# The Hollywood Ripper Murders: Inside the Crimes of Michael Gargiulo

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Podcast: [Horrifying History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horrifying-history-501220)
Published: 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00
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Los Angeles is often regarded as a city of dreams, with bright lights and a promise of fame and fortune. But behind the glamour lives darkness. Between 2001 and 2008, a man who appeared to his neighbours to be calm, unassuming, and ordinary walked the city streets. What they didn’t know was that he was a monster.

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