How I Met Your Mother Actor Sentenced to 32 Years to Life for Stabbing Ex

A brutal attack in May 2024 has ended with a severe reckoning. Nick Pasqual, known for his role on the hit series How I Met Your Mother, received a 32-year to life sentence Tuesday after being convicted of the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend, makeup artist Allie Shehorn.

According to prosecutors, Pasqual broke into Shehorn’s Sunland home in the early morning hours and stabbed her more than 20 times—targeting her neck, chest, back, abdomen, arms, and wrists before fleeing toward the U.S.-Mexico border. The brutality of the assault speaks to the severity of what Shehorn endured that night. Yet despite the viciousness of the attack, she survived. After emergency surgery and extensive medical treatment, Shehorn emerged with her life intact, though the physical and emotional toll remains permanent. Mounting medical bills and lasting trauma now accompany the permanent injuries she carries.

The conviction itself came down hard across multiple counts. A jury found Pasqual guilty of attempted murder, residential burglary, and other charges tied to the attack. The sentence handed down Tuesday reflects the gravity of those convictions—a life sentence with a minimum of 32 years before any possibility of parole enters the conversation.

For Shehorn, the courtroom victory marks one chapter’s end, but not the final word. She’s pursuing a civil lawsuit against Pasqual, alleging sexual battery, gender violence, assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence. She’s seeking both compensatory and punitive damages—a path that will keep this case in her life for years to come.

This story serves as a stark reminder that violence against intimate partners remains devastatingly real, and that surviving such an attack often means fighting twice—once for your life in that moment, and again through the long process of healing and seeking justice.