Just days before the anniversary of infamous fashion designer Gianni Versace's death, Miami Beach Police said they found two men dead inside the former Versace Mansion Wednesday (July 14), according to TMZ.
Officers said they got a call from the mansion, now known as the Villa Casa Casuarina, a luxury boutique hotel. Housekeepers told police they discovered two bodies inside one of the hotel rooms.
Cops and fire rescue responded to the scene and indeed reportedly found two deceased men around 1 p.m. A preliminary investigation has ruled it a "double suicide," Miami Beach spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez told NBC Miami Thursday (July 15) in an email.
Police identified the victims as 31-year-old Adam Rashap of Randolph, New Jersey, and 30-year-old Alexander Gross of York, Pennsylvania. The scene was contained to the suite, and the death investigation is ongoing.
The ominous discovery comes days before the 24th anniversary of Versace's death. On July 15, 1997, Versace was fatally shot just a few blocks away from his mansion while returning home, according to NBC Miami. Suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan shot Versace in the head before killing himself eight days after the fashion mogul's shooting.
The mansion has been operating as a boutique hotel since 2015, reporters said.
Other high-profile murders have happened this year, such as the murder of professional golfer Gene Siller. A serial killer is facing over 40 felony counts following a wild crime spree in two states.