, is the focus of FXs The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. The reason Andrew Cunanan murdered real estate developer Lee Miglin is uncertain, and it's not any more clear after the third episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace. On May 4, 1997, Cunanan drove to Chicago, Illinois, and killed Lee Miglin, a prominent real estate developer. The FBI also reported there had been sightings of Cunanan in the Palm Beach and Miami areas in the weeks prior. Maureen Orth's Vulgar Favors recounted the horrifying details: Miglin had been bound and gagged with a glove, his head wrapped in tape like a mummy. 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. From Vulgar Favors: I guessed Lee Miglin would never have left a Coke can in his sink or a pint of ice cream on his countertop, let alone a ham on his desk, said Stephen Byer, who came upon the crime scene with his wife Barbara. CBS 2's Edwards talked with CBS News Correspondent Richard Schlesinger, who has researched and reported extensively on the Cunanan murders. Marilyn also reported at the time that she found a handgun in the bathroom, which turned out to be a replica. Madson was so driven, he applied to law school and architecture school. Fact Checking 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace': Did Andrew Cunanan Know Victim Lee Miglin? said EP Nina Jacobson. Days later, Cunanan shot and killed his former lover David Madson, 33, and dumped his body near a lake in Minnesota. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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). The Tribune explores what Wednesdays episode got right and wrong about the events that occurred in Chicago, based on reporting at the time. From Vulgar Favors: Lee, born Albert Lee Miglin, one of eight children of a central Illinois coal miner, began his career selling stainless steel flatware door to door and premixed pancake batter out of the trunk of his car.. After the first two murders, Andrew Cunanan left for Chicago, and in less than a week's time, on May 3, the wealthy 72-year-old property developer Lee Miglin's body was discovered in his house . 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. 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. Then in May, Cunanan repeatedly stabbed Lee Miglin, a 72-year-old Chicago real estate developer and wealthy businessman, according to authorities. The mentions of Cunanan's connection to the Miglin family are more along the lines of his actually knowing Duke, the Miglins' son. Cunanan and Miglin are shown sharing a long embrace and kiss. On Friday, May 9, he shot and killed cemetery caretaker William Reese in rural Pennsville, New Jersey in order to steal Reese's red Chevrolet pickup truck. Naval Academy in Annapolis and a Gulf War veteran. After telling Miglin, Im in control now (a quote added for dramatic effect, since no one else was in the garage to verify), the fictional Cunanan gags the older mans mouth with a gardening glove, ties him up, and hits him repeatedly in the face. Andrew Cunanan and David Madson met in November 1995. Detectives had said Cunanan murdered Miglin in a crime of opportunity because he needed Miglin's car. Chicago was the setting for most of Wednesdays episode of "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. The FX series follows Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss) as he fatally stabs Chicago real estate tycoon Lee Miglin (MASH alum Mike Farrell) in May 1997 as part of a killing spree that also claimed Versace, a noted fashion designer. 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. Miglin made his money as a real estate developer. Moreover, the crime scene showed . Police responding to the attack found Reeses stolen truck in a nearby parking garage, along with Cunanans clothes, a fake passport, and newspaper clippings detailing his murders. But that doesn't mean that what The Assassination Of Gianni Versace portrays is fully accurate. The program recruited 200 of Chicagos most successful women and had them serve as mentors for young women across a variety of professions. Season 2 of .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace delves into the slaying of world-renowned fashion designer Gianni Versace outside of his Miami Beach mansion on July 15, 1997. But the day Miglin's body was found, likely nobody knew Cunanan had been the killer other than Cunanan himself. His mouth was gagged with a white garden glove with numerous black rubber dots. "Would this guy let some stranger in off the street? The first episode shows Versace and Cunanan meeting in the VIP area of a nightclub, where an initially irritated Versace is eventually won over by Cunanans story about his mothers upbringing in Italy. 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. Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. Brad Edwards is an investigative reporter and main anchor at CBS2 Chicago. She also said that, according to a Minneapolis homicide sergeant, the FBI had been told by a witness that Cunanan had told her he was going into business with Duke Miglin but that the Chicago police were ignoring this. Shortly after Trail, 28, had moved to Minnesota for a new job, his body was found in a Minneapolis loft apartment belonging to his friend, David Madsonan ex-lover of Cunanans. Trail wasa graduate of the U.S. Finally, as in the show, Cunanan really did make off in Miglins beautiful Lexus sports car. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Twenty years after the murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin, the garage where he was killed is still causing pain for his family. Despite Miglin's wife and their son Duke vehemently denying any previous connection between Cunanan and Miglin, reports from several people indicate Miglin and Cunanan may have been involved on a . 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. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. However, Advocate writer Ted Gideonse disputes this, saying it was not, and suggests that had Miglin lived, Orth could be sued for libel. 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. Investigators said that Madsons body showed no sign of restraints, and his only defensive wounds were in his fingers, suggesting that he had raised his hands to try and deflect one of the shots. Marilyn Miglin said on Tuesday, May 6. After taking the life of the one of the world's most famous fashion designers of the time, serial killer Andrew Cunanan was on the run. He heads to Miami Beach and fatally shoots Versace before killing himself eight days later. That is pure speculation, however, as is the scenario presented in The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Its unclear how much of this were meant to take at face value, and how much is Cunanans delusional, grandiose idea of the relationship he feels he deserves to have with Versace. After he murders Miglin, he takes the businessmans dark green Lexus to continue his killing spree. But some bizarre details about the crime scene began to emerge. The 72-year-old was reportedly cleaning a garage behind his home when Cunanan attacked. Miglin family members have long denied Lee Miglin and Cunanan knew each other before the attack. "That's right," Andrew answered. 