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Michael Gargiulo was charged in the slayings of two women and an attempt to kill a third in their LA-area homes.
One of the victims was preparing to meet actor Ashton Kutcher at her Hollywood apartment on the night of the killing.
The case was called the Hollywood Ripper killings because of the violent nature of the stabbings.
A man dubbed the Hollywood Ripper was sentenced to death Friday for killing and mutilating two Southland women, including one who died hours before she was set to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher.
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By City News Service
Jul 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge today denied the defense s motion for a new trial for the so-called “Hollywood Ripper” who was convicted of killing and mutilating two Southland women and attacking a third who survived to testify against him setting the stage for the defendant s sentencing later this afternoon.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ruled that there was sufficient evidence to support Michael Gargiulo s conviction for the Feb. 22, 2001, slaying of 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin in her Hollywood bungalow hours before she was set to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher, along with the Dec. 1, 2005, killing of Maria Bruno, a 32-year-old mother of four young children, in her El Monte apartment.
What to Know
Michael Gargiulo was charged in the slayings of two women and an attempt to kill a third in their LA-area homes.
One of the victims was preparing to meet actor Ashton Kutcher at her Hollywood apartment on the night of the killing.
The case was called the Hollywood Ripper killings because of the violent nature of the stabbings.
A man dubbed the Hollywood Ripper was sentenced to death Friday for killing and mutilating two Southland women, including one who died hours before she was set to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher.
Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it for iOS
What to Know
Michael Gargiulo was charged in the slayings of two women and an attempt to kill a third in their LA-area homes.
One of the victims was preparing to meet actor Ashton Kutcher at her Hollywood apartment on the night of the killing.
The case was called the Hollywood Ripper killings because of the violent nature of the stabbings.
A man dubbed the Hollywood Ripper was sentenced to death Friday for killing and mutilating two Southland women, including one who died hours before she was set to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher.
Our redesigned local news and weather app is live! Download it foriOS or Android
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