A MAN whose father was murdered by the notorious serial killer who fatally shot Gianni Versace has revealed the chilling warning his dad gave him days earlier than his demise.

Troy Reese was 12 years outdated when his adoptive father, William Reese, 45, was shot lifeless whereas at work as a cemetery caretaker at Finn’s Level Nationwide Cemetery in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, by Andrew Cunanan.

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An uneasy Reese, now 40, recalled his father’s eerie warning to his household, the place he urged them to watch out after they’d watched an episode of America’s Most Wished.

William was supposed to select up his then 12-year-old son from faculty on Might 12, 1997, however when he failed to point out up, his spouse, Rebecca, picked him up and went to the cemetery the place her husband labored.

Rebecca, who died at age 52, searched the caretaker’s workplace and seen the door ajar and the radio taking part in however didn’t discover her husband.

The involved spouse known as the police and when officers arrived, they discovered William lifeless from a gunshot wound to the top.

Investigators mentioned the pistol Cunanan used to kill William was the identical one used to homicide his second sufferer, David Madson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cunanan is believed to have murdered William for his 1995 pink Chevrolet pickup truck, which investigators mentioned he used to drive to Miami the place he would kill the Italian trend mogul, 50, on July 15, 1997.

The large-scale manhunt for Cunanan ended on July 23, 1997, when authorities discovered his stays in a luxurious houseboat in Miami.

A caretaker known as authorities and reported listening to a gunshot.

Investigators decided Cunanan fatally shot himself within the head with the identical pistol he used to kill three of his victims, together with William and Versace.

Within the years since Cunanan’s horrific homicide spree, Troy Reese mentioned he feels pissed off that the killer’s different victims, together with his father, have been forgotten.

“The opposite victims have been forgotten aside from Versace – no one remembers the opposite victims,” Reese, a caterer, from Sicklerville, New Jersey, mentioned.

“It makes me really feel pissed off, everybody says ‘oh Versace’ however they neglect about me, they neglect about the remainder of the victims.

“I used to be a child when my father was killed. No person ought to ever undergo that.

“Every single day has been a battle for me, I’ve no mother and father, no household – I raised myself.”

I used to be a child when my father was killed. No person ought to ever undergo that.

Troy Reese, son of William Reese.

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Reese recalled the gut-wrenching day when he waited in school for his father to select him up.

“I used to be at an after-school program ready for my father, however he by no means confirmed up,” he mourned.

“The academics known as my mother, she got here to select me up and mentioned ‘let’s search for your dad.’

“We arrived on the cemetery and seen that the place he normally parked had a inexperienced Lexus as an alternative.

“My mother searched the workplace however could not discover him, so she known as the police.”

CHILLING WARNING

When authorities arrived on the scene, they discovered William mendacity on the basement ground after being shot within the head.

Simply days earlier than his homicide, Reese mentioned that his father had warned him that Cunanan was on a killing spree and informed him to remain secure.

“My dad was watching America’s Most Wished, a couple of days earlier than his homicide he warned us that Andrew Cunanan was on a killing spree,” Reese mentioned.

“After my dad’s demise, my mother was so fearful for my security.

“The serial killer had my dad’s automotive along with his pockets and keys. She did not know whether or not or not he would come to the home after us.”

After stealing William’s pickup truck, Cunanan drove right down to Miami Seaside the place he shot and killed Gianni Versace on the steps of his Casa Casuarina mansion.

The demise of the style tycoon was featured within the FX docu-series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which explores Versace’s demise and Cunanan’s different victims.

Troy Reese recalled he and his mom being irate once they realized Cunanan took his personal life.

“As soon as my mother and I heard about Cunanan’s demise on the houseboat we have been offended,” he mentioned.

“Offended that we might by no means go to courtroom and watch him get sentenced.

“For my part, Andrew Cunanan was a coward, he took the straightforward approach out – he ought to have paid for his crimes.”

Eight years after his father’s mindless homicide, Reese misplaced his mother in Might 2005 to pancreatic most cancers.

Reese mentioned that his dad was a “hard-working man” who cared for everybody he knew.

“My father was a hard-working man who cherished his household,” he mentioned.

“My father adopted me, and he gave me one thing that I by no means had. He was a real father for the brief time that I knew him.

“Sadly, eight years after his demise, my mother died, having each of them in my life immediately could be nice.

“I needed my dad to observe me develop up, play soccer with me, and develop into the person he needed me to be.”

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