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Murder of Maurizio Gucci

SOLVED1995Milan, Italy3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
File:Maurizio Gucci matrimonio.jpg
File:Maurizio Gucci matrimonio.jpg — Credit: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Maurizio 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.

Key facts

Victims
Maurizio Gucci
Date
1995
Location
Milan, Italy
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 1948-09-26

    Maurizio Gucci is born in Florence, Italy, the only child of actors Rodolfo Gucci and Sandra Ravel.

  2. 1972

    Gucci marries Patrizia Reggiani and moves to New York City to work for the Gucci company under his uncle, Aldo Gucci.

  3. 1976-06-28

    Daughter Alessandra Gucci is born.

  4. 1981-01-27

    Daughter Allegra Gucci is born.

  5. 1983

    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.

  6. 1985-03-22

    Gucci sends word through a friend that he will not be returning home, ending the marriage with Patrizia Reggiani; the couple begin living separately.

  7. 1986

    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.

  8. 1988

    The Bahrain-based investment fund Investcorp acquires 47.8 percent of Gucci.

  9. 1989

    Gucci is named chairman of the Gucci group.

  10. 1993

    Gucci sells his remaining Gucci shares to Investcorp for $170 million, ending the family's ownership of the company.

  11. 1994

    Gucci's divorce from Patrizia Reggiani is finalized.

  12. 1995-03-27

    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.

  13. 1998

    Patrizia Reggiani is convicted of arranging Gucci's murder.

  14. 2016-10

    Reggiani is released from prison after serving 18 years.

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  • Patrizia Reggiani

    CONVICTED

    Gucci's former wife; convicted in 1998 of arranging his murder and served 18 years in prison before her release in October 2016.

  • Maurizio Gucci

    VICTIM

    Fatally shot by a hired hitman outside his office on 27 March 1995.

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  • File:Maurizio Gucci matrimonio.jpg

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    File:Maurizio Gucci matrimonio.jpg

    Credit: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

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Milan, Italy

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
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.
Where did the murder happen?
Milan, Italy.
Who was convicted?
Patrizia Reggiani (Gucci's former wife; convicted in 1998 of arranging his murder and served 18 years in prison before her release in October 2016.).
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDICMaurizio GucciWikipedia · 2026-07-12
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — The New York TimesThe New York Times · 2026-07-12
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — The TimesThe Times · 2026-07-12

Record history

First published
JUL 13, 2026