In August, Murphy told reporters that the show is about far more than Versace's murder. It's also an exploration of the role homophobia played in Cunanan's 1997 killing spree. "We're trying to talk about a crime within a social idea," Murphy explained, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter . "Versace, who was [Andrew Cunanan's] last victim, did not have to die. One of the reasons he was able to make his way across the country and pick off these victims, many of whom were gay, was because of homophobia at the time."