Bruce Pardo: Santa Gunman Knocked On Door And Shot Ortega Family To Death In California Christmas Massacre On ‘Homicide For The Holidays’

Just when the Ortegas were celebrating while enjoying a family Christmas dinner at their Covina, California, home, a man dressed in a Santa suit knocked on the door and shot the first person who answered, an 8-year-old little girl. The man was 45-year-old Bruce Pardo, an angry ex who wanted revenge on his former wife, Sylvia Pardo. You can see the entire story dramatized on tonight’s Homicide For The Holidays, which airs on the Oxygen Network.

Homicide For The Holidays: “A Christmas Massacre” episode on Oxygen

A frantic 911 call from a Covina, California, residence indicates that a surprise visit from Santa Claus may not have turned out the way the Ortega family expected.

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It was Christmas Eve 2008, and the Ortega family was doing what they did every year, celebrating in the form of a big dinner bash in their home in Covina. Over a dozen family members were expected to attend.

Elderly couple Joseph and Alicia Ortega had that tradition ever since they arrived to America from Mexico. They were living the American dream. But that dream turned to a Christmas nightmare when their ex son-in-law, Bruce Pardo, arrived at their home and shot them to death. Some family members were badly burned.

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Bruce Pardo: Santa Gunman Knocked On Door And Shot Ortega Family To Death In California Christmas Massacre On ‘Homicide For The Holidays’ is an article from: The Inquisitr News