According to Fort Lauderdale police, the 70-year-old Vinci wanted to end his relationship with Catherine Pileggi. It resulted in what police called a “violent confrontation” that ended in Vinci’s death inside his newly purchased Tarpon River mansion. He had bought the new home less than a month ago, according to property records.
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Pileggi turned herself over to police Tuesday night. Investigators said they had several pieces of evidence linking Pileggi to the homicide, but they did not describe them.
They also did not say how exactly Vinci was killed.