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Michael Thomas Gargiulo (born February 15, 1976) is a convicted American serial killer. He moved to Southern California in the 1990s and gained the nickname The Hollywood Ripper. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on July 16, 2021. He is currently incarcerated in California Health Care Facility.
Jul 17, 2021 · CNN — The man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death on Friday in the murders of two women and the attempted murder of another, a court spokesperson told CNN. Michael Gargiulo,...
Jul 16, 2021 · “Hollywood Ripper” Michael Gargiulo was sentenced to death in California Friday for the home-invasion murders of two women, including Ashton Kutcher’s then-gal pal Ashley Ellerin.
May 29, 2020 · Throughout much of his 2019 trial, prosecutors described Michael Gargiulo as a predator who lived near his victims, targeting women he found attractive – a serial killer with a sexual bent.
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- Michael Roppolo
Jul 16, 2021 · A Los Angeles jury found Gargiulo guilty in August of 2019 of killing 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin in 2001 and Maria Bruno, 32, in 2005. Both women were viciously stabbed multiple times in their...
- Christine Pelisek
May 2, 2019 · Los Angeles County prosecutors allege in court filings that Michael Gargiulo, 43, a former air conditioning repair man and bouncer, is a “serial, psychosexual, thrill killer” who stalked and then...
Jul 17, 2021 · Gargiulo was found guilty of the 2001 murder of Ashley Ellerin, a 22-year-old fashion design student, in her Hollywood home as she prepared to go out with Kutcher.