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In other words, these weekly digests are best considered supplements to each episode rather than counterarguments.
You could tell it was a Miami Beach production, which it was.
From somebody asking him for his autograph and him denying it to the bird that dies along with him.
Yanez also still recalls how the puddle of dried blood remained there for days from Versaces wounds.
Many men who looked like Cunanan were all of a sudden rounded up.
And [Cunanan] managed to escape.
For the next 15 days, this community wasin a total panic.
The pawn-shop tipThis was my big scoop, Yanez shares ofher encounter with pawn-shop clerkVivian Oliva.
And I said, Why?
And she says, Well, I sent those forms to the police department.
That pawn-shop lady is significant, and Im glad to see they featured [her] in episode one.
Although, Yanez does clarify that the real-life Oliva, unlike actress Cathy Moriarty, is Cuban.
She took over, and he became a guy in the house.
The delayed IPOWe had reporters assigned to Cunanan and Versace himself and then to his company, Yanez explains.
Itwas a delicate time for the company.
(In truth, his father was livingfar from luxuryin the Philippines.)
Thats the thing with Cunanan, Yanez says.
He made it so difficult to get a grasp of who he was.
[Orth] managed to find that they did have a past, Yanez says.
That was the only explanation as to, Why did you pick Versace?
It was always very hazy for the rest of us.
We could never say, Yes, they met, yes they knew each other.
We could never contradict, and other newspapers couldnt either.
How the shooting happenedWe never knew what Versace said, Yanez says about the designers final word.
Supposedly he was ambushed.
So thats artistic license, to have him say, No.
The assumption at the time was Versace didnt know what hit him.
People who heard the shot and turned and then saw what happened afterward, not the actual shooting.
The AIDS rumorsThat was a big rumor with Versaceand Cunanan, Yanez says.
And ultimately, Cunanandid not have AIDS.
[Whether Versace had AIDS] is one of those questions we could never get a solid answer to.
The specter of AIDS did play a role for both of them.
They are hinting there was something wrong with him.
She adds that AIDS was an angle we all pursued, even if ultimately inconclusive.
Back then, you know, not everyone had a cellphone.
That area was sealed off for days, Yanez says.
I remember hearing vaguely of [the fan], seeing it in a local newspaper.
They couldnt get to those steps if they wanted to.
(Actor Edgar Ramirez is also outfitted in white shorts for the scene.)
Versace, however,is documented as having worna white tee and black shorts that morning.
Adds Yanez, I dont think he was wearing his brand.
