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Curtain Call For The  HOLLYWOOD RIPPER?

THE trial of Michael Gargiulo, 43 – dubbed the Hollywood Ripper – has dominated headlines the world over. On the witness list: actor Ashton Kutcher, who was scheduled to go on a date with one of the victims the night she was murdered.

The story begins in August 1993 with the murder of Tricia Pacaccio just outside Chicago. Father Rick Pacaccio had just walked out the garage, when out of the corner of his eye, he saw his 18-year-old daughter splayed out on the landing, stabbed to death. Tricia was just a few days away from moving onto the next chapter in her young and exciting life as a freshman at Purdue University, and the night before, she, her close friend Karen Jones and most of the kids from their senior class had gone out — one last hurrah for the summer. Police believe it was around 01h00, as Tricia walked toward the side door of the house, keys

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