Why Ashton Kutcher Was Once Involved In A Murder Trial

When Ashton Kutcher took the stand during the trial of Michael Gargiulo, he shared his version of events of the night of Ashley Ellerin’s murder. The actor started by explaining that he tried calling her later in the night, but the phone went unanswered. Nonetheless, Kutcher followed their initial plan and went over to her place to pick Ellerin up. During his testimony, the “That ’70s Show” star noted that he could see Ellerin’s home lights were on, but when he repeatedly knocked on her door, there was no response. 

Kutcher wasn’t necessarily concerned about her because he figured that Ellerin was simply tired of waiting around for him and chose to spend the night with her friends instead. The actor learned the horrifying truth of her murder the following day, and shared his thought process at the time during his testimony: “My fingerprints are on this door and I was freaking out.” He added, “I told [an officer], ‘Let me tell you what happened,’” (via People).

In a disturbing turn of events, Kutcher actually spotted some of Ellerin’s blood on the floor when he briefly looked through a window, but at the time, “I saw what I thought was red wine spilled on the carpet. But that wasn’t alarming because I went to her house party [days before] and it was like a college party. 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.