22. Andrew Cunanan Part 1 - The Friend

Prior to his infamy, Andrew Cunanan just wanted to spend money and not work. Was that too much to ask? Well... in short, yes, but there's a lot more to the story with this guy. In the first episode of a three-part series, Amanda and Lauren cover the Andrew Cunanan story from his beginnings through his first murder.

[Photos 1 & 2 are of Andrew Cunanan; Photos 3 & 4 are of Jeff Trail. The last photo is courtesy of Lisa Stravinskas for CBS News.]


Sources:

  • Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace’s long-term boyfriend? Antonio D’Amico, their ‘open relationship,’ and what he looks like now” by Beth Hardie

  • The Wrap: “‘American Crime Story’: Here’s Lizzie Cote’s Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil Hornshaw

  • The Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan’s Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto Suro

  • The Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc Fisher

  • Refinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan’s Real Relationship” by Elena Nicolaou

  • Refinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena Nicolaou

  • Town & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah Silverman

  • Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea Reiher

  • Pop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We’ll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson’s Slaying” by Andrea Reiher

  • The San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt Potter

  • Harper’s Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie Kosin

  • Harper’s Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan’s Victims before Versace” by Amy Mackelden

  • Harper’s Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan’s Murders” by Emma Dibdin

  • MinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah Barth

  • CBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan’s murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan Kraemer

  • ABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin’s son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff

  • History Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com Editors

  • CBS News: “Andrew Cunanan’s trail of terror” by Staff Writers

  • The Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan Lemon

  • Vanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace’s HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna Robinson

  • HIV.gov: HIV and AIDS Timeline

  • Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth

  • Wikipedia


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