The Manhunt and the Funeral
Andrew Cunanan was already wanted by the FBI as he was a suspect in four murders in three states. He was involved in some questionable circles, with even his own mother later describing him as a “high-class homosexual prostitute.” He’d gone into hiding in Miami two months before he shot Gianni Versace, but police were able to identify him as the murderer fairly quickly. A manhunt soon ensued.
Andrew Phillip Cunanan. Source: Shutterstock
While police combed Miami and the surrounding areas for Cunanan and the media plastered his face everywhere, the Versace family mourned. Gianni’s siblings, Santo and Donatella, flew in from Milan to bring the body back to Italy. On 22 July 1997 – one week after Gianni’s murder – an elaborate funeral was held at the Duomo, the impressive 14th-century cathedral located in the heart of Milan.