A True-Crime Deep Dive: Gianni Versace’s Murder, the Hollywood Con Queen, and More

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks April 09, 2022 Five tales of true crime to dig into this weekend, from Gianni Versace's brutal assassination to a scandale in the French art world. The Killer's Trail The shocking Mob-style execution of fashion designer Gianni Versace appeared to have been the crescendo of a cross-country murder spree that landed Andrew Cunanan on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. From the truth about Cunanan's childhood, through his free-spending days at the heart of San Diego's gay society, to the bloody crime scenes he left behind in Minneapolis, Chicago, New Jersey, and Miami, Maureen Orth followed the twisted psychological path that ended only when Cunanan turned the .40-caliber murder weapon on himself. R E A D  M O R E » Dial C for Con Artist Unmasking the so-called Hollywood Con Queen, who used the phone to charm hundreds of bit players out of their Tinseltown dreams. R E A D  M O R E » Was Bambi Framed? An exclusive report following the dramatic jailbreak and recapture of Lawrencia Bembenek—did she really kill her cop husband's first wife? R E A D  M O R E » The Chairmen Charles Hooreman, a down-on-his-luck Parisian antiques dealer, exposed a forgery scam that snookered Versailles. The ringleader? Bill G. B. Pallot, one of the world's leading furniture dealers and Hooreman's onetime mentor. In 2018, Eric Konigsberg talked to both men about the scandal that rocked the French art world. R E A D  M O R E » In Cold, Blue Blood Dean MacGuigan loved Pati Margello, and Pati loved Dean, but Pati was just a drug addict, scam artist, and hooker, while Dean was the drug-addicted, ne'er-do-well son of a glamorous du Pont heiress. Which is how part of a reported $25 million family fortune may have found its way into the hands of three hired killers, who were accused of beating and strangling Pati one summer night in 1998. Dominick Dunne tracked the crime from a red-neon-lit Las Vegas motel to a mansion in the rolling hills of Delaware—and to a shocking denouement amid the expensive greens of an exclusive new golf course. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.