{"id":1878,"date":"2017-04-25T12:34:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T16:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2017-04-25T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T16:34:35","slug":"dateline-nbc-exclusive-insiders-speak-for-the-first-time-about-gianni-versaces-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/04\/25\/dateline-nbc-exclusive-insiders-speak-for-the-first-time-about-gianni-versaces-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"DATELINE NBC EXCLUSIVE: INSIDERS SPEAK FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT GIANNI VERSACE\u2019S MURDER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">In Exclusive Interview, Versace\u2019s Longtime Partner Says \u201cI Heard the Shot. My Heart Just Stopped to Beat.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Two-Hour Broadcast Also Features New Details and Interviews with Investigators, Victims\u2019 Family And Friends \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u201cThe Death of Gianni Versace: A Dateline Investigation\u201d Airs Friday, April 28 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT, 8 p.m. CT \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">April 25, 2017 \u2013 In his first network television interview in the United States, Gianni Versace\u2019s longtime partner Antonio D\u2019Amico spoke to \u201cDateline NBC\u201d correspondent Keith Morrison about Versace\u2019s murder. \u201cI heard the shot. My heart just stopped to beat \u2026 so I ran out and then I saw Gianni laying down on the stairs in blood,\u201d D\u2019Amico explained. To watch the exchange, click <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/fuyqfgax\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/the-death-of-gianni-versace-a-dateline-investigation-preview-versace-s-longtime-partner-speaks-out-929082947737\">here. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Lead investigator George Navarro of the Miami Beach police department recalled finding out Versace\u2019s murder was connected to a string of homicides, telling Morrison, \u201cI got goosebumps. Because now this was bigger than just Gianni Versace getting murdered.\u201d To watch the preview click <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/fuyqfgax\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/the-death-of-gianni-versace-a-dateline-investigation-preview-lead-investigator-on-the-hunt-for-andrew-cunanan-929081923930\">here<\/a>. \u00a0The transcripts of the interview excerpts, which are part of a new, two-hour Dateline airing Friday, April 28, are included below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">The broadcast will also feature new details and an in-depth look at the case, which Morrison has reported on since the murders in 1997. The two-hour special includes interviews with supermodel Beverly Johnson, noted fashion journalist and Versace\u2019s friend Hal Rubenstein, author Maureen Orth, \u00a0Andrew\u00a0Cunanan\u2019s friend Stacey Lopez, Miami Beach police chief Richard Barreto and NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">This year marks 20 years since Versace was murdered by Andrew Cunanan in front of his Miami Beach Mansion on July 15, 1997. Versace\u2019s murder came amid a months-long manhunt for Cunanan, who was accused of committing four other murders throughout the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">ANTONIO D\u2019AMICO: I heard the shot. My heart just stopped to beat. Something said to me \u2018something happened.\u2019 So I ran out and then I saw Gianni laying down on the stairs in blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">GEORGE NAVARRO: \u00a0An FBI agent approaches me and says to me, \u2018Can we talk about this case?\u2019 I said, \u2018Sure. What do you got?\u2019 He goes, \u2018I think we may know someone that may have done this.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">KEITH MORRISON: What was it like to hear that story from the FBI agent? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">GEORGE NAVARRO: I got goosebumps. Because now this was bigger than just Gianni Versace getting murdered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">ABOUT DATELINE NBC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. Now in its 25th season, Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt, featuring correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, Dateline reaches more than 20 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. David Corvo is the senior executive producer and Liz Cole is the executive producer. Follow \u201cDateline NBC\u201d on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @datelinenbc.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">###<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dominique Cuce<br \/>\nNBC News<br \/>\n212-664-6192<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dominique.cuce@nbcuni.com\">dominique.cuce@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Members of the media can get more information about NBCUniversal and its programming on the NBCUniversal Media Village Web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcumv.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nbcumv.com<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Follow us on Twitter @NBCNewsPR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Photography and other information about NBC Universal programming is available at the NBC Universal Media Village Web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcumv.com\">www.nbcumv.com<\/a>. 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