About this episode

The episode explores the brutal murder of Ashley Ellerin and the investigation that follows, including insights from her friends and psychological analysis of the perpetrator.

22-year-old Ashley Ellerin is found brutally murdered in her apartment by her roommate. The scene is closed off and police search for any evidence that identifies her killer. Detectives don’t know yet that it’s Mike the Furnace Guy and they open the investigation up to Ashley’s large circle of Hollywood friends, including a famous actor. Dr. Michelle Ward speaks with Ashley’s friend and detectives about the horrific ordeal and uncover the tragic details of her murder. Dr. Ward delves into Michael’s childhood with a psychologist to try to uncover what may have contributed to this heinous attack as an adult. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michelle Ward

Guest: Ashley’s friend

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• Hollywood crime
• psychological analysis
• victim's story
• detective work

Keywords

• Ashley Ellerin
• murder
• Hollywood
• investigation
• Dr. Michelle Ward
• psychology
• crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast, Hollywood

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