Ep 89: The Hollywood Ripper (Michael Gargiulo Trial)

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.8 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In April 2008, authorities in Santa Monica, California arrested a man for breaking into a woman’s home and brutally attacking her with a knife. She survived, but they were they shocked to find that she wasn’t his first victim. Not even close. Sponsors in this episode: - Best Fiends - Best Fiends is a 5-star rated mobile puzzle game on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Download it now for free. - Forevernote - Forevernote makes it easy for families to preserve their most precious memories, traditions, and stories. Visit Forevernote.com and enter promo code COURT for a special offer ($25 OFF) and to get started today. - Stamps.com - Get a special offer that includes a 4-week trial PLUS free postage and a digital scale, without any long term commitment. Go to Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the top of the homepage and type COURT. - The Real Real - Shop from designers like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Rolex, Cartier and hundreds more, at up to 90% off retail. Shop in-store, online, or download the app, and get 20% off select items with the promo code REAL. This episode was researched and written by Jennifer Tintner. Follow her on Twitter @JenniferTintner. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	At around 11.45pm on April 28, 2008, a man called 911 to report that his friend had called
0:09.8	him about a break-in.
0:12.3	26-year-old Michelle Murphy woke up to a man on top of her.
0:24.0	The man was stabbing her, slashing her body.
0:27.6	But Michelle thought back.
0:29.6	It's a muffled 911 call.
0:47.6	But in it, Michelle tells Santa Monica police dispatchers that a tall man wearing a dark
0:53.4	long-sleeved shirt came into her bedroom through her window.
0:58.2	She said he broke the screen.
1:01.1	As he repeatedly stabbed her, Michelle managed to pull her legs up to her chest and kick
1:06.9	her assailant.
1:09.2	This caused him to cut himself with a knife.
1:12.6	He began to bleed profusely and ran out of her room, yelling, I'm sorry.
1:19.2	You're not going to get me.
1:21.2	I'm not going to let it happen.
1:24.2	This ends here.
1:26.6	Michelle crawled on her hands and knees to open her front door for a police officer who had
1:31.7	just arrived.
1:33.8	As police worked to track down her assailant, they would learn that this was not his first
1:39.1	attack.
1:40.9	Another case, this time a woman murdered in a nearby town had remarkably similar characteristics.
1:48.8	And a third woman attacked years before in her Hollywood home also stood out.
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