Patrizia reggiani biography of rory
Known as the "Black Widow" for her infamous connection to the murder of her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci, her story is a compelling blend of love, betrayal, and.!
Reggiani, Patrizia
Biography
Italian socialite who, in , married Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of the founder of the Gucci fashion dynasty.
Patrizia Reggiani, formerly known as 'Lady Gucci', had her husband murdered after he left her.
They separated in and divorced in During that year, Patrizia had a brain tumor removed. When her ex-husband was murdered in Milan, 27 March , their two daughters, Alessandra, 18 and Allegra, 14, stood to inherit his $ million fortune.
As a suspect in Gucci's murder, Patrizia acknowledged that she had often voiced her desire to have him killed, even that she had to do it with her own two hands, but she defended herself that it was nothing more than a harmless obsession.
At her trial, which began in May , the prosecutor Carlo Nocerino argued that Patrizia had engaged her longtime confidante, Pina Auriemma to hire a hit man.
Patrizia Reggiani was the queen of bling, never opting for one piece of jewellery if half a dozen would do.The trial riveted Italy with its tales of scheming, ineptitude and greed among the glitterati of Italian society.
During their eight-year marriage, Maurizio supported his family well enough. In Maurizio abruptly dumped P