gianni versace came from the poorest area of italy. in the early '70s, about 1972, he moved north, he moved to milan, which was really just emerging as a fashion capital. from there, he embarked in the world and started to open more boutiques, and his brand just really grew exponentially from there. he came to miami in 1991 to open a second boutique, and he fell in love with the city. he bought this extraordinary place. it was right on south beach. woman: they call it the crown jewel of miami beach, casa casuarina. a 23,000 square feet palace with 10 bedrooms, 11 baths, including one custom made suite for madonna. velez-mitchell: it was truly spectacular, and the notable thing, it's right there on the main drag in south beach. solomon: versace decided to live right in the middle of ocean drive. he was at the epicenter of everything. he felt secure enough in this community, he would walk up and down ocean drive on a regular basis, without escorts, without body guards. we mentioned that a couple of times about not having security, bodygu