Solved case · 1995
Also known as Maurizio Gucci
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Maurizio Gucci, the former chairman of the Gucci fashion house, was shot and killed by a hired hitman outside his office on 27 March 1995. His ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani, was convicted in 1998 of arranging the murder and was released in 2016 after serving 18 years in prison.
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Suggest coverage for Murder of Maurizio GucciMaurizio Gucci was born on 26 September 1948 in Florence, Italy, the only child of actors Rodolfo Gucci and Sandra Ravel. His grandfather, Guccio Gucci, had founded the Gucci fashion house. In 1972, Maurizio married Patrizia Reggiani and moved to New York City to work for the family company alongside his uncle, Aldo Gucci. The couple had two daughters, Alessandra, born in 1976, and Allegra, born in 1981.
Gucci returned to Milan in 1982. The following year, after becoming the company's majority shareholder following his father's death, he launched a legal battle against Aldo Gucci for control of the fashion house. In 1986, he fled to Switzerland after Aldo accused him of forging his late father's signature to avoid inheritance taxes; Maurizio was initially found guilty but was later acquitted. In 1988, the Bahrain-based investment fund Investcorp acquired 47.8 percent of Gucci, and Maurizio was named chairman of the Gucci group the following year. Amid financial losses between 1991 and 1993 — attributed in part to extravagant spending on the company's Florence and Milan headquarters — he sold his remaining shares to Investcorp in 1993 for $170 million, ending the Gucci family's ownership of the company.
Gucci's marriage to Reggiani deteriorated in the mid-1980s. On 22 March 1985, he sent word through a friend that he would not be returning home and considered the marriage over; the couple lived separately afterward. He later had relationships with American model Sheree McLaughlin Loud, from 1984 to 1990, and with Paola Franchi, beginning in 1990. His divorce from Reggiani was finalized in 1994.
On 27 March 1995, Gucci was shot and killed by a hired hitman on the steps outside his office as he arrived at work. He was buried in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In 1998, Reggiani was convicted of arranging the murder; prosecutors said her motives were a mixture of jealousy, money, and resentment toward her former husband. She served 18 years in prison and was released in October 2016.
Maurizio Gucci is born in Florence, Italy, the only child of actors Rodolfo Gucci and Sandra Ravel.
Gucci marries Patrizia Reggiani and moves to New York City to work for the Gucci company under his uncle, Aldo Gucci.
Daughter Alessandra Gucci is born.
Daughter Allegra Gucci is born.
After becoming the company's majority shareholder following his father's death, Gucci launches a legal battle against Aldo Gucci for control of the fashion house.
Gucci sends word through a friend that he will not be returning home, ending the marriage with Patrizia Reggiani; the couple begin living separately.
Gucci flees to Switzerland after Aldo Gucci accuses him of forging his late father's signature to avoid inheritance taxes; he is initially found guilty and later acquitted.
The Bahrain-based investment fund Investcorp acquires 47.8 percent of Gucci.
Gucci is named chairman of the Gucci group.
Gucci sells his remaining Gucci shares to Investcorp for $170 million, ending the family's ownership of the company.
Gucci's divorce from Patrizia Reggiani is finalized.
Gucci is shot and killed by a hired hitman on the steps outside his office as he arrives at work; he is buried in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Patrizia Reggiani is convicted of arranging Gucci's murder.
Reggiani is released from prison after serving 18 years.
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