The Killing of Gianni Versace

Witness History

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History, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 19 July 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On July 15th 1997 the Italian fashion designer was shot dead on the steps of his Florida mansion. His murder sparked a huge manhunt and shocked the world of fashion. Mike Lanchin spoke to journalist Cathy Horyn about the man, and his life.

Photo: A police car outside Gianni Versace's Miami home in July 1997. Credit: Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images

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0:21.0	And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less
0:24.9	searching and a lot more watching listen on BBC sounds. Choosing what to
0:32.1	watch night after night the flicking through the endless
0:36.5	searching is a nightmare we want to help you on our brand new podcast off the
0:41.5	telly we share what we've been watching.
0:43.7	Cladie Aide!
0:45.7	Loads of games, loads of fun, loads of screaming.
0:48.2	Lovely.
0:49.0	Off the telly with me Joanna Paige.
0:51.2	And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less
0:54.7	searching and a lot more watching listen on BBC sounds you're listening to the
1:00.4	witness podcast history as told by the people who were there. I'm Mike
1:04.8	Lanchin and today I'm taking you back to 1997 and the murder of Johnny
1:09.7	Vissache a killing that shocked the tightly knit world of fashion and set off one of the largest manhunts in American history.
1:18.0	It was on July 15th that the first reports of a deadly shooting shattered the peace and tranquility of
1:25.0	upmarket Miami. A man described as a young white male dressed in a light gray or
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