Michael Gargiulo

Michael Gargiulo (born 1976)^[1] is an American alleged serial killer who may have killed as many as ten women.

He is a native of Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where in 1993 he allegedly killed 18 year-old Tricia Pacaccio.^[2] He later referred to the murders of other women before moving to Los Angeles in 2000.^[3]

His alleged killing spree in Santa Monica started with Ashley Ellerin, a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher.^[4] Gargiulo's alleged killing spree in Los Angeles lasted from 2001-08. He was charged with killing Maria Bruno of El Monte in 2005,^[5] and, with the attempted murder of Michelle Murphy of Santa Monica, California^[6] who survived the attack. This led to Gargiulo's capture in 2008. He is currently held at Los Angeles County Jail awaiting trial.^[7]

Gargiulo was dubbed the "Chiller Killer" since he worked as a air conditioning repairman in Los Angeles. He is also known as the "Hollywood Ripper".

See Also

• Serial Killer

References

1. ^ http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/michael-gargiulo/7-who-is-michael-gargiulo.html
2. ^ Murder of Tricia Pacaccio
3. ^ Gargiulo confesses to other killings in Illinois
4. ^ Killing of Ashley Ellerin
5. ^ Killing of Maria Bruno
6. ^ Attempted murder of Michelle Murphy
7. ^ Gargiulo captured

External links

• The "Hollywood Ripper" full story from truTv