A man dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper" was found guilty Thursday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death.

Michael Gargiulo, 43, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder by a Los Angeles jury who deliberated for four days before reaching their verdict.

Prosecutor Dan Akemon had told jurors that Gargiulo targeted the women in "frenzied knife attacks," referring to him as a "stone-cold serial killer who preys on women."

Gargiulo's lawyers said he denied the killings.

They said there was no evidence Gargiulo was at the scene of the two murders, and indicated that his dissociative identity disorder could have caused him to go into a "fugue" state during a separate attack on a third woman who survived.

The trial will move next week to a second phase to assess if Gargiulo was sane at the time of the killings, before sentencing then takes place.

Gargiulo could face the death penalty.

He is also awaiting a separate trial for the earlier 1993 killing of a third woman in the state of Illinois.

Prosecutor Akemon said Gargiulo targeted women who lived near him and waited for the perfect opportunity to attack them at night in or near their homes in "totally planned killings."

The murdered women had injuries to their breasts, and one was found nearly decapitated, he said.

'Two and a Half Men'&nbsp;actor Kutcher told jurors he had gone to victim Ashley Ellerin's home in Hollywood in 2001 to pick her up for a date, but had arrived late and nobody had answered the door.

He said he had looked through a window and seen what he thought was red wine spilled on the floor before leaving, assuming she had already gone out.

Kutcher said he and Ellerin, a 22-year-old fashion design student, were acquaintances.

The second victim, 32-year-old Maria Bruno, was killed in her Los Angeles area apartment in 2005.

Gargiulo was arrested in Santa Monica in 2008 following an attack on another woman who survived being stabbed eight times in her home.

He was also found guilty of attempted murder for that case Thursday.

A man dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper" was found guilty Thursday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death.

A man dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper" was found guilty Thursday of the murders of two women, including a student who was due to go out with actor Ashton Kutcher the night of her death. Michael Gargiulo, 43, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder by a Los Angeles jury who deliberated for four days before reaching their verdict. Prosecutor Dan Akemon had told jurors that Gargiulo targeted the women in "frenzied knife attacks," referring to him as a "stone-cold serial killer who preys on women." Gargiulo's lawyers said he denied the killings. They said there was no evidence Gargiulo was at the scene of the two murders, and indicated that his dissociative identity disorder could have caused him to go into a "fugue" state during a separate attack on a third woman who survived. The trial will move next week to a second phase to assess if Gargiulo was sane at the time of the killings, before sentencing then takes place. Gargiulo could face the death penalty. He is also awaiting a separate trial for the earlier 1993 killing of a third woman in the state of Illinois. Prosecutor Akemon said Gargiulo targeted women who lived near him and waited for the perfect opportunity to attack them at night in or near their homes in "totally planned killings." The murdered women had injuries to their breasts, and one was found nearly decapitated, he said. 'Two and a Half Men' actor Kutcher told jurors he had gone to victim Ashley Ellerin's home in Hollywood in 2001 to pick her up for a date, but had arrived late and nobody had answered the door. He said he had looked through a window and seen what he thought was red wine spilled on the floor before leaving, assuming she had already gone out. Kutcher said he and Ellerin, a 22-year-old fashion design student, were acquaintances. The second victim, 32-year-old Maria Bruno, was killed in her Los Angeles area apartment in 2005. Gargiulo was arrested in Santa Monica in 2008 following an attack on another woman who survived being stabbed eight times in her home. He was also found guilty of attempted murder for that case Thursday.

'Hollywood Ripper' found guilty of two murders including Ashton Kutcher date

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher testified on Wednesday at the trial of what a man charged with the murder of the young woman and two others.&nbsp;

The man named Michael Gargiulo dubbed as the Hollywood Ripper, allegedly killed a fashion design student Ashley Ellerin on the night of 22 February 2001. Ashton happened to have become an eyewitness in Ashley’s murder as he was to pick her up for a date night.&nbsp;

Ashton arrived at the Hollywood bungalow of Ashley after speaking to her by phone earlier that evening to arrange a date, the Los Angeles City News Service reported. When he got there two hours after speaking to her on the phone, he said that he found the lights on but door locked. He rang the doorbell and no one came. He then peered through the front window and saw “what I thought was a red wine spilled on the carpet”.

