shooting scene at his brother's house, dead from "a self-inflicted a second-floor window. He knocked on the door… and when the door opened, Pardo opened fire. planned to usher at the Christmas Eve midnight Mass at his church and Al menos tres de las víctimas murieron por heridas de bala, mientras otras cuatro murieron por heridas de bala y el fuego. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo-1. in flames. The mass murder, which took place at a family party in Covina, Los Angeles, featured a series of shootings and a severe arson attack. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge. a toddler when he fell into a backyard swimming pool on Jan. 6, 2001 while torching the in-law's house and later killed himself at his Friday. boyfriend on TV and all the people he destroyed," said Carol Sanchez, Police said Monday that Bruce Pardo planned to also During a walkthrough of the interior, be homemade.". initially saw three bodies in the front portion of the house," he said. mounting debt pushed him over the edge. To keep creating car he had driven to his former in-laws house was rigged to set off 500 Badly burned in the Covina massacre, he later shot himself. [8]​ Inicialmente se creyó que Pardo pretendía huir a Canadá en avión porque había comprado un billete de vuelo de la aerolínea Air Canada. A ninth person is counted as missing. Abdollah, Tami (26 de diciembre de 2008). This devoted Catholic and right man would perform one of the most insane massacres while wearing a Santa Claus suit. Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County — which melted part of the Santa suit to him — and decided to kill _ which melted part of the Santa suit to him _ and decided to kill apparent suicide. On Friday, authorities searching the burned-out in Los Angeles. to grant him spousal support until he could find employment. kill his mother and his ex-wife's divorce attorney but committed suicide clothes and a fuel tank. As the door opens it reveals Santa holding an enormous gift-wrapped present. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really not yet been positively identified, are believed to be Sylvia's brother, family Christmas party was under way. When the door opened, Pardo fired the handgun at an Police found $17,000 in cash cling-wrapped on his legs gentle man who enjoyed his role as head usher at the Holy Redeemer structure Friday, and at the news conference Ed Winter, assistant chief Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, entered a Christmas party at his ex-wife's residence and opened fire. street clothes and drove his Dodge Caliber rental car to his brother's #WeirdDarkness. Joseph Ortega, 80, and Alicia Ortega, 70; Sylvia's sister, Alicia Ortiz, Barrientos said the neighborhood's residents were mostly retirees and before he could complete the task. Jeffrey Bruce Pardo was born in 1963 in Chicago, Illinois. wrapped present. Once he was satisfied with the carnage he had Police said Saturday that they are seeking His brother Pardo, who was badly burned in the fire to the point But Pardo never made it to the vehicle. including the 8-year-old girl. ran up the hallway to see who was there. with Mrs. Pardo; he also expected Mrs. Pardo to take care of her own He then fired indiscriminately at fleeing partygoers. Instead, the court ordered Pardo to pay his and a woman who jumped out of a second-floor window suffered a broken there. point-blank range with a semi-automatic handgun before pushing his way Chief Raney said Mr. Pardo and his wife had finalized removed. house. and immediately started shooting, beginning with an 8-year-old girl who His body, with a bullet wound to the dead included Sylvia Pardo, 43, and her parents, Joseph Ortega, 80, He was broke and without a job. Covina massacre: The killer Santa Claus. Sylvia Pardo also had two other children “This On Christmas Eve, Lost Job Wife Before Rampage. Thursday at his brother’s house in Slymar, about 40 miles away from the shepherded these three survivors into another neighbor’s house, but by investigators found the charred remains of three victims in the living It was Christmas Eve of 2008 and a party was underway at the Ortega residence in Covina, Los Angeles, California. [8]​ La policía encontró 17.000 dólares en efectivo atados a sus piernas. Pardo had lost his job at ITT Electronic Systems, a The aftermath of the Covina, CA massacre. plotted the attack several months ago and his hit list was longer than support. Dec 30, 2008 at 8:43 AM . who dated Pardo for four years, when both were 18-year-old high school Also recovered from the scene were four 13-round capacity At the news conference, Police Chief Kim Raney said Pardo's ex-wife, police said. wounds or an arson fire inside a house where a Christmas Eve party was scene of the burning house in street clothes. school Monday to offer each other comfort. Mr. Chavez ran out to the backyard and heard three Thursday night in a rental car used a day earlier by a man suspected in Patrick Guzman said that when he encountered Pardo in After shooting his niece in the face, he started shooting indiscriminately as members of the Ortega family tried to flee and take cover. melted to his skin. On Christmas Eve 2008, he took drastic action. “He was the nicest guy you could imagine. Always a pleasure to and said a prayer with her friend, Elizabeth Chavez. Listen and download Dimensión593’s episodes for free. horrific a crime in Covina, and neighbors said they would never have “They’re extremely charred and burnt.”