Ashton Kutcher's Date Was Murdered - The Michael Gargiulo Story
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What led Michael Gargiulo to commit his first murder?
Did you know that Ashton Kutcher was about to go on a date with a woman and she didn't show up because she was murdered? So this all starts with this teenager, Michael. And Michael, he's around 17 years old when this story starts and he's living in Illinois. And Michael, he's a creepy ass guy. Like he's violent and he tends to get obsessed with women that he finds attractive. And One day in 1993, he decides that he's gonna act on these violent tendencies and murder just some random pretty girl. And his first target is gonna be this girl, his friend's sister. And I don't know if he plans all this out or if it's like a spur of the moment thing, but one night he gets a knife and he goes to his friend's house, which they're like neighbors so they live pretty close, and he hides in the bushes outside the back doorstep.
Sometime later, his friend's sister comes home from a night out. And suddenly, bam, he jumps out of the bushes and he starts stabbing her. And he stabs her 12 times and this unalives her. Then he leaves. Later, police are called and they show up and they start investigating. But they can't seem to find any solid leads or any evidence against anyone. So the case goes cold and Michael never gets caught. And about five years go by and it's now 1998. And Michael decides to leave Illinois and move all the way to Los Angeles, California. And there he tries to be an actor and a model, but eventually he gets a job as an AC repairman. And a few more years go by, and it's now 2001, and Michael's like 24 years old now, and he decides to strike again.
He unfortunately finds another woman who he takes an unhealthy interest in. Her name is Ashley, and Ashley's 22. She lives like a block from Michael. And one day, her car gets a flat tire. I assume that she's parked at home. And Michael, he sees this and he approaches her and he offers to fix it for her. And of course, she's nice to him because, you know, she's a nice person. But from that moment on, he becomes obsessed with her. And he starts kind of stalking her. Like he'll park outside her place at weird hours and just wait, or he'll often just show up to her apartment unannounced. And one night, I guess his obsession becomes too much for him and he decides that he's going to murder her. Here's the thing about this night though.
On this night, Ashley actually has a date scheduled. a date with an up-and-coming actor named Ashton Kutcher. Now, it's only 2001 at this point, but Ashton, he's fairly well-known during this time. Like that 70s show, it's in its fourth season, and it's doing well. So Ashley is actually dating a well-known actor. Although they haven't been dating very long, like maybe a few weeks, and I don't think they're serious or anything. But anyways, on this night, Ashton is supposed to take her to a Grammy's after party. So she's at home getting ready. And while she's getting ready, Michael shows up to her apartment. Maybe she let him in, maybe he let himself in, we're not really sure. But either way, he's there.
And boom, he pulls out a knife and he starts stabbing her. And he stabs her 47 times. And she, unfortunately, doesn't make it. And so Michael flees the scene. About an hour later, Ashton shows up because, you know, he's ready to take her out. So he goes up to her door and he knocks. But even though all her lights appear to be on, she doesn't answer. So he tries the door handle, but it's locked. So he looks in through the window and the place looks a little messy, but they are apparently remodeling the apartment. So Ashton doesn't think much of it. Then through the window, he can see a red substance on the floor near the entrance to her bedroom. And it's blood, but he assumes that it's probably just spilled wine.
And at this point, Ashton is thinking, man, she ghosted me. Because he showed up a little late to their date, so he's thinking that she got mad and just like went out with someone else. So he leaves. The next day, Ashley's roommate finds her body. And so police come out and they start investigating this whole thing.
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