Bruce Pardo Dressed As Santa Kills 9 People (Photos)
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, recently divorced and without a job, arrived on the doorstep of his ex-wife’s parents at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve with a large present in one hand and a semi automatic handgun in the other. When a young 8 year old girl opened the door, he shot her in the face and opened fire on the two dozen people inside the Covina, California home, killing eight and wounding two.
The home on a quiet Knollcrest Drive cul-de-sac some 22 miles from L.A., was then torched by Pardo. The former engineer who had worked in the aerospace industry, had gift wrapped a 2-1/2 foot high pressurized tank that had been converted into a homemade flame thrower. He used it to propel a highly flammable liquid throughout the home before he fled the scene.
According to Captain Mike Brown, it took 80 firefighters several hours to bring the 40 to 50 foot high flames under control. Nine bodies have been recovered in the smoldering carnage. Among the missing and presumed to have died are Pardo’s ex-wife and her parents 80 year old Joseph Ortega and 70 year old Alicia Ortega.
Several of the party-goers were able to escape through a backdoor and rushed to neighboring homes. Among those were an 8 year old girl and a 16 year old girl, who were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds. Both are expected to recover.
Police received a call at 3:30 a.m. from Pardo’s brother who summoned them to his home in Sylmar, 25 miles away from the scene of the crime. When they arrived they found Bruce Pardo dead from a self inflicted single gun shot to his head. Police later discovered that he had booby trapped his car with a pipebomb – which later exploded. A bomb squad reports that no one was injured in that surprise twist.
Bruce Pardo had lived in Montrose with his wife and her three children until they separated in the spring of 2008 after a marriage that lasted one year. Their divorce was filed in September and the settlement was reached last week.
Pardo, as in the past, had volunteered to serve as an usher at midnight mass on Christmas Eve but he never made it to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Jan Detanna, head usher at Holy Redeemer said, “I’m just–this is shocking. He was the nicest guy you can imagine. Always a pleasure to talk to, always a big smile.”
During a news conference this morning, police indicate Pardo was carrying $17,000 in cash and had a plane ticket from Los Angeles to Canada. Police believe that he altered his getaway plan because he was suffering from third degree burns to his body. He broke into his brothers home and killed himself instead.
See the video below and additional photos.
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Mr. Pardo lashed out at those responsible for, and the enablers of, the Misandry Machine so prevalent in today’s society. My thoughts are for Mr. Pardo, and not anyone else. He was backed into a corner and he fought back. Good for him.
More men are waking up to the misandry. Mr. Pardo, you are my hero.
Society should be shocked at this. When you push a man up against a wall, this is what happens. She probably deserved to get nothing, but because she was female, the judge decided to be a pig about it. Women get whatever they want in the divorce. If this happened more often, I could see the courts might have to start being fair about how they see a case.
Good Riddance to his wife. It was her third marriage, his first. Ask the first two poor bastards she soaked if they are weeping over her death. His wife and her family tried to destroy him, and he had the last laugh. The look on their faces must’ve been just delicious.
I wish I had the sack to do what he did…except for shooting an eight year old in the face, That part was really uncool.
The two of you make me sick that you would even support what this guy has done. He shot an 8 year old in the face at point blank and you support him. You are supposed to cope with things that happen like this, not lash out at the people responsible.
How anyone can gleefully approve of the murders of innocent people is beyond me. Okay, so Pardo’s marriage went sour; he lost his wife, job, and dog. Life sucks! Those people who he killed had nothing to do with his problems. I’m glad his actions resulted in more suffering to him and that he went straight to hell, where he belongs.
This is very tragic. But it is also tragic the number of families silently destroyed by the divorce industry which is subsidized by our judicial system and the pain it inflicts upon children.
The men who just condoned this mans behavior are just as capable of committing this freakish act as the man they are speaking of. They probably have little children out there they dont support either. Dead beat dads and sicko vengeful ex-husbands…..I bet you cant stand your own reflection.
Sylvia Pardo was blinded by this mans charm in the beginning and soon found out what a pig he was mid way through the relationship. Women need to know who they marry….bottom line. There had to have been red flags somewhere in the beginning. She should have ran early on. Like i said, whomever condones Pardos action is just as capable of doing what he did. NICE. Too many wackos in this world. Be careful Girls!