“I didn’t really think anything of it,” Kutcher said, adding that he “figured I screwed up” by showing up late, and he assumed Ellerin had gone out with a friend.

Ashley who was 22 at the time was found dead at her home the next morning by a roommate. She had been stabbed 47 times, according to the prosecutors.&nbsp;

Michael Gargiulo is on trial at Los Angeles superior court for the murder of Ashley and two other women and the attempted murder of another.

The man, &nbsp;43-years-old was arrested in 2008. He has pleaded not guilty.

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher testified on Wednesday at the trial of what a man charged with the murder of the young woman and two others. The man named Michael Gargiulo dubbed as the Hollywood Ripper, allegedly killed a fashion design student Ashley Ellerin on the night of 22 February 2001.

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher testified on Wednesday at the trial of what a man charged with the murder of the young woman and two others. The man named Michael Gargiulo dubbed as the Hollywood Ripper, allegedly killed a fashion design student Ashley Ellerin on the night of 22 February 2001. Ashton happened to have become an eyewitness in Ashley’s murder as he was to pick her up for a date night. Ashton arrived at the Hollywood bungalow of Ashley after speaking to her by phone earlier that evening to arrange a date, the Los Angeles City News Service reported. When he got there two hours after speaking to her on the phone, he said that he found the lights on but door locked. He rang the doorbell and no one came. He then peered through the front window and saw “what I thought was a red wine spilled on the carpet”. “I didn’t really think anything of it,” Kutcher said, adding that he “figured I screwed up” by showing up late, and he assumed Ellerin had gone out with a friend. Ashley who was 22 at the time was found dead at her home the next morning by a roommate. She had been stabbed 47 times, according to the prosecutors. Michael Gargiulo is on trial at Los Angeles superior court for the murder of Ashley and two other women and the attempted murder of another. The man, 43-years-old was arrested in 2008. He has pleaded not guilty.

Ashton Kutcher appears for trial of alleged serial killer that murdered his date Ashley Ellerin 18 years ago

Actor Ashton Kutcher has revealed that he went to the mountains and survive only on tea and water for a week to cope with his divorce from Demi Moore. 
 
Kutcher, 40, and Moore, 55, pulled the plug on their eight-year-old marriage in November 2011. The actor eventually filed divorce documents in December 2012 and the pair finalised their divorce in November 2013. 
The actor opened up about the period while talking to his friend Dax Shepard on his podcast Armchair Expert. 
 
&quot;I went into Big Sky in Montana, and I did no food, no drink - just water and tea. I took all my computers away, my phone, my everything. I was there by myself so there was no talking, and I just had a notepad and a pen and water and tea for a week,&quot; Kutcher said. 
 
Kutcher said he enjoyed the extreme solitude and found the whole experience as &quot;really spiritual and kind of awesome&quot;. 
 
&quot;I started to hallucinate on day two, which was fantastic &hellip; It was pretty wonderful. I was doing tai chi with my own energy,&quot; he said. 
 
The actor also said that he used the whole experience to reflect on his past relationships and in the process wrote letters to some of his ex-partners. 
 
&quot;I wrote down every single relationship that I had where I felt like there was some grudge or some anything and then I wrote letters to every single person and sent the letters on day seven. I typed them all out and sent them. It was almost like an AA exercise, where I was like: &#39;I probably have done some damage.&#39; So I just cleared (my) palate,&quot; Kutcher said. 
 
