Michael Gargiulo's trial began with a prosecutor outlining the California murders for jurors, calling the defendant "the boy next door killer" and his crimes "the methodical and systematic slaughter of women." "What you will hear is that Michael Gargiulo for almost 15 years was watching, always watching," prosecutor Daniel Akemon said. "And his hobby was plotting the perfect opportunity to attack women with a knife in and around their homes." He also pointed out that no murder weapon has been found and no DNA evidence connected Gargiulo to the killing of Ellerin. Gargiulo was a friend of her brother's and 17 at the time Pacaccio was stabbed to death on her front porch.

Source: ABC News May 02, 2019 19:03 UTC