弁護: Kutcher 証言 supports 疑問 in 殺人 裁判,公判

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An 弁護士/代理人/検事 for a man 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third in Southern California told 賠審員s in の近くにing arguments Wednesday that actor Ashton Kutcher's 証言 helps point to a different 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑う.

弁護士/代理人/検事 Daniel Nardoni tried to 納得させる a 陪審/陪審員団 that two other men may have been 責任がある the stabbing deaths 43-year-old Michael Gargiulo is 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with, and in the 事例/患者 of Ashley Ellerin, who was killed in her Hollywood home in 2001, he said the 証言 of Kutcher, who 証言するd in the 早期に days of the 裁判,公判 in May, was 重要な when 連合させるd with two others.

"Ashton Kutcher is a celebrity 星/主役にする in the entertainment 産業," Nardoni said. "And I believe Ashton Kutcher is the 星/主役にする 証言,証人/目撃する in this 事例/患者."

Kutcher was a few seasons into "That '70s Show" and had just starred in the film "Dude, Where's My Car?" He was not yet the 世帯 指名する and tabloid 中心的要素 that he would become a few years later after marrying Demi Moore.

Ellerin was a 22-year-old fashion design student. The two were casual 知識s with 相互の friends, but both were newly 選び出す/独身 and planning to go out together the night Ellerin was killed.

The two last spoke at 8:24 p.m., when Kutcher 証言するd that he told Ellerin he was running late and Ellerin told him she had just gotten out of the にわか雨.

Michael Gargiulo's attorney Dan Nardoni addresses the jury during closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and 
attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo's 弁護士/代理人/検事 Dan Nardoni 演説(する)/住所s the 陪審/陪審員団 during の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of an 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Nardoni told 賠審員s that Ellerin's apartment 経営者/支配人, an aspiring actor, 証言するd that he was having a 性の 関係 with her, and was in the house when Kutcher called. Nardoni told 賠審員s the call could have made him angry and violent.

A neighbor who was passing Ellerin's house on the way to a nearby dog park 証言するd that he heard two 叫び声をあげるs coming from Ellerin's house at about 8:30 p.m., just around the time of Kutcher's call. Nardoni said this was most likely when Ellerin was killed.

Kutcher 証言するd that he arrived at Ellerin's apartment much later in the evening, got no answer when he knocked on the door, looked inside the house and saw what he thought were ワイン stains, then left, thinking she had gone out without him.

Nardoni told 賠審員s he did not need to 証明する that someone else killed Ellerin, only to 設立する that another possible 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑う could cast reasonable 疑問 on G argiulo's 犯罪.

The lawyer used the same 手段 when discussing the other 殺人 his (弁護士の)依頼人 is 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with - the 2005 殺人,大当り of 32-year-old mother of four Maria Bruno in her house in the Los Angeles 郊外 of El Monte. Nardoni 示唆するd that her estranged husband, the last person to see her alive, was responsible.

He showed 賠審員s a graphic 罪,犯罪-scene photo of Bruno, who - like Ellerin - had been stabbed dozens of times. Bruno's breasts were 削減(する) off and breast implants 除去するd, a 調印する of 深い-seated 憎悪, Nardoni said.

"Whoever did this, it was personal," Nardoni said.

The 弁護士/代理人/検事 told the 陪審/陪審員団 that no physical 証拠, no デオキシリボ核酸, no 指紋s, no hair 見本s, were 設立する tying Gargiulo to the scene in the Ellerin 事例/患者. And he said only a shoe-covering bootie that Gargiulo used in his work as an 空気/公表する conditioner 修理 man with his and the 犠牲者's デオキシリボ核酸 was 設立する in the Bruno 事例/患者, but it was outside her apartment in a コンビナート/複合体 where both she and Gargiulo lived.

Gargiulo lived 近づく or knew the 犠牲者s in all the attacks, 含むing the 1993 殺人,大当り of Tricia Pacaccio, for which Gargiulo is を待つing a separate 裁判,公判.

The physical 証拠 is far stronger for the 殺人未遂 事例/患者, in which Michelle Murphy was attacked in 2008 in her bed at her apartment in Santa Monica, but fought 支援する, 原因(となる)ing the 攻撃者 to 削減(する) himself and leave a 追跡する of 血 as he fell. The デオキシリボ核酸 in the 血 matched デオキシリボ核酸 collected from Gargiulo during another 殺人 調査.

Nardoni made no 試みる/企てる at a 弁護 on that count, essentially 譲歩するing it and telling 賠審員s not to let it 影響(力) their 決定/判定勝ち(する) on the two 殺人,大当りs.

"I know that the 証拠 is much stronger with Michelle Murphy, that's the elephant in the courtroom," Nardoni said. "You have to 裁判官 each 事例/患者 分かれて."