I cannot believe some of the comments on this site. Pardo a hero?? Holy shit!!!! What ever happened in their marriage DOES NOT give him the right to take her life or anyone elses. I hope the bastard burns in hell, since he was a coward and killed himself due to getting burned during his massacre, that is just a taste of what Hell will feel like, you SOB.
No one should look up to this idiot as to what he did, unless you are a dumb mother like he was.
Interesting to see these comments. I see so many vicious middle aged women in the USA these days. The divorces are getting so bad, and the men are always expected to absorb the abuse and take a whipping like a rented pack mule. It surprises me that these kinds of instances don’t happen more often. And I can be absolutely sure that any man that has gone through a divorce from one of these vicious animals can understand why Mr Pardo did this. Hopefully the greedy-type women out there can learn a lesson from this. A person can only be pushed so far.
They all had it coming, and they’re all gonna face their consequences when they face their Maker…each according to their ill deeds.
The 8 year old didn’t deserve this, however…
I have led a life of helping others. I consider myself a peaceful and easing going person. Never in my life have I felt such anger as when I received the papers from my wife’s lawyer. She was leaving me after a 12 year marrige for a guy at work that she had been sleeping with for about two years to my surpise. We had worked out all the arrangements and payments on our own after she first told me that she was leaving. I was not happy but my two kids came first so what ever would make it best for them I went along with. But when she went to her lawyer everything changed. Lies, accusations and the playing of the poor abused women bullshit started to happen. Rage like I have never experienced before over came me. This led me to couselling and put me back on track of just thing about the kids and what is best for them. She ended up with a fraction of what she was going to get when we had worked out an agreement out before the lawyers. And the scares that I have from all of this still are deep in my heart..
Can I understand what was going through this guys mind? Yes, I can feel all the rage and anger, things that you would never consider doing becoming the only way out. Nothing but total distruction of her will do!!!
That being said, I can not in any way condone his actions. Terrible loss of life. I wish I could have been there for him atleast to let him know that the way he is feeling is “normal” but to try, as someone has done to me, show me that IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!
In any terrible domestic disruption, there is a being, a middle and a end. The one that he chose was not the best one for anyone including himself.
Pardo is a hero because he fought back against a system that enriches women at the expense of men.
Face it you stupid subhuman : Guns are cheaper than alimony.
Sylvia Pardo was living with her parents, not paying rent, and had spent lavishly on a luxury car, gambling trips to Las Vegas, meals at fine restaurants, massages and golf lessons.
Her & her parents were laughing at the money they were going to legally bilk him out of. They aren’t laughing now.
Can’t wait until someone takes out a Women’s Studies class.
i live in Washington state, i am female. the way the system beats down guys here is horrible. they do not have a chance. i frequently see women getting married to step up a notch. they have nothing and marrying anybody with a good job guarantees them a big payout at divorce time no matter how short the marraige! nobody knows what went on with Mr Pardo and this whole family to drive him to this. it’s easy to make this family into Saints. who knows how they berated or abused him? the courts need to start making men’s rights a priority or more of this will happen!
I’ve been there. I know the hell he was living. Why it is “fair” to destroy a mans life so maintain a woman’s standard of living is beyong me. I personally know a man who’s ex threated to accuse him of molesting his children if he sought custody. He ended up with full custody after his childred were old enough to see what a lying their mother was.
Sometimes vigilante justice is the only justice.
This guy was an electrical engineer – obviously no dummy! He had no criminal background or history of violence. I understand he was out of work, deep in debt, was denied unemployment compensation, and going through a vicious divorce. Any one of these things would’ve put any man on the edge. The combination of all four was the perfect storm. I don’t condone what he did, but can understand why he snapped.
The men who support this monster are dangerous and should be locked up. Typically they are cowards who are violent towards women. They couldn’t take a real man so they take it out on women.
I’d like to take out the men who support this loser, the loser that shoots an innocent little girl in the face.
They aren’t men…..real men…..they are cowards. Sadly……some are dangerous who can get a gun and shoot anyone just like this loser did.
That was a beautiful family and Ms. Pardo was a lovely woman. We now know this coward stopped showing any affection, stopped supporting her, stopped having anything to do with her. It was he who was the cause of the divorce…not her. She loved him.
