Mike the Furnace Guy | Ep.2

Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper

Warner Bros. Discovery

True Crime

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A teenage girl has been murdered in Gargiulo’s hometown on her front doorstep and when police look to question him after an unusual encounter with the victim’s parents, Michael has escaped to Los Angeles. Working as a bouncer and aspiring actor, Michael is not hiding in the shadows. He sets his sights on a young beautiful woman and begins to stalk and insert himself into her life under the guise of his new job – a heating and cooling repair man.  Speaking to experts and the victim’s friends, Dr. Michelle Ward investigates Michael’s stalking behavior and insertion into his victim’s life. 

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0:00.0	This podcast explores themes of stalking, violence against women, rape, and murder. It includes
0:06.8	explicit dialogue. Listener discretion is advised. Please note some of the voices you hear in the series
0:13.0	have been performed by actors. Previously, on Mind of a Monster, the Hollywood Ripper.
0:21.1	I just always remember feeling like on edge, you know?
0:24.6	You never kind of knew what he was going to do.
0:28.4	The jury was shown the photos from her apartment and it was just covered in blood, just everywhere,
0:34.4	over her bed spread, in her hallway where she crawled out of.
0:39.0	They were in such shock that eventually the police had to take both of them to the hospital
0:43.5	because of their horror and what they had discovered.
0:46.6	From ID and Aero Media, I'm criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward,
0:51.3	and this is Mind of a Monster, the Hollywood Ripper.
0:55.0	Chapter 2. Mike the Furnace Guy.
1:03.3	It's August 1993, and the 18-year-old sister of one of Michael Gargulo's best friends
1:09.3	has been stabbed to death on her doorstep.
1:11.6	The town of Glenview, Illinois, goes into collective shock.
1:15.6	Tricia Piccaccio was one of their brightest stars.
1:18.6	Cook County PD cordoned off the scene.
1:21.6	They begin gathering evidence, but there's precious little left behind by the killer.
1:25.6	Detectives find a shoe print near Trish's body,
1:30.0	but it turns out to belong to her dad, Rick.
1:33.0	The Pacacho family moves out,
1:34.7	and it'll be years before they can face moving back home.
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