Maurizio Gucci was an Italian businessman and the one time head of the Gucci fashion house. He was the son of actor, Rodolfo Gucci, and grandson of the company’s founder, Guccio Gucci.
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On March 27, 1995, Gucci was shot by a hired hitman on the steps outside his office as he arrived at work. His former wife, Patrizia Reggiani was convicted in 1998 of arranging the killing.
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What happened to Maurizio Gucci?
In 1993, after Maurizio sold his 50 per cent interest in Gucci to the same investment firm he had brought in to buy up his relatives’ shares, there would no longer be anyone from the Gucci family involved in running Gucci. He was murdered on the steps of his office building in Milan on March 27, 1995.
Why did Maurizio leave Patrizia?
Patricia alleged that their relationship went downhill after Rodolfo’s death in 1983 when Maurizio became a 50% shareholder in the family company. By this point, Reggiani was also working at Gucci as Maurizio’s chief advisor, and her “constant meddling” put a strain on their marriage.
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