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Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper

The Hunt | Ep.4

Mind of a Monster: The Hollywood Ripper

Warner Bros. Discovery

True Crime

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Detectives continue to work on finding Ashley Ellerin’s killer and finally their attentions turn to her neighbor, Mike the furnace guy. Police try to track Michael down, but it proves very difficult rather quickly. Dr. Michelle Ward digs into Michael’s past relationships to find that not only does he manipulate these women, but a series of terrifying behavior emerges. Speaking with victim’s friends and detectives, Dr. Michelle Ward explores the manhunt and how patterns of Michael’s sadistic behavior is in all aspects of his life.  

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0:00.0

This podcast explores themes of violence against women, rape, and murder.

0:04.7

It includes explicit dialogue.

0:06.6

Listener discretion is advised.

0:09.1

Please note some of the voices you hear in the series have been performed by actors.

0:17.5

Previously, on Mind of a Monster, the Hollywood Ripper.

0:20.7

So I go up the stairs and I open the door and she is on the landing covered in blood and blue in the face.

0:32.4

From ID and Aero Media, I'm criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward, and this is Mind of a Monster,

0:38.7

the Hollywood Ripper.

0:40.9

Chapter 4, The Hunt.

0:43.1

She had what they referred to as an atlanto occipital dislocation, in simple terms, decapitated.

0:52.5

The jury was shown the photos from her apartment, and it was just covered in blood.

0:57.0

It's 2001, Michael Garjulo is living in Hollywood.

1:09.0

On February 21, beautiful fashion student Ashley Elloran is

1:13.8

stabbed to death just before her date with up-and-coming actor Ashton Coocher. Ashley's death hits

1:20.5

the headlines. It's sickeningly violent, but there are other disturbing details about the

1:25.0

killing which are withheld from the media.

1:31.8

LAPD homicide detective Tom Small is leading the hunt for the murderer.

1:38.5

And could you describe the scene, what injuries there were and how she was positioned?

1:46.3

We saw how she was positioned on the floor. It was obvious to us she had been moved so that the person that did this

1:49.2

most likely was hovered over her

1:51.4

and finishing her off

1:53.1

because he wants, in my view, to see her die

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