GUILTY CA/IL - MICHAEL GARGIULO: The Hollywood Ripper

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2m2 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - The jury is now seeing horrific pictures of Ashley Ellerin's body. She was stabbed 47 times, nearly decapitated.

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#HollywoodRipper - The prosecutor is showing diagrams of the stab wounds next to the actual photos of Ellerin's body.

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 1m1 minute ago
#MichaelGargiulo has been speaking to his attorney a lot during the prosecution opening statements. The judge won't allow live streaming but we are showing you these statements on a delay on http://lawandcrime.com . #HollywoodRipper

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 7m7 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Photo of Ashley Ellerin with her friends at a party. Prosecution says Michael Gargiulo was at this party 'fixated' on Ellerin.

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[Emi]

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5m5 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Now playing the 911 call from Maria Bruno's murder in 2005. Maria's estranged husband, Irving Bruno, found her and called 911. "There's a pool of blood. I'm looking at her right now, she's dead!" Irving breaks down on the 911 call.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 4m4 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Irving Bruno, "They took her breast...my wife has breast implants...they placed it over her mouth."

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 2m2 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Irving Bruno tells the 911 operator he and Maria had only been separated for a couple of weeks, she had just moved into that apartment. He had been out with her the night before, dropped her off around 2 a.m.

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 19m19 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Court is back in session. Prosecutor Akemon continues his opening. Horrific photos of Maria Bruno are shown to the jury. Her left breast is cut off. This knife pack was on the kitchen floor with the chef's knife missing.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 19m19 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Both of Maria Bruno's breasts were cut off her body. The medical examiner will testify the breasts were cut off after her death.

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 17m17 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Composite drawing of witness Robert Rasmussen

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Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 17m17 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Diagram showing where last victim, Michelle Murphy, lived in relation to where Michael Gargiulo lived. Murphy fought off her attacker and lived.

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Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 18m18 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - View from Michael Gargiulo's apartment. Prosecutor Akemon tells the jury Gargiulo could watch Michelle Murphy

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Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 17m17 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Now playing the 911 call from friend of Michelle Murphy. "She told me she woke up and there was someone on top of her, she forced him off and he ran out."

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 16m16 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Now playing 911 call from Michelle Murphy. She's crying. Gargiulo listens from defense table.

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 15m15 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Cut screen on window of Michelle Murphy's apartment.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 15m15 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Bloody bedding, blood spatter on the wall in Michelle Murphy's bedroom.

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Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 17m17 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Michelle Murphy went into her bathroom to try to clean herself up. Blood everywhere.

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[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 17m17 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Michelle Murphy's blood when she fell down in the hall. Those are her bloody hand prints.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 14m14 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Michelle Murphy had defensive wounds on her hands from fighting off her attacker. Prosecutor Akemon tells the jury when she testifies she'll show them her scars.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 10m10 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Prosecution opening: Murphy's comforter had a mixture of her DNA and Michael Gargiulo's.

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 7m7 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Pros opening: Two undercover officers were put in a jail cell with Gargiulo for 40 hrs.

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[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 6m6 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Akemon now playing secret recording of Gargiulo with the two undercover detectives in the jail cell. Gargiulo is talking about the cases. "Man I'm f*****".

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Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3m3 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Akemon: This is Michael Gargiulo planning his escape from jail.

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[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3m3 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Pros. opening: Secret jailhouse recording ", do you know how to slam them down and grab their stun guns? And then put them in cuffs over there."

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[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5m5 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Secret jail recording of what prosecutors say is Michael Gargiulo's plan to escape from jail. "I'll make a key."

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 3m3 minutes ago
HollywoodRipper - Akemon concludes his opening statement after more than 2 hours by asking jurors to find Michael Gargiulo guilty of all charges.

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 10m10 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Defense attorney Daniel Nardoni now giving opening statement. He reminds jurors that Michael Gargiulo is innocent until the state proves him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 5m5 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - Defense opening: Ashley Ellerin, one conclusion from the investigation is the killer knew and/or he likely had a key. No forced entry.

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Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 42s43 seconds ago
#HollywoodRipper - Defense opening: Maria Bruno and her husband were separated. Her husband physically abused her for nine years.

 

[Emi]

Cathy Russon on Twitter
Cathy Russon‏ @cathyrusson 9m9 minutes ago
#HollywoodRipper - That's it for opening statements.

 

[Gardenista]

Found a TON of info, including court documents, on this case on a blog. I searched WS and it looks like it's been used as a resource for many other cases so s/b ok to post:

Trials & Tribulations: MICHAEL THOMAS GARGIULO TRIAL - QUICK LINKS

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Found a TON of info, including court documents, on this case on a blog. I searched WS and it looks like it's been used as a resource for many other cases so s/b ok to post:

Trials & Tribulations: MICHAEL THOMAS GARGIULO TRIAL - QUICK LINKS

Thanks, Gardenista. Yep, that link was posted by another member in 2013 (previous page) so pretty sure it's okay to post otherwise it would have been removed several years ago lol. Definitely worthy of a click and read by the looks of it. I'm intending to do just that when I get a lil more time! This case is horrific, those poor ladies! Am surprised there's not many following!

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

Thanks for posting the tweets, Emi!!

 

[Gardenista]

Thanks, Gardenista. Yep, that link was posted by another member in 2013 (previous page) so pretty sure it's okay to post otherwise it would have been removed several years ago lol. Definitely worthy of a click and read by the looks of it. I'm intending to do just that when I get a lil more time! This case is horrific, those poor ladies! Am surprised there's not many following!

I'm surprised too. I read about it in the DM then came here and found it. I saw where Emi asked to have it moved into trials yesterday, but I wasn't sure if she directly alerted a mod, so I did that. Hopefully if it gets moved into trials there will be more followers.

Since the trial isn't being streamed, I'm really looking forward to digging into the docs on the blog. I swear I remember watching a TV show about Tricia Pacaccio a really long time ago, but I watched the 48 Hours episode about Gargiulo today and I'm almost positive that wasn't the one I saw.

 

[UndiscoveredTruth]

I've never heard about this case, at all! I've followed alot of cases but never came across this one until I saw Cathy tweeting about it this morning then googled one of the ladies names to see if there was a thread here, that's the only way I found it. Although I admit, I may have come across their names in another thread, I never took much notice Just busy following other cases/threads I guess. Hopefully this thread is moved into Trials. I'm a tad worried though, since there is no streaming--will someone from L & C be attending the trial so we can follow along by their tweets, do you know? I hope we at least get regular updates. *crosses fingers* I'll definitely be digging into the docs on the blog the first chance I get too...have alot of catching up to do, from scratch really! Spot you later!!

 

[Gardenista]

Man accused of murdering Ashton Kutcher's friend and others used "blitz-type knife attacks," prosecutors say