Another 弁護 弁護士/代理人/検事, Dale Rubin, 特記する/引用するd the 証言 of a 弁護 psychologist who 診断するd Gargiulo with dissociative personality disorder, 以前は known as 多重の personalit y disorder. Rubin said Gargiulo may have been in a "fugue 明言する/公表する" and didn't know where he was when he was in Murphy's apartment.

Gargiulo was 逮捕(する)d weeks after the Murphy attack, and it 結局 led to 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s for the two California 殺人,大当りs and the 殺すing of 18-year-old Pacaccio, a friend's older sister, in his hometown of Glenview, Illinois, when Gargiulo was 17.

The 起訴 賞賛するd Murphy's toughness and 解決する in its の近くにing arguments a day earlier.

"Michelle Murphy, because of her strength and courage, 許すd 捜査官/調査官s to work backwards to find the 殺し屋 of Tricia Pacaccio, of Ashley Ellerin, of Maria Bruno," Los Angeles 郡 副 地区 弁護士/代理人/検事 Garrett Dameron said.

賠審員s are 推定する/予想するd to begin 審議s on Thursday, after 検察官,検事s give their rebuttal to the 弁護's の近くにing argument.

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Michael Gargiulo smiles as his attorney presents closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo smiles as his 弁護士/代理人/検事 現在のs の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

FILE - In this May 29, 2019 file photo, actor Ashton Kutcher testifies in the murder trial of Michael Gargiulo in Los Angeles Superior Court. A prosecutor says four strikingly similar attacks on women in California were all planned and executed by a skilled serial killer who studied the lives and homes of victims who lived near him before savagely stabbing them, in his closing remarks to the jury Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Kutcher, who was supposed to have drinks with fashion-design student Ashley Ellerin on the night she was stabbed to death at her Hollywood home in 2001, testified that he arrived very late, looked through Ellerin's window and saw stains that he assumed were spilled wine, and left because he thought she had gone out without him. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - In this May 29, 2019 とじ込み/提出する photo, actor Ashton Kutcher 証言するs in the 殺人 裁判,公判 of Michael Gargiulo in Los Angeles Superior 法廷,裁判所. A 検察官,検事 says four strikingly 類似の attacks on women in California were all planned and 遂行する/発効させるd by a 技術d serial 殺し屋 who 熟考する/考慮するd the lives and homes of 犠牲者s who lived 近づく him before savagely stabbing them, in his の近くにing 発言/述べるs to the 陪審/陪審員団 Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Kutcher, who was supposed to have drinks with fashion-design student Ashley Ellerin on the night she was stabbed to death at her Hollywood home in 2001, 証言するd that he arrived very late, looked through Ellerin's window and saw stains that he assumed were 流出/こぼすd ワイン, and left because he thought she had gone out without him. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times 経由で AP, Pool, とじ込み/提出する)

Michael Gargiulo listens to his attorney's closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closi
ng arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo listens to his 弁護士/代理人/検事's の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of an 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, right, talks to his attorney Dale Rubin during closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, 権利, 会談 to his 弁護士/代理人/検事 Dale Rubin during の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo listens to his attorney's closing arguments during the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo listens to his 弁護士/代理人/検事's の近くにing arguments during the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Attorney Daniel Nardoni, left, presents closing arguments for his client Michael Gargiulo, background right, during the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

弁護士/代理人/検事 Daniel Nardoni, left, 現在のs の近くにing arguments for his (弁護士の)依頼人 Michael Gargiulo, background r ight, during the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of an 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Judge Larry P. Fidler listens to closing arguments in the trial of People v. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

裁判官 Larry P. Fidler listens to の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People v. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, center, sits next to his attorney Dale Rubin, left, during closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, 中心, sits next to his 弁護士/代理人/検事 Dale Rubin, left, during の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, right, sits next to his attorneys Daniel Nard
oni, left, and Dale Rubin, center, during closing arguments in the trial of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Michael Gargiulo, 権利, sits next to his 弁護士/代理人/検事s Daniel Nardoni, left, and Dale Rubin, 中心, during の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

Notes from a conversation between actor Ashton Kutcher and his ex-girlfriend Ashley Ellerin, one of Michael Gargiulo's alleged victims, are presented on a slide as Judge Larry P. Fidler, right, listens during closing arguments in the trial of People vs.
 Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. Closing arguments continued Wednesday in the trial of the air conditioning repairman charged with killing two Southern California women and attempting to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

公式文書,認めるs from a conversation between actor Ashton Kutcher and his ex-girlfriend Ashley Ellerin, one of Michael Gargiulo's 申し立てられた/疑わしい 犠牲者s, are 現在のd on a slide as 裁判官 Larry P. Fidler, 権利, listens during の近くにing arguments in the 裁判,公判 of People vs. Michael Gargiulo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. の近くにing arguments continued Wednesday in the 裁判,公判 of the 空気/公表する 条件ing repairman 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金d with 殺人,大当り two Southern California women and 試みる/企てるing to kill a third. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)

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