Then she found out the coward didn’t even support a child who had drown under his watch…..his own son.
You guys up here are cowards. You need your a*^es kicked by a real man.
all of this is beyond me. Though i agree that men are treated unfairly in SOME cases, i fail to see the reason any sane person would act so cold heartedly. the lack od reverence for human life is mind blowing, for me at least. i hope that the people that voiced their pride and and understanding for this cruel unacceptable act are merely doing so in a pathetic attempt for attention.
Arden, ur crazy
he should of never of done that
i feel sorry for those u lost their ♥ ones =(
lilly, imagine if on opposite day you married a guy who you thought loved you, who lived with you for a few years, only to divorce you, take your children, and slap a 1500+ dollar bill on you per month. You watch in court as the man you thought loved you says lie upon lie in a very successful attempt to milk you for all your worth.
In essence, he used you and then turned you into a slave, as you’re working hard hours for NOTHING (its going to him).
Can you begin to see the rage?
This is not attention seeking. If a woman fell out of love with me and divorced me I would not harm her in anyway, because she has the right and I would accept that.
If on the other hand she tried to abuse the court system and milk me for all I’m worth, then that would be an entirely different ball game.
I do not agree with what this guy did because he involved INNOCENT CHILDREN. If he had not involved innocent children I would say MORE POWER TO HIM.
Also, Bill Henry, take your best shot.
He was pushed into a corner. She kept the ring, the dog, and $10,000. She was after the money. She got that and much more. His mother even sold him out.
Thanks Bill Henry. The majority of the comments posted here are mad.
Many a man has wreaked havoc on the life of a woman or child and women don’t go beating and killing men.
I would advise all women against trying to financially exploit men. Some women blatantly seek financial gain from men. They are different from women who reasonably expect their spouse to share responsibilities with them. Some hateful men, like the ones above, refuse to tell the difference between a reasonable, honest woman, and a dishonest one. Then they have the nerve to seek “revenge” on people likely just as innocent as they claim they are.
These people who feel anyone has a right to murder a woman should be traced and jailed- they are insane, and very, very, very, very, very, very dangerous persons.
Honey’s like Love -
I can guarantee you that these men are not insane They are pushed to temporary insanity through a gender biased legal system that violates their 13th Amendment rights. They become slaves through legalized indentured servitude and peonage. As many slaves did they turn to suicide and murder for freedom.
The legal profession has built a multi billion dollar industry that rapes men. Did you know 30,000 men a year take their own lives due to alimony and divorce and it doesn’t even make the paper?
Please consider what you would do if 65% of your income were taken from you every week. Could you survive? Few can survive a 20% cut! How long could you take it?
If you had to provide for an ex spouse until they “die or remarry”… wouldn’t “die” seem kinda nice?
Does your employer have to pay you 65% of your income for the rest of your life because you became accustomed to a “standard of livng”?? Check with 6 million people that have been laid off. I believe they get $300 a week unemployment…. and that is only for 9 months. Did you know that if you lose your job the alimony continues to accrue at 8% interest and an arrest warrant is issued? I think fear of being sodomized in jail because you can’t afford the financial obligation force upon you by the State might make you choose murder and suicide. Are you beginning to grasp the injustice and see what could have been going through Pardo’s mind knowing he was financially ruined for life and going to jail?
I work with 70 year old men paying alimony living on $400 a MONTH of what is left of their garnished social security. They were once productive members of society. Now they get foodstamps, charity or goverment assisted housing. If men knew the prejudiced divorce laws they would never get married! . Not with 60% divorce odds. 99% of all alimony is paid by men
These laws need to be changed or we will see much more of these types of murder suicides. When more Judges and lawyers are affected as victimes, you might see them urge for change. and our state reps to get the law changed. Texas has a maximum 3 year “support”.
I am amazed at the support of women wanting to change these laws too. Once they understand the effect it has on their brothers, sons, fathers and other family members. It is also a slap in the face for all women who have fought for their rights to be independent and self sufficient.
More and more Americans are leaving the country to seek refuge. These were productive citizens. Soon we will only have the parasites left wondering where their next host is.
And for those who don’t or can’t leave… their future and options are bleak….