Michael Gargiulo: The Hollywood Ripper

About this episode

Candice DeLong explores the case of Michael Gargiulo, the Hollywood Ripper, and how he evaded justice for years.

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Michael Gargiulo, known as the Hollywood Ripper. For more than a decade, women in the suburbs of Chicago and the Hollywood Hills were being murdered in their own homes, and no one saw it coming -- because the killer was never a stranger. He was the boy next door, the friendly repairman, the neighbor who waved from across the street. Candice examines how Gargiulo used proximity, access, and an unsettling gift for blending in to evade justice for fifteen years -- and how one survivor's refusal to give up changed everything. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Candice DeLong

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• criminal profiling
• FBI
• survivor story
• Hollywood Ripper

Keywords

• Michael Gargiulo
• Hollywood Ripper
• Candice DeLong
• FBI
• true crime
• murder case
• survivor

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Organizations: Treefort Media

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