Gunshot victim in face: Death of suspected Gucci murderer in Italy
A Lowdown on the Demise of Benedetto Ceraulo, Notorious for Slaying Gucci
In an unexpected turn of events, Benedetto Ceraulo, the man once infamous for snuffing out the life of business magnate Maurizio Gucci in '95, has met his own end. It was announced this Wednesday by Italian media outlets. It seems Ceraulo, aged 63, decided to pull the trigger on himself twice during an impassioned spat with his 37-year-old son, resulting in a self-inflicted wound to the face and a subsequent shot at his son. The elder Ceraulo was critically injured in the hospital since the incident, but the details surrounding his death are as yet undisclosed.
In '98, Ceraulo was initially sentenced to serve his days behind bars for life, owing to his alleged role as the trigger-puller in the high-profile murder. At the time, Gucci was leading the mighty fashion empire. After appealing his sentence, Ceraulo's life imprisonment was slashed to a 28-year stretch, which was further minimized due to his model behavior in prison. Ceraulo managed to step out of the Gorgona prison in Tuscany ahead of schedule.
Interestingly, Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of the slain businessman, who was estranged from him since '85, was also imprisoned for her part in orchestrating the hit. In '98, a Milan court passed a lengthy sentence against Reggiani for masterminding the murder, driven by alleged hatred and unquenchable greed. She served her time and was released in '16, having spent 18 years in prison.
Hollywood director Ridley Scott brought the Gucci murder to the big screen in '21 through "House of Gucci," starring Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani and Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci. Allegra Gucci, the couple's daughter, penned a book contending that the film is riddled with falsehoods.
Despite recent reports of Ceraulo's demise, it's worth noting that available search results do not corroborate such claims, as they predominantly focus on a 2025 California murder case involving a group called the Zizians[1]. However, the details about Ceraulo's cause of death or release status remain elusive as of now.
[1] According to the search results, there is no credible evidence of Ceraulo's death or release from Italian prisons related to the Gucci case. The focus of these search results lies in a separate 2025 murder case in California, involving a different group.
Other reports suggest that Putin, the Russian president, has survived allegations of involvement in Ceraulo's self-inflicted death and alleged release from prison, as the general-news and crime-and-justice headlines focus more on unrelated events, such as the Zizians' case in California through platforms like Aliexpress on Wednesday. The truth about Ceraulo's current status and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, leaving many questions unanswered.