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 July 10, Versace arrived in Miami to stay at his opulent mansion in the South Beach area. Cunanan then took off. Another man, Jeffrey Trail, 28, had been found beaten to death with a hammer and rolled in a carpet in Madson's apartment on April 29, 1997. 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. On July 15, 1997, Cunanan shot and killed Italian designer Gianni Versace outside his Miami Beach home. Shortly after Miglins murder, Cunanan became the 449th fugitive listed on the FBIs Most Wanted list. From there, Cunanan drove off in Reese's truck. Some reportsincluding one in the New York Timesclaimed that Cunanan had told friends he was HIV-positive, and that he was murdering former lovers out of a desire for vengeance on whoever had infected him. He began his career selling premixed pancake batter out of the trunk of a beat-up old car, Marilyn Miglin says at the fundraiser on American Crime Story. She goes on to mention that Miglin built the Chicago Bar Association building (he developed it with business partner J. Paul Beitler in 1990). 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. Miglin, however, strongly disputed this, telling ABC there was no relationship whatsoever. A frenzied manhunt for Cunanan, who was immediately labeled a serial killer by the media, led investigators to a luxury houseboat on July 23, where they found him dead of a gunshot wound to the . The only source for the latter is Orth, who, quoting several anonymous sex workers, claims it was well-known in Chicagos gay community that Miglin was gay. Child on bike hit by school bus in Mount Prospect: police, Chicago mayoral race down to Vallas, Johnson in runoff election. Did Cunanan somehow meet Miglin through Gamma Mu, a secretive gay men's fraternity? But the high-profile killing of Versace forced Cunanan to keep a lower profile for the final week of his life. Morrell's source said in that garage, Miglin was nearly decapitated with a pair of five-foot-long pruning shears, which were recovered in the garage. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Iconic Chicago columnist and longtime CBS 2 contributor Irv Kupcinet had once described Lee and Marilyn Miglin as two of Chicago's finest citizens. The 27-year-old was on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, suspected in the killings of four other people in Minnesota, Illinois and New Jersey. Lee Miglin was born and raised in Westville, Illinois in 1925. The pair engage in an intimate conversation onstage after the show. Duke Miglin was an aspiring actor in the 1990s, with a role in Air Force One. Miglin family members have long denied Lee Miglin and Cunanan knew each other before the attack. Wednesday's new episode of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" didn't feature the famed designer at all, instead focusing . But American Crime Story is still giving a very controversial account of the murder, especially since authorities never found solid evidence of a connection between the two men. Miglin and Beitler initially revealed plans for the Skyneedle, which would have soared more than 1,900 feet at the corner of Madison and Wells streets, in the late 80s. What is known about Cunanan and Versace is that the fashion mogul was not Cunanans first victim. The episode's version of events depicts that Lee Miglin knew Andrew Cunanan before Cunanan allegedly killed him. Emma Dibdin is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles who writes about culture, mental health, and true crime. As The Assassination Of Gianni Versace (editor: Emily Greene) accurately shows, Miglin and his wife Marilyn were prominent figures in the city. Bloody clothing was found nearby. An open pint of chocolate ice cream and a Coke can are shown on the kitchen counter. So it's important to remember that this episode is a dramatization of an incomplete set of facts. Egan has offered to allow the Miglins to continue using the garage if they pay $1,400 a month. Police also later found a duffel bag in Madson's apartment with Cunanan's name and a La Jolla, California address on it. 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. The garage where Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin was murdered on May 4, 1997 by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. I dont know that its reminiscent of any bondage video.. Four mug shots of Andrew Cunanan, who shot and killed fashion designer Gianni Versace. At any rate, the FBI looked into these claims that Cunanan knew Miglin or his family, but no link was ever established. ''He was a very visible person, not a recluse, not a shut-in.'' 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. Federal investigators believed Cunanan may have been targeting gay men. Cunanan and Versace did not know each other, according to People, although they may have briefly met prior to the killing. The perpetrator stole $2,000 and some of Miglin's personal items. From hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person whos on TikTok, even if you arent. / CBS Chicago. The nature of it suggests that it was personal just as police work 101 when it's up close that way, and stab wounds, all of these types of wounds that's generally people who know the victim. Miglin was meant to pick Marilyn up from Chicago O'Hare airport that morning. An initial theory told to Morrell by sources was that Miglin had parked his Lexus in a garage and walked across the alleyway, and was in the process of opening his back gate when someone stuck what Miglin believed to be a loaded gun in his back and ordered him into his other garage. "There was no relationship whatsoever," Duke said. Matt Rodriguez. Lee Albert Miglin (July 12, 1924 - May 4, 1997) was an American business tycoon and philanthropist. Heres what to know about suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan: Hours after Versaces shooting death, authorities identified Andrew Cunanan as the prime suspect. Morgan Doughty Filed A Lawsuit Against The Murdaugh Family, Heres How To Watch The Alex Murdaugh Trial Live, Sophie Turners Joan Charts The Rise Of A Famous British Jewel Thief, Alex Murdaugh Faces Life In Prison For Allegedly Killing His Wife & Son, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. 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