Lee Miglin
Lee Albert Miglin[1] (July 12, 1924 – May 4, 1997) was an American real estate developer, businessman, and philanthropist. He was born in Westville, Illinois. Miglin went on to become a successful real estate developer in partnership with J. Paul Beitler. They proposed building a 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle; however, the building was never built.[2]
Miglin was murdered at his garage in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood on May 4, 1997 by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.[3][4] He was 72 years old.[5] He had been tortured with a saw and a screwdriver, his ribs had been broken, he had been beaten and stabbed, and his throat had been slashed with a gardener's bow saw.[3]
The second season of the anthology television series American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, was about the Cunanan spree where Miglin was played by Mike Farrell.[6]
In 1959, Miglin married 20-year-old Marilyn Klecka. She was a businesswoman and host of several shows on the Home Shopping Network.[7] They had two children together, Marlena (born 1968) and Duke Miglin (born 1971).
References
- ↑ Westville Honors Alumni With Wall of Fame
- ↑ Kerch, Steve (May 11, 1997). An Unbuilt Tower Is A Fine Legacy For Lee Miglin. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-05-11/business/9705110020_1_miglin-beitler-tower-development-firm-lee-miglin. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chuck Goudie; Barb Markoff (May 2, 2017). 20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin's son talks. Chicago. http://abc7chicago.com/news/20-years-after-cunanan-murders-lee-miglins-son-talks/1942642/. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ↑ Martin, Andrew; Ferkenhoff, Eric (May 6, 1997). The Mysterious Death Of Lee Miglin - Gold Coast Area Shocked By Slaying. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-05-06/news/9705060155_1_lee-miglin-tortured-murder. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ↑ Kastor, Elizabeth; Weeks, Linton (July 17, 1997). Five Lives Cut Short. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cunanan/stories/victims.htm.
- ↑ "Mike Farrell as Lee Miglin for American Crime Story: Versace on FX". FX Networks. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ↑ Orth, Maureen (September 1997). "The Killer’s Trail". Vanity Fair. https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/1997/09/cunanan199709. Retrieved January 7, 2018.