I heard the plan.

In my opinion, you’re just as sick as your ‘mentor," (viaSheKnows).

In December 2000, Kutcher and Ellerin were introduced through mutual friends.

Ashton Kutcher looking moody at an event

Their paths crossed when she subsequently invited him over for a house party.

Ellerin was willing to wait since she had just started getting ready.

She had been brutally stabbed 47 times.

Ashton Kutcher testifying in court

Nonetheless, Kutcher followed their initial plan and went over to her place to pick Ellerin up.

I didn’t think much about it."

Kutcher wasn’t a suspect for the murder and his testimony was instrumental in nailing the real culprit.

Michael Gargiulo during Ashley Ellerin’s trial

Prosecutors therefore believed that the murderer acted shortly after Ellerin got off the phone with Kutcher.

Eventually, Michael Gargiulo was found guilty of the shocking crime.

That small interaction led him to stalk Ellerin and show up at her home unannounced.

Once, her roommate, Justin Peterson, caught Gargiulo sitting in his car outside their home.

When Gargiulo raised his leg, Peterson saw a knife attached to his ankle.

In 2021, Gargiulo received the death penalty.