Who was Ashley Ellerin, when did she die and what was her relationship with Ashton Kutcher?
ASHLEY Ellerin was killed 18 years ago before she was about to go on a date with Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher.
But who was she and how close was she to the That ’70s Show star? Here’s what we know.
Who was Ashley Ellerin and what is her connection to Ashton Kutcher?
Ashley was a 22-year- old fashion student when she was murdered on February 21, 2001.
She was killed in her LA apartment.
She was a student at LA’s Fashion Institute of Design of Merchandising in the fall of 2000.
The young woman met Ashton in December 2000 and they reportedly started a relationship in February 2001.
How did Ashley die?
Ashley was stabbed 47 times in her apartment before Ashton was meant to pick her up for a date.
The Hollywood actor was going to be taking her to a post-Grammys party.
It was feared Ashley had a stalker after her alleged killer had showed up to her apartment unannounced offering to fix things around the house.
She had met her alleged killer when she went to get her flat tyre fixed.
She met then 24-year-old Michael Gargiulo, who is now on trial for her murder.
What has Ashton said about the murder?
The actor has testified during the trial.
He said when he arrived to Ashley’s home he, she didn’t answer the door.
He told the court: “I knocked on the door. There was no answer. Knocked again.
“And once again, no answer. At this point I pretty well assumed she had left for the night, and that I was late, and she was upset.”
He added that before he left, he peeked through the windows and saw what he described as a stain on the floor.
He said: “I saw that I thought was red wine on the carpet. But that wasn’t alarming because I went to her house party [days before] and it was like a college party.
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“I didn’t think much about it.”
He added: “I remember the next day after I heard about what happened, I went to the detectives and said ‘my fingerprints are on the door’. I was freaking out.”
The stain later turned out to be Ashley’s blood.