Facing Death

The Victims

1. April 29: Cunanan's friend Jeffrey Trail is found bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer, his body rolled up in a carpet in David Madson's apartment.

2. May 3: Madson, Cunanan's former lover, is found on the shore of East Rush Lake. He's been shot three times, and his red Jeep Cherokee is missing.

May 4: Real-estate developer Lee Miglin is found in his garage, his throat cut with a bow saw. Madson's Jeep is nearby, and Miglin's Lexus is missing.

May 9: Cemetery caretaker William Reese is found shot to death in his office. Miglin's Lexus is left behind, and Reese's red Chevrolet pickup is gone.

5. July 15: Gianni Versace is murdered at the gates of his oceanfront mansion. Reese's pickup, with a stolen license plate, is found in a nearby garage.

BROOK LARMER, PETER KATEL, DANIEL KLAIDMAN, JAMIE RENO, ANDREW MURR, JOHN MCCORMICK, GREGORY BEALS, PATRICIA KING, MARCUS MABRY, STEVE RHODES, JOHN ENGEN, GINNY CARROLL, JENNIFER TANAKA AND BUREAU REPORTS

© 1997