Cunanan's Father Plans Documentary On Son

LOS ANGELES - The father of suspected cross-country killer Andrew Cunanan came to Los Angeles this week to begin making a documentary about his son's alleged crime rampage.

Authorities suspect Andrew Cunanan in a string of slayings across the United States, including the killing of fashion designer Gianni Versace. Andrew Cunanan was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot aboard a Miami Beach houseboat July 23; he had been the target of one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history.

Accompanied by a filmmaker from the Philippines, Modesto "Pete" Cunanan said the film will allow him to "sleuth around" into the facts of the bizarre case by interviewing some of his son's close friends and acquaintances.

At the same time, the father said he plans to go to court in Los Angeles in the next few days seeking to be named executor of his son's estate. Any money he makes from the film, Cunanan added, will go toward building "a church, a chapel or a temple" in memory of the boy he knew as a witty and intelligent human being.

The elder Cunanan is a follower of Elizabeth Clare Prophet, who heads the Montana-based Church Universal and Triumphant.

Modesto Cunanan turned to an independent filmmaker, Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz VI, to make the film. Aguiluz, a veteran filmmaker in the Philippines, said he has begun making the documentary while he also develops a screenplay for a feature film based on the case.

Modesto Cunanan left no doubt that he believes his 27-year-old son was the victim of a dark conspiracy whose motives are yet to be detailed.

"This was a deep cover-up," the father said. "Hopefully, we'll come up with some plausible explanations when we run the movie."