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.
Lee Miglin | |
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| Born | Lee Albert Miglin[1] July 12, 1924 Westville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1997 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Multiple stab wounds |
| Occupation | Real estate developer, business tycoon, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Klecka (m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
Miglin was born in Westville, Illinois.[2] He trained as an air cadet during World War II, before attending the University of Illinois.[2]
In 1988, Miglin-Beitler Developments revealed plans to build a 1,999 foot 125-floor skyscraper in Chicago to be called the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle. This would have been the tallest building in the world at the time of its planned completion. However, the building was never built.[3][4][5] Miglin-Beitler had held hopes of creating the project, but these plans would never happen following Miglin's murder.[5]
Miglin was murdered at his garage in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood on May 4, 1997 by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.[6][7] He was 72 years old.[8] 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.[6]
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.[9]
In 1959, Miglin married 20-year-old Marilyn Klecka. She was a businesswoman and host of several shows on the Home Shopping Network.[10] They had two children together, Marlena (born 1968) and Duke Miglin (born 1971).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Westville Honors Alumni With Wall of Fame
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James, Frank (January 18, 1990). "Sky kings". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Imagining the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle as Willis' Big Brother". Curbed Chicago. May 16, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ori, Ryan (March 19, 2018). "Five decades after Chicago's greatest skyscraper boom, city aims high again". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
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