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- Two men were found dead in a Miami Beach hotel that was formerly the mansion of Italian fashion mogul Gianni Versace.
- The deaths are currently being investigated as a double suicide. However, the medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
- The hotel is the site of the infamous assassination of Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997.
Two men were found dead in a Miami Beach hotel formerly known as the Versace mansion — and the site of the iconic fashion designer’s murder.
Housekeeping staff called the police around 1:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday after finding the pair dead in one of the hotel’s suites. The men, ages 30 and 31, were from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, respectively, authorities said.
The deaths are currently being investigated as a double suicide, but the medical examiner is yet to determine the ultimate cause of death.
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The hotel is the site of the infamous killing of Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan on July 15, 1997. Cunanan died by suicide eight days later on July 23.
“We are heartbroken by the tragic events at the Villa Casa Casuarina,” a spokesperson for the hotel said, “and are cooperating fully with local authorities in the ongoing investigation.”
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