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Ashley Ellerin was 22 when she was murdered in her Hollywood apartment on February 21, 2001. A fashion student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, she had plans that night to attend a Grammy after-party with actor Ashton Kutcher, who arrived at her door late and left after receiving no answer. Ellerin’s roommate, Jennifer Disisto, found her the next morning near the bathroom; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

The autopsy reported 47 stab wounds, with 12 considered independently fatal. Wounds included deep punctures to the chest, stomach, and back, and a neck wound that nearly severed her head; defensive injuries on her arms showed she fought her attacker. The investigation eventually identified neighbor Michael Gargiulo as the suspect; he was arrested and later charged in connection with Ellerin’s killing and other attacks. Was anyone in Hollywood at the time aware of unusual activity near Ashley’s building that night, or does anyone have information about her last hours?