19 Facts About Lee Miglin

Lee Albert Miglin was an American business tycoon and philanthropist.

Lee Miglin was murdered in his home in May 1997 as part of a murder spree by Andrew Cunanan, a serial killer.

Lee Miglin was born in Westville, Illinois and was one of seven children born to a Roman Catholic family of Lithuanian descent.

Lee Miglin's father was a Czech immigrant who worked as a Central Illinois coal miner and owned a tavern, ice cream parlor, and soda distributorship.

Lee Miglin trained as an air cadet during World War II, before attending the University of Illinois.

Lee Miglin began his professional career selling silverware door-to-door and pancake batter out of the trunk of his car.

Lee Miglin quit his salesman job to spend a six month trip across Europe.

In 1956, at the age of 31, Lee Miglin began his real estate career.

Lee Miglin was regarded as an early developer of business park developments.

Lee Miglin-Beitler had held hopes of resurrecting the project, but these hopes would be dashed by Lee Miglin's murder.

Lee Miglin was a well-regarded figure in Chicago and was known for his philanthropy.

In 1959, Lee Miglin married 20-year-old Marilyn Klecka, a Roman Catholic of Czech descent.

Lee Miglin was a licensed pilot, and owned more than one private aircraft, as well as a helicopter.

Lee Miglin was murdered on May 4,1997, by the serial killer Andrew Cunanan.

Lee Miglin's body was found in the garage of his home in Chicago's Gold Coast Historic District.

Lee Miglin had been bound at the wrists, and his head was bound with tape, with only a breathing space under his nostrils.

Lee Miglin had been tortured with a saw and a screwdriver, his ribs had been broken, he had been beaten and stabbed, and his throat had been slit with a gardener's bow saw.

Some properties developed by Lee Miglin are today managed by Lee Miglin Properties, LLC.

The Lee Miglin family has refuted this story, and has insisted that there was no relationship of any kind between Lee Miglin and Cunanan.