Gargiulo, the so-called 'Hollywood Ripper,' already is facing a death sentence in California for the murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third.
CHICAGO -- Convicted serial killer Michael Gargiulo appeared in a Cook County courtroom on Friday, after he was extradited from California to face charges in the 1993 stabbing death of 18-year-old Tricia Pacaccio. Cook County Judge Anthony Calabrese ordered Gargiulo, 48, held in the Cook County Jail as he awaits trial on a first-degree murder charge in Pacaccio's death.
Ellerin was found stabbed dozens of times and nearly decapitated, while Bruno's body was mutilated as she slept, prosecutors said during the trial. Because of the violent nature of the murders, the killer was nicknamed the 'Hollywood Ripper.' But prosecutor Dan Akemon said he was more like the 'boy next door,' noting that he lived near all of his victims and appeared to obsess over them before their murders.
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