Stefano Cremasco Cicero, Miami restaurant manager charged with stabbing murder of his mother at his Brickell luxury high rise apartment. Suspect id as restaurant manager of upscale, Coconut Grove restaurant, 1986 Steak House.
The manager of a ‘swanky’ Coconut Grove, Florida restaurant has been arrested and charged with the stabbing murder of his mother at his upscale luxury high-rise apartment.
Stefano Cremasco Cicero, 36, was arrested on Friday after Miami Police were called to the Solitar Brickell apartment building around 5am for an ‘unknown request,’ according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald.
When officers arrived at the 50-story luxury high-rise, they found Cremasco Cicero in the lobby with blood on his hands, clothing, and shoes, the report stated.
Coconut Grove restaurantuer claims self defense
Cremasco Cicero, the operating manager of the Argentinian themed, 1986 Steak House in Coconut Grove, told police, ‘I was defending myself’, before leading them to his apartment on the 47th floor according to the arrest affidavit.
After unlocking the door, officers found a female suffering from stab wounds on the floor. The victim, identified as Cremasco Cicero’s mother, was pronounced dead at 5.08am, police said.
A food delivery driver told cops she was dropping off an order to the apartment when Cremasco Cicero asked her to call 911 as she entered through the lobby door according to the affidavit.
Cicero is alleged to have called police himself before handing the phone to the woman. As she spoke to the dispatcher, the delivery driver noticed blood on him. The witness later gave the phone to officers after Cremasco Cicero refused to take it back from her, the report stated.
After obtaining a warrant to search his residence, police discovered several silver kitchen knives with blood on them, as well as two bloodstained white shirts, a broken wine bottle, and broken glass, the sworn statement read.
Surveillance footage captures Florida manager entering high rise with victim earlier that evening
Surveillance footage also captured Cremasco Cicero entering an elevator with his mother and exiting the building together, police stated.
The mother and son returned to the apartment building around 10.30pm. They were alone in the elevator together, according to the affidavit.
At approximately 4.25am, Cremasco Cicero was spotted entering the elevator donning a white shirt, white shoes, and khaki pants, all of which appeared to have blood on them. He was also holding a knife according to surveillance footage as cited by the dailymail.
He then exited the elevator, dropped the knife, and then picked it up before entering another elevator and heading upstairs, officials stated.
Cremasco Cicero was then seen entering an elevator again, but this time he was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt. He then exited the building and walked outside using his phone, according to the affidavit.
The man returned around 4.40am and sat on the couch in the lobby before interacting with the delivery driver, the report detailed.
Cicero was arrested and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and has been charged with second-degree murder.
Florida restaurant entrepreneur and recent MBA graduate
Stated Cicero’s Linkedin profile: ‘Restaurant Entrepreneur | Founder | Hospitality Innovator: I’m a recent MBA graduate looking for full-time opportunities in the Greater New York City area. During the MBA, I focused on classes and opportunities that would provide me with the skillset needed for a roll in finance. Prior to the MBA, I spent four years working for a gastronomic investment group, where I developed my project management and people management skills.’
Of note, Cicero a foreign national is on an immigration hold because he is in the US on an investor visa, the Miami Herald reported.
Officers also contacted his wife after finding that they are the only two listed on the apartment lease. They have lived there since July 2024, the report stated.
His wife said she was in France for a wedding at the time of the killing, and that her mother-in-law was in town from Mexico and staying with her son.
She also noted that Cremasco Cicero and his mother did not have a close relationship after she and his father got divorced, police said.
Luxury social media account
Cremasco Cicero’s wife said she was not aware of any mental illnesses involving her husband, but noted he has been stressed over the opening of the new restaurant, the report stated.
The suspect was born in Mexico but is of Argentine descent, the outlet reported.
His restaurant opened its doors in May and is known as an upscale dining experience that delivers an ‘inviting space where family, friendship, and community come together around the fire,’ according to the business’s website.
Cremasco Cicero’s social media accounts depict him as a man with expensive taste, as he posed in a Hermes belt and a nice suit in one snap.
He and his wife got engaged in October 2023 and had a lavish wedding in Lake Como, Italy, in June 2025, according to online posts.
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