Michael Thomas Gargiulo was born on February 15,1976 and is a convicted American serial killer.
11 Facts About Michael Gargiulo
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Michael Gargiulo moved to Southern California in the 1990s and gained the nickname The Hollywood Ripper.
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Michael Gargiulo was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on July 16,2021.
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Michael Gargiulo's father found her body the next morning on August 14,1993.
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Michael Gargiulo moved to Los Angeles in 1998, allegedly to escape the scrutiny of the police in Illinois, and committed two murders and an attempted murder in Southern California between 2001 and 2008.
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On December 1,2005, Michael Gargiulo stabbed 32-year-old Maria Bruno, his neighbor, to death at her home in El Monte, California.
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Michael Gargiulo attempted to murder another neighbor, 26-year-old Michelle Murphy, in her home in Santa Monica on April 28,2008.
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Michael Gargiulo fought off the attack, and blood matching Gargiulo's DNA was found at the scene.
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Michael Gargiulo was arrested by the Santa Monica Police Department on June 6,2008.
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Michael Gargiulo faced either a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Michael Gargiulo is expected to be extradited to Illinois for the 1993 killing of Tricia Pacaccio in his Illinois hometown.