About this episode

The episode explores the brutal murder of another woman linked to Michael Gargiulo and the investigation that reveals patterns in his crimes.

Another woman is found murdered, and this time Michael has gone even further with his brutality. In the wake of the investigation, there is a break in the case. Clear patterns are emerging and link multiple overkill murders of young women to the possibility of one suspect – Michael Gargiulo. The heat is on, but Michael continues to terrorize the women around him. Speaking with detectives and experts, Dr. Michelle Ward investigates another frenzied murder and how Michael behaves when he has chosen his next potential victim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michelle Ward

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• brutality
• serial killer
• overkill murders
• victim profiling

Keywords

• Michael Gargiulo
• murder
• investigation
• overkill
• young women
• detectives
• victims

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Organizations: Acast

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