71 – Bruce Pardo
Bruce Pardo gunned down his ex-wife’s family while wearing a Santa suit on Christmas Eve and burned their home down. 9 people died in the massacre.
Bruce Pardo gunned down his ex-wife’s family while wearing a Santa suit on Christmas Eve and burned their home down. 9 people died in the massacre. Pardo killed himself a few hours later in his brother’s home.
Show Credits:
Research, Writing, Editing, Audio Production, and Sound Design by Renee Lynn
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MOVE Altered by Bill Conn (PodcastMusic)
Jingle Bells by Jonas Kolberg (Artlist)
Blissful Awakening by Silver Maple (Epidemic Sound)
Troubled Lines (Melody) by Alfie-Jay Winters (Epidemic Sound)
Tenderness by Tony Anderson (Musicbed)
Silent Night by Low Light (Epidemic Sound)
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Show Sources:
Santa shooter carried secret guilt, attorney says by CNN
More grim details of Christmas Eve shooting rampage in Covina emerge by LA Times
“Santa” Gunman Planned to Escape to Canada, Police Say by NBC Los Angeles
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo: ‘Santa’ Shooter Planned To Flee To Canada by HuffPo via Web Archive
Emergency call reveals terror of ‘Santa’ gunman’s rampage by The Age
Man kills at least 8, self in south state by The Sacramento Bee, 26 DEC 2008, Pg. 1 & 24
Slayer’s downhill slide was rapid by The Sacramento Bee, 28 DEC 2008, Pg. 8-9
Santa gunman’s victims mourned by family friends by The Sacramento Bee, 29 DEC 2008, Pg. A4
Santa gunman planned to kill mother, cops say by The Sacramento Bee, 30 DEC 2008, Pg. A4
Killer’s friendly behavior fooled everyone by The Sacramento Bee, 02 JAN 2009, Pg. A4
6 of 9 victims identified from Santa killer’s rampage by The Sacramento Bee, 04 JAN 2009, Pg. 5
Small Police Force Steps Up to Big Crime Case by The Sacramento Bee, 15 JAN 2009, Pg. A3-A4
Bidding Farewell to a Family by LA Times, 17 JAN 2009, Pg. 23
Cocaine found in shooter’s system by LA Times, 02 APR 2009, Pg. 6
Inside the mind of a killer Santa by LA Times, 11 JUL 2009, Pg. 1 & 8