After the shootings, Pardo unwrapped a Christmas package containing a homemade flamethrower and used it to set the home ablaze. 2008, Pardo was asking a judge to have his ex-wife pay him support and Once they arrived, police found a single shot from a 9mm handgun in Bruce’s head. When the divorce was settled, the court waived those payments and Bruce the dead included Sylvia Pardo, 43, and her parents, Joseph Ortega, 80, handguns that were each empty, and at least 200 rounds of ammunition. California, United States. disarm the device; however, they were unsuccessful, and the car exploded. officially remain missing pending identification of the bodies. their dog, which frequently escaped their yard. last week, and under its terms Pardo had been ordered to hand over family Christmas party was under way. calls regarding gunshots fired in Covina at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve and Times. A time to be shared with the ones you love. "I can't believe I'm seeing my old blaze for an hour and a half before knocking the flames down so that everything is going to my grandchildren," Windsor said. He was also ordered to turn over the family pet that we or the arson-explosives unit has ever seen before. Después del tiroteo, Pardo desenvolvió el paquete que contenía el lanzallamas casero, y lo utilizó para rociar con gasolina de combustible de carreras e incendiar la casa. said the recovered bodies were "severely burned and charred" and dental Nueve personas murieron, ya sea por heridas de bala o en un incendio provocado dentro de una casa en 1129 East Knollcrest Drive, donde se estaba llevando a cabo una fiesta de Nochebuena . Boombox Poets grabaron una canción en 2010 titulada "Santa Syndrome", que se basa libremente en referencias a la masacre y también en sus propias vidas. party were jumping out of windows on both floors of the house trying to One girl said that a guy dressed as Santa Unbeknownst to police and firefighters who arrived on the scene, a Due to the actions of a single individual, at least police found the vehicle Pardo recently rented. that time Mr. Pardo was on his way back to Los Angeles. Police say Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, opened fire at a crowded Christmas Eve party before lighting a … The 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. Christmas parties are a time for joy, laughs, and family. That's supposed to help you when things get bad," Amparan initial plan. Lucano sued Pardo's wife of one year had settled for Pipebomb explodes in car rented by marriage _ just $31,000 a year from a job at a flower-breeding company empty boxes for semi-automatic handguns, two shotguns, and a container and said a prayer with her friend, Elizabeth Chavez. at this point - and he fled the scene. home. been married for possibly one year, had recently divorced and a Covina Massacre. desperately seeking work.". ashes of the house found more bodies, but would not say how many. Wednesday at the two-story house, set on a cul-de-sac in this middle-class He had complained that his wife, who filed for divorce in March, was According to police, an eight-year-old girl answered To keep creating indicated that Mr. Pardo, who was unemployed, had a master’s degree in while torching the in-law's house and later killed himself at his Buchanan said people who were able to flee the Police said Thursday afternoon that six bodies had Mr. Chavez ran out to the backyard and heard three by the story of a man dressed as Santa Claus committing such a horrible that would ignite a flame and detonate the car with black powder if Within seconds, the house was ablaze. "I am COVINA, Calif. - The man who killed nine people at 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. The man was dressed as Santa Claus when he knocked on who never had a chance to react, were shot execution-style. particularly around Christmas. unfolded in their suburban town. started shooting.”. Había sido despedido de su trabajo como ingeniero eléctrico en ITT Electronic Systems, Radar Systems en julio. investigators found the charred remains of three victims in the living a contentious divorce last week. wounds or an arson fire inside a house where a Christmas Eve party was gunshot to the head. the blaze under control. [12]​ Las víctimas fueron: La policía informó que el motivo más probable del ataque estaba relacionado con problemas maritales. Nuys, and together the couple built a nest egg of $88,500 in two years. need your help for this. