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Posted Sep 4th 2008 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Seven years after her murder, a suspect has finally been charged in the stabbing of Ashley Ellerin -- who was linked to Ashton Kutcher at the time of her death.
Michael Gargiulo, who's been in custody for several months for a different crime, was officially charged with two murders today -- one of which was Ellerin's.
Two of his attorneys, Elana Goldstein and David Murphy, tell TMZ, "Our client vehemently denies all allegations against him and any involvement in any of these murders."
Ellerin was found stabbed to death in her apartment. The night of her murder, Ashton showed up at her house to pick her up for a Grammy party, but left when she didn't answer the door.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ashton & Demi
Tags: Ashley Ellerin, AshleyEllerin, Ashton Kutcher, AshtonKutcher, charged, girlfriend, killed, Michael Gargiulo, MichaelGargiulo, murder
Posted Aug 30th 2008 9:29AM by TMZ Staff
Police have used DNA to link a man to the 2001 murder of Ashley Ellerin -- who happened to be dating Ashton Kutcher at the time of her death.
The story goes like this: Back in the pre-Demi days, Kutcher told police he went to pick up Ellerin for a post-Grammy party, but she didn't answer the door. He looked through a back window and saw what he thought were red wine stains on the carpet. He eventually left.
Those weren't wine stains and her body was discovered the next day by a friend.
Michael Gargiulo has been in custody since June for attempted murder of another woman. That's when DNA tests were used to link him to several murders, including Ellerin's.
Gargiulo's lawyer, Anthony V. Salerno, says he has not been charged in Ellerin's murder, but admits he's the prime suspect.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Ashton & Demi
Tags: Ashley Ellerin, AshleyEllerin, Ashton Kutcher, AshtonKutcher, girlfriend, killed, Michael Gargiulo, MichaelGargiulo, murder, suspect