The Murder of Maurizio Gucci - Crime Documentary

For a man whose very name had come to symbolize elegance, Maurizio Gucci's death was sadly déclassé.

The 46-year-old third-generation scion of the Italian fashion dynasty had left his Milan apartment just after 8:30 a.m. on March 27, 1995, for the short walk to his office 50 yards away. Stylishly clad in a suit and tie — and, of course, Gucci loafers — he strode past the public gardens and into the building at 20 Via Palestro.

But as he headed up the short flight of stairs, witnesses said, an equally well-dressed middle-aged man fell into step behind him. Armed with a 7.65-mm pistol, the man fired twice at Gucci, hitting him once in the shoulder and once in the lower back.

Gucci spun around, collapsed onto the red marble floor and lay there as the gunman shot him once in the face before fleeing.

"It was clearly a premeditated murder," said Italian police Maj. Paolo La Forgia.

But who was responsible?