The Tragic Murder Of Maurizio Gucci

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Despite the chatter around Gucci's dramatic-sounding death — a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his wife — his final moments were heartbreakingly simple. Behind the media fixation on the hit was an Italian businessman who met his tragic end not engaged in the underworld of the Italian mafia, but doing what he did daily: going to work and making small talk with locals.

Giuseppe Onorato, the doorman of the Milan building where Gucci was executed, described the businessman's last moments to The Guardian: "Mr. Gucci arrived carrying some magazines and said good morning. Then I saw a hand. It was a beautiful, clean hand, and it was pointing a gun," he said.

According to People, Gucci was shot twice by the gunman, once in the lower back and once in the shoulder. The two bullets were all it took to cut short the life of the 46-year-old fashion mogul. His final moments were spent on the red marble floor of his office building dressed in a suit, tie, and Gucci loafers.

Daily Beast reports that Lady Gucci: The Story of Patrizia Reggiani, a documentary about the murder, is premiering March 21 on Discovery+.

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