Ashley Ellerin Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Fashion design student Ashley Ellerin rose to fame as the girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher. However, their relationship did not last long as the beautiful young lady was murdered at the age of 22 on February 21, 2001. Additionally, reports say she was stabbed 47 times on the day she was supposed to attending a party with her boyfriend Ashton.

Moreover, she was killed by a serial killer named Hollywood Ripper. Who do you want to know is that guy who killed the actor’s girlfriend? Besides Ellerin, how many other famous people has he killed? let’s scroll together below to discover the information about his personal life as well as the killer’s brief information.

ASHLEY HANDS: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

Very little information revealed about his exact birthday or early years. However, she was born during the year 1979-1980 in the United States which makes her age around 22 years old at the time of her death. She grew up in Los Altos, a small town in Silicon Valley, then moved to Los Angeles in hopes of shaping her career

Regarding her education, she completed her education at Los Altos High School. During her high school years, she had been on the school water polo team and the swim team. After that, she moved to Los Angeles where she enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Moreover, she took classes at UCLA and was trying to make her way in the fashion industry.

The late celebrity was a student at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles at the time of her death. At the time, she had also worked several jobs to support her financially. She had even worked as a moonlight stripper and waitress too. Additionally, the information came from ‘TheHot One: A Memoir of Friendship, Sex, and Murder’, a book by Ashley’s best friend, Carolyn Murnick.

ASHLEY ELLERIN: PERSONAL LIFE AND BOYFRIEND

Ellerin, who is 5ft 6in as mentioned above, was dating actor Ashton Kutcher after introducing himself through his friends. On the day of her murder, they assume they have their first date which never happened. Before that, she dated Vin Diesel and Jeremy Sisto.

According to Ashton’s testimony, on the day of the incident, Ashton and Ellerin had planned to have drinks and dinner as their first date after their relationship began. The same day, Ashton was at the Grammy Awards celebration at actress Kristy Swanson’s house and ran late to pick up his new girlfriend. When he came to the door and knocked, she didn’t answer him. Following this, he mentioned that he peeked through a window and saw a rouge spilled on the carpet. Moreover, he added that he thought it was wine on the mat as he assumed at a house party a few days ago.

He thought he got up next to her and went home, he didn’t learn of the incident until the next morning. Additionally, Killer Michael brutally stabbed her to death 47 times on February 1, 2001. The Chiller Killer met her in 2001 when he asked if she needed help with a flat tire. According to her friend, he used to show up at her house uninvited and who lives a block away.

Serial killer: Michael Gargiulo

Born February 15, 1976 in Glenview, Illinois, United States, is an American serial killer and convicted rapist. He has also dubbed ‘The Hollywood Ripper’ and ‘The Boy Next Door Killer’. Gargiulo killed about 7 other girls, including Ellerin, and attempted to murder two women. In 2008 he was arrested by the Santa Monica Police Department. And on July 7, 2011, he was charged with first degree murder.

After delaying his June 2017 trial hearing which was scheduled to take place in October 2017, his trial began on May 2, 2019. Following this, actor Kutcher also testified about the crimes in May. On October 19, 2019, after several hours of deliberation, a jury sought the death penalty against him. But starting in March 2020, appeals from the prosecution continued to delay Garguilo’s sentencing in California.