Who is Michael Gargiulo? Meet his wife Ana Luz Gonzalez, Aged 46, Family, Children, Wiki

Michael Gargiulo is a convicted serial murderer and rapist in the United States. In the 1990s, he relocated to Southern California and earned the moniker The Hollywood Ripper. On July 16, 2021, he was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and condemned to death.

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Michael Gargiulo Age, Date of Birth,Family. What about his father, mother, where is he from? Early Life

Michael Gargiulo was 46 years old.  He was born on February 15, 1976. He is an American by nationality and was born in Illinois, US.

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No details on his personal info are available at the moment. The names and identities of his family are under review.

Which school and college did he go to? What was his major?

Talking about the educational background of Michael, there are no data on the high school he went to or the university he graduated from.

Michael Gargiulo Crimes, what crimes did he commit?

Gargiulo is from Glenview, Illinois, and he is suspected of stabbing his neighbor, 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio, to death on her front porch. On August 14, 1993, her father discovered her body the next morning. Gargiulo moved to Los Angeles in 1998, purportedly to avoid police investigation in Illinois, and between 2001 and 2008, he committed two murders and attempted murder in Southern California.

 He stabbed 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin 47 times to death in her Hollywood home on February 21, 2001. Ellerin suffered serious punctures to the breast, stomach, and back, as well as a neck wound that nearly decapitated her skull. Her wounds were up to six inches deep in some places.

One stab wound “really pierced the skull and ripped off a bit of skull like a puzzle piece,” according to detective Tom Small. Ellerin had scheduled a dinner and drinks date with actor Ashton Kutcher the night she was murdered.

Gargiulo stabbed his neighbor Maria Bruno, 32, to death at her house in El Monte, California, on December 1, 2005. She had 17 stab wounds. On April 28, 2008, Gargiulo attempted to murder another neighbor, Michelle Murphy, 26, in her Santa Monica home. She fought back, and blood matching Gargiulo’s DNA was discovered at the crime scene.

Charges and prosecution, when was he executed?

The Santa Monica Police Department arrested Gargiulo on June 6, 2008. Gargiulo was charged with the first-degree murder of Tricia Pacaccio by the Cook County State’s Attorney on July 7, 2011. Gargiulo was charged in the two California murders as well as the Pacaccio murder in Illinois, but no further murders were linked to him. Michael allegedly informed the police at the Los Angeles County Jail that just because ten women were slain — and his DNA was found — did not mean he murdered them all, prompting detectives to assume there are more victims.

Gargiulo was called the “Hollywood Ripper” and the “Chiller Killer” by the Los Angeles media. Gargiulo is being imprisoned in the Los Angeles County Jail pending a capital murder trial. On June 9, 2017, a pre-trial hearing was held in Los Angeles Superior Court, with his trial set to begin in October 2017.

His trial began on May 2, 2019, after several delays. Actor Ashton Kutcher testified about the crimes in May 2019.

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Gargiulo was found guilty on all counts on August 15, 2019. On October 7, 2019, the penalty phase of his California trial began. He was facing the death penalty or life in jail with no chance of parole. After several hours of discussion, a jury recommended the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo on October 18, 2019, but his sentencing in California has been postponed due to defense requests. Gargiulo was sentenced to death on July 16, 2021. Gargiulo is now anticipated to be extradited to Illinois in connection with the murder of Tricia Pacaccio in his hometown in 1993. He faces a sentence of 25 years to life in Illinois if extradited and convicted there.

Is he available on any kind of social media platform?

On June 6, 2008, Gargiulo was arrested. As a result, he was not active on any social media platforms.

Is Michael Gargiulo married to anyone? Any children?

Ana Luz Gonzalez, Michael Gargiulo’s wife, was his life partner. They married in 2007, but Michael was arrested for murder and r*pe just over a year later, just over a year after their wedding.

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He even had a son with his wife. After that hot, the couple got divorced.

Body Appearance of Michael Gargiulo‘s Height, Weight

HeightN / A
HairBald 
Eye colorDark brown
WeightN / A
Body typeFit
Sexual orientationStraight

Interesting facts about Michael Gargiulo’s which you should be knows

NationalityAmerican
EthnicityWhite 
Zodiac signAquarius
Relationship StatusDivorced  
Children1
SpouseAna Luz Gonzalez

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