A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the United States, but his plans were dashed after the inferno ...

MONTROSE, Calif. -- Before donning the Santa Claus suit that would deceive his first victim, Bruce Pardo spent months plotting his Christmas Eve massacre behind a mask of friendliness that fooled his ...

Police: Escape plan for suspected Christmas Eve gunman thwarted by burns. Dec. 27, 2008 — -- The man suspected in the Christmas Eve massacre that left nine dead and a house in flames in Covina, ...

On Christmas Eve, Bruce Pardo arrived at a family gathering dressed as Santa Claus. Moments after the door was opened, he pulled out a gun and began shooting. He then used a homemade flamethrower to ...

COVINA, Calif., Dec. 25 -- -- COVINA, Calif., Dec. 25 -- Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa Claus, went to his former in-laws' ...

COVINA, Calif.—A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the U.S., but his plans were dashed after the ...

COVINA, Calif. — Bruce Pardo’s ambitions rarely panned out quite as he envisioned. He lost his electrical engineering job. His marriage ended after two years. Even his planned getaway to Canada after ...

MONTROSE, Calif. — Before donning the Santa Claus suit that would disarm his first victim, Bruce Pardo spent months plotting his Christmas Eve massacre behind a mask of friendliness that fooled his ...

COVINA, Calif. -- Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa, went to his former in-laws' Christmas Eve party and slaughtered at least six ...

COVINA, Calif. — A ninth body was found Friday morning at the charred site of a Christmas Eve massacre where a recently divorced man dressed as Santa Claus shot indiscriminantly at partygoers and ...