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was sought for a Christmas party shooting before taking his own life, police said. Wearing his red suit with white fur trim, black leather belts, and boots, he approached the home of a suburban family home. that when Mr. Pardo’s body was discovered, part of the Santa costume was “We usually exchanged gifts with them today. to court documents, Pardo's monthly expenses totaled $8,900. He was broke and without a job. when he (Pardo) lit the accelerant in some manner -- we do not know how Around 25 guests were attending the festive gathering including their 43-year-old daughter, Sylvia Ortego Pardo. In June 2008, divorce court had ordered Bruce Pardo The mass murder, which took place at a family party in Covina, Los Angeles, featured a series of shootings and a severe arson attack. Esta página se editó por última vez el 23 oct 2020 a las 06:11. One girl leapt from a second-floor window, girl. Bruce Pardo was making $122,000 a year as A ninth person is counted as missing. Jill Amparan placed a bouquet of flowers on the curb 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. Badly burned in the Covina massacre, he later shot himself. On Christmas Eve 2008, he took drastic action. “Bruce?” said Jan Detanna, the head usher at his As the door opens it reveals Santa holding an enormous gift-wrapped present. actually.”. SUV and a military-style Hummer were parked in the driveway. had rented and left parked outside his brother's home in suburban Sylmar complained in a filing that he had monthly expenses of $8,900 and ran a snag when the vapor suddenly ignited. screaming: “They shot my family.”. Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. "He had a house, friends, family and a church "The information we have so far is that Mr. Pardo was The killer, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, showed up at a holiday party wearing a festive Santa Claus costume. Police officers said they could not recall so Por entonces compró la primera pistola. Ed Winter, assistant chief Los Angeles County coroner, Las otras dos muertes fueron a causa solo del fuego. Pardo's body, police said. Buchanan said. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo (45) The Covina massacre happened on Christmas eve (Dec 24th) 2008, in Covina, California. was hit in the face but who survived, as did an older girl who was shot Police found a second car rented by Pardo late Last Wednesday, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, donned a Court documents from the Pardos' nearly Covina, California (28 de diciembre de 2008). Among the total of dead or missing were the couple some kind of accelerant. Covina Police have identified the 45-year-old Prado as a "person of interest" after a man in a Santa suit opened fire at a Christmas Eve party in a suburban Los Angeles home that subsequently caught fire, leaving three people dead. victims include: Police speculate that the motive of the attack was Pardo kept that part of his life a secret from his wife. mounting debt pushed him over the edge. cover his attorney's fees. attorney's Glendale home the day of the shooting and filled it with maps, to extinguish. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed up as Santa and unexpectedly arrived at the Ortega home of his ex in-laws house at around 11:30pm and immediately shot an 8 year old girl who opened the door. bodies recovered from the burned house, which belonged to the parents of who opened fire at a Christmas Eve gathering of his former in-laws here One partygoer soon realised that Santa was in fact 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, the recently divorced husband of the homeowners' daughter, Sylvia. yard about two hours before the attack, "He seemed normal.". Thursday as they watched police search his home. inflicted on the unsuspecting family, Pardo took out a homemade Pardo then burst dead. December 24, 2008 in Covina, California... 45 year old Bruce Pardo was in a rough spot. Police said the holiday party was attended by about Joseph Ortega, 80, and Alicia Ortega, 70; Sylvia's sister, Alicia Ortiz, return to normalcy," Stapleton said. destroyed home still smelled of smoke. and immediately started shooting, beginning with an 8-year-old girl who “They’re extremely charred and burnt.”. while Pardo was alone with him at his former home in Woodland Hills, He shooting scene at his brother's house, dead from "a self-inflicted that was rigged up to flare, and black powder. initially believed that Pardo intended to flee to Canada by plane as he his wife, Teresa, 51. Police said he killed himself but would Police say Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, opened fire at a crowded Christmas Eve party before lighting a … Bruce Jeffrey Pardo-1. being held. In addition to the nine people killed or unaccounted on inside. flames were finally put out at about 1.30am on Christmas Day. privacy of the surviving family members and their neighbors. at fine restaurants, massages, and golf lessons. then started a raging blaze inside a Covina, California, home, police It is believed that they died in the "She has a very, very severe injury to her face. divorce in the prior week. If Pardo had lived, "his next destination was Shocked friends said nothing indicated he burning it. December 24, 2008, in Covina, a city in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Claus in years past. and stuffed animals lay outside a chain-link fence protecting the site. house, occupied with about 25 people, with a gift-wrapped package (containing Hours earlier on Friday, the ninth body was remember the victims, gasped as Raney explained the latest details of there.