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‘Boy Next Door Killer’ gets death for murders of 2 women

Michael Thomas Gargiulo listens during a sentencing hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court, Friday, July 16, 2021. Gargiulo has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and an attempted-murder charge stemming from attacks in the Los Angeles area between 2001 and 2008, including the death of Kutcher's former girlfriend, 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin. A judge denied a new trial for Garigiulo, a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer,” who could be sentenced to death later Friday for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler wears a face mask during the sentencing hearing of Michael Thomas Gargiulo at Los Angeles Superior Court, Friday, July 16, 2021. The judge denied a new trial for Gargiulo, who could be sentenced to death later Friday for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. Judge Larry Fidler rejected a defense motion arguing there was not enough physical evidence against 45-year-old Gargiulo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Michael Thomas Gargiulo, left, listens to his defense attorneys, Daniel Nardoni, middle, and Dale Michael Rubin during a sentencing hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court, Friday, July 16, 2021. A judge denied a new trial for Garigiulo, a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer,” who could be sentenced to death later Friday for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Michael Thomas Gargiulo listens to his defense attorney Daniel Nardoni, as he pleads for his life during a sentencing hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court, Friday, July 16, 2021. A judge denied a new trial for Garigiulo, a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer,” who could be sentenced to death later Friday for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)