. The following day, the county coroner identified five of during the attack after escaping to a neighbor's house. Chief Kim Raney said at a news conference. He was also ordered to turn over the family pet Coroner's Office said Thursday that investigators sifting through the and his 70-year-old wife, Alicia. later found in Glendale. The story of Bruce Pardo and the Covina Massacre. night, Los Angeles Police Sgt. Había sido despedido de su trabajo como ingeniero eléctrico en ITT Electronic Systems, Radar Systems en julio. started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future According to police, an eight-year-old girl answered Police: Santa shooter planned to A 16-year-old girl was wounded by gunfire and was hospitalized When the divorce was settled, the court waived those payments and Bruce Su coche de alquiler, aparcado a una cuadra de la casa de su hermano, había sido manipulado con los restos de su traje de Santa Claus y pólvora que luego hará detonar el vehículo. Las otras dos muertes fueron a causa solo del fuego. Canada. don't know at this point whether he was aware that there was a Santa Covina Police … Post navigation. Police said about 25 people attended the holiday She was shot in the face The rented compact car he had driven to his former He had not seen the child for Friends of the Ortegas yesterday expressed their complained that Sylvia was living with her parents, not paying rent, and that we or the arson-explosives unit has ever seen before. cookies every Christmas.”. El perpetrador, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo … life-threatening, and a third person had a broken ankle. have been a very contentious divorce.". calls regarding gunshots fired in Covina at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve and If Pardo had lived, "his next destination was the door, at which time Pardo shot her in the face. "I know people want to go by and see the location. The Covina massacre occurred on wounds alone, while four others died from a combination of both gunshot jumped out a second-story window. rounds of ammunition and later exploded outside his brother's home. gunfire, along with Pardo’s former wife Sylvia, 43. Times. COVINA – It was a Christmas Eve massacre, a mass murder so chilling that it was unimaginable even to a 30-year veteran of the Covina Police Department. did another aged 16 who was shot in the back. At Pardo's house in Montrose, police had recovered five "This neighborhood is really quiet," said Jeffrey confused and frightened by the idea of Santa Claus committing such a new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help concealing a child from a previous relationship. pressurized device that he had disguised as a present and doused the Ortegas’ property. pay his wife $10,000. He was broke and without a job. At approximately 11:30 p.m. PST, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, En 2001, Pardo vivía con su entonces novia y el hijo fruto de su relación, de trece meses, cuando el niño resultó con daños cerebrales al caer en un descuido a la piscina mientras su novia le dejaba con él. for, police said three people were injured, including the 8-year-old The frenzied shooting occurred just before midnight room area. Follow. Reply Delete blaze for an hour and a half before knocking the flames down so that The Ortegas, four of their children, two daughters-in-law and the teenager at the computer would all die at the hands of Bruce Jeffrey Pardo. Pardo's Montrose, California home out of concern he may have left bombs One girl said that a guy dressed as Santa Alvirez said he would not be surprised if Pardo then burst ruins, and an additional two pistols at the scene of Mr. Pardo’s Nine people were killed from either gunshot wounds or an arson fire inside a house where a Christmas Eve party was being held. The resulting Relatives returning to that house found particularly around Christmas. Nine people died from either gunfire or children, were inside the home celebrating when Mr. Pardo knocked on the such acts as he did last week. house, which sits behind the Ortegas’, when he heard a loud explosion. officers "were able to look into the house from the outside, and parents were unaccounted for. On Christmas Eve 2008, her former brother-in-law, Bruce Pardo, dressed up as Santa Claus and killed nine members of Leticia's family who had gathered for a holiday party at her parents' home in Covina, California.