Sep 19, 2026 · 20 min · 8 segments
What if the evidence that finally caught a killer was hidden in plain sight for years? Tonight, Scott Michaels shares special documents from the Hollywood Ripper case. Welcome to a gripping true…
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Scott Michaels from the Daily Departed Tours and Museum in Los Angeles, specializing in celebrity deaths and Hollywood crime.

And, um, Scott, we went through on the, uh, on the main podcast, uh, how you got started and what you do.

And you brought one in today, and it's actually a, a, a case that we, we covered on the website.

And, you know, a lot of times when I see, uh, stuff, you know, artifacts of killers and things, you know, there's that ghoulishness of it.

But seeing something as kind of benign as this is, is interesting because you can get kind of into the head of the person a little bit.

And what you brought in is you brought Michael Gargiulo's, um, uh, applica- rental application.

You know, he's been in the news because he was, um, uh, he had murdered a woman who, uh, had been seeing Ashton Kutcher, and that Ashton Kutcher had to testify at his trial.
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This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes strong language.

It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing.

Scott Michaels from the Daily Departed Tours and Museum in Los Angeles, specializing in celebrity deaths and Hollywood crime.

And, um, Scott, we went through on the, uh, on the main podcast, uh, how you got started and what you do.

And you brought one in today, and it's actually a, a, a case that we, we covered on the website.

And, you know, a lot of times when I see, uh, stuff, you know, artifacts of killers and things, you know, there's that ghoulishness of it.

But seeing something as kind of benign as this is, is interesting because you can get kind of into the head of the person a little bit.

And what you brought in is you brought Michael Gargiulo's, um, uh, applica- rental application.

You know, he's been in the news because he was, um, uh, he had murdered a woman who, uh, had been seeing Ashton Kutcher, and that Ashton Kutcher had to testify at his trial.