The Hollywood Ripper
How did the Hollywood Ripper evade capture for so long?
4.4 (25)
81 mins
Explore the terror spread by the Hollywood Ripper, later identified as Michael Gargiulo. Discover how young women across California are stalked and stabbed in their own homes.
Ep 1:
The Boy Next Door Comes Home
A father finds his daughter's body on their doorstep in 1993, launching a DNA breakthrough that investigators inexplicably let slip away, letting a predator walk free.
Ep 2:
A Killer's Trail of Charm and Blood
Behind Michael Gargiulo's charm lurked a stalker who fixated on Ashley Ellerin, culminating in a Grammy night murder that two detectives across state lines were both hunting the same man for.
Ep 3:
Watching From Across the Courtyard
A gated apartment couldn't save Maria Bruno, and a survivor's desperate fight against a knife-wielding intruder finally hands police the DNA that unravels a killer's decade-long pattern.
Ep 4:
Two Bouncers Break Their Silence
Two former bouncers watch a TV broadcast and remember a chilling confession, finally giving the Picacchio family the break they'd waited eighteen years for as Gargiulo faces trial.
Ep 5:
The Blood That Would Not Lie
With DNA, blood trails, and a damning bootie stacked against him, the defense scrambles for alternate suspects and multiple-personality claims as jurors weigh the fate of a serial predator.
Ep 6:
Four Women, One Void That Never Closes
Beyond the verdicts and headlines lie four women's stolen futures, unanswered questions about missed warnings, and a family still waiting decades later for justice that may never fully arrive.
Discussions (3)
Mia
Level 3 · 5 mo agoCasual contact my ass. That DNA match was solid.
Marilyn
Level 5 · 5 mo agoI can’t believe Ashton Kutcher was standing right there! 😱 Thinking the blood was red wine is just terrifying. he feels awful. My husband would probably never recover from something like that!
Prince
Level 10 · 4 mo agoYeah that book is real lol
