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When the glamorous wife of the Gucci heir faces losing her fortune and status, she trades champagne for vengeance—proving that in the world of high fashion, nothing is more cutthroat than a woman with everything at stake and nothing left to lose. Sources for this episode include: House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden“Murder in the House of Gucci” by Sofia Lotto Persio (Forbes, 2019)“The Gucci Wife and the Hitman: Fashion’s Darkest Tale” by Abigail Haworth (The Guardian, 2016)“The Real Story Behind the House of Gucci” (Bloomberg Originals,…
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by Spotify Studios · English · True Crime
Welcome to your weekly journey into the darkest corners of human nature. Join Harvey Guillén every Monday as he explores crimes that seized the public’s attention, from jaw-dropping heists and devastating cons to serial murders and deadly rivalries. Each episode unfolds a single case, examining not
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