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30. Bruce Pardo and The Covina Christmas Massacre

30. Bruce Pardo and The Covina Christmas Massacre

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A scorned divorcee dresses as Santa to down his ex and her family on Christmas eve. We take a deeper look into the 2008 Covina California Christmas massacre that left 9 dead, 3 badly injured and orphaned 13 children. Bruce Pardo has been called the FlameThrowing Santa, The Santa Clause Shooter and the Christmas Slayer but the Ortega family just calls him a monster.


Works Cited

Abdollah, Tami. “A Solitary Man with Murder in His Heart.” Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2009, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-11-me-santa11-story.html. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

Moore, Cortney, and Fox News. “How Tall Is Santa Claus? Here’s How to Answer That Question for Kids.” New York Post, 24 Dec. 2021, nypost.com/2021/12/24/how-tall-is-santa-claus-heres-how-to-answer-that-question-for-kids/. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

Thomas, Josh and Joel. “Bruce Pardo the Santa Claus Shooter & the Covina Christmas Massacre - Lights out Podcast #83.” Www.youtube.com, 24 Dec. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnUj77qs-9c. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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