The actor is currently married to his That 70&#39;s Show&nbsp;co-star Mila Kunis and the couple have two children together.&nbsp;

 
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Kutcher, 40, and Moore, 55, pulled the plug on their eight-year-old marriage in November 2011.

Actor Ashton Kutcher has revealed that he went to the mountains and survive only on tea and water for a week to cope with his divorce from Demi Moore. Kutcher, 40, and Moore, 55, pulled the plug on their eight-year-old marriage in November 2011. The actor eventually filed divorce documents in December 2012 and the pair finalised their divorce in November 2013. The actor opened up about the period while talking to his friend Dax Shepard on his podcast Armchair Expert. "I went into Big Sky in Montana, and I did no food, no drink - just water and tea. I took all my computers away, my phone, my everything. I was there by myself so there was no talking, and I just had a notepad and a pen and water and tea for a week," Kutcher said. Kutcher said he enjoyed the extreme solitude and found the whole experience as "really spiritual and kind of awesome". "I started to hallucinate on day two, which was fantastic … It was pretty wonderful. I was doing tai chi with my own energy," he said. The actor also said that he used the whole experience to reflect on his past relationships and in the process wrote letters to some of his ex-partners. "I wrote down every single relationship that I had where I felt like there was some grudge or some anything and then I wrote letters to every single person and sent the letters on day seven. I typed them all out and sent them. It was almost like an AA exercise, where I was like: 'I probably have done some damage.' So I just cleared (my) palate," Kutcher said. The actor is currently married to his That 70's Show co-star Mila Kunis and the couple have two children together. -

Ashton Kutcher survived on tea and water after his divorce from Demi Moore

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher on Wednesday went to Washington, DC, to testify before Congress about modern slavery during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting.

Kutcher gave a passionate speech on child trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children. &ldquo;The right to pursue happiness, for so many, is stripped away; it&rsquo;s raped; it&rsquo;s abused. It&rsquo;s taken by force, fraud, or coercion. It is sold for the momentary happiness of another,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;

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Kutcher acknowledged that internet trolls tell him to &ldquo;stick to his day job&rdquo;, and not talk about politics. He then went on to clarify what his day job was. &nbsp;&nbsp;

He said his day job was being the chairman and co-founder of Thorn, an organisation that builds software to fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children.

He added that as part of his &ldquo;day job&rdquo; he&rsquo;s met trafficking victims in Russia, India, and he&#39;s also met victims trafficked from Mexico.&quot;I&#39;ve been on FBI raids where I&#39;ve seen things that no person should ever see,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

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Kutcher choked up a few times while describing a&nbsp;video&nbsp;in which he saw a child the same age as his own being raped by an American man in Cambodia.&nbsp;The 39-year-old actor is a father of two -- a 2-month-old son and a 2-year-old daughter.

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'I've been on FBI raids where I've seen things that no person should ever see'

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher on Wednesday went to Washington, DC, to testify before Congress about modern slavery during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting. Kutcher gave a passionate speech on child trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children. “The right to pursue happiness, for so many, is stripped away; it’s raped; it’s abused. It’s taken by force, fraud, or coercion. It is sold for the momentary happiness of another,” he said. Kutcher acknowledged that internet trolls tell him to “stick to his day job”, and not talk about politics. He then went on to clarify what his day job was. He said his day job was being the chairman and co-founder of Thorn, an organisation that builds software to fight human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children. He added that as part of his “day job” he’s met trafficking victims in Russia, India, and he's also met victims trafficked from Mexico."I've been on FBI raids where I've seen things that no person should ever see," he said. It's not just my job, it's my duty to the global community. Everyone has the right to pursue happiness. https://t.co/kMJK1SyN6R — ashton kutcher (@aplusk) February 16, 2017 × Kutcher choked up a few times while describing a video in which he saw a child the same age as his own being raped by an American man in Cambodia. The 39-year-old actor is a father of two -- a 2-month-old son and a 2-year-old daughter. (WION)

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