Ashley Ellerin was mercilessly stabbed to death in 2001 in her Hollywood Hills home. As a fashion student that time, Ashley was 22 years old when she was murdered. Although Ashley Ellerin's death was a long time ago, her case is being opened again because similar young women have been mysteriously killed before and after her. The suspect? An air conditioning maintenance man.
In 2001, Ashton Kutcher himself, stopped by Ashley's home to fetch her during the night of her murder, but there was no answer. Later on, it was found out from a series of investigations that Ashley Ellerin was killed by Michael Thomas Gargiulo, a 32-year-old air conditioning repairman. Gargiulo's DNA was matched with the one found in Ashley's body, while he was being held on suspicion of the murder of a Santa Monica woman last year. Read more about the investigations in the CBS News Early Show website.
A man accused of killing Ashley Ellerin, the former girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher, and one other person is facing trial in Los Angeles, officials have said.
Kutcher was reported at the time (2001) to have came by Ellerin’s house to take her to a party, but received no answer. Kutcher told police he saw through a back window what looked like wine stains on the carpet before he left. Ashley Ellerin was found the next day stabbed to death. Kutcher was never considered a suspect.
The second victim, Maria Bruno was founded stabbed to death in a similar fashion only 40 miles away in 2005. A Santa Monica woman nearly became the third victim last year, but managed to fight back and survive. DNA from blood left at the scene led to Gargiulo’s arrest.
Police are continuing their investigation, and fear that Gargiulo may have been a serial killer active for over 15 years.
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