Scottsdale, AZ—It was in April of 2001 there was another strange case of domestic Arson/Murder involving a fireman with a pristine background. That suspect, Robert Fisher is still on the run today.
Had the Bad Santa killer, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo not been seriously burned he too may have been on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List.
Like Pardo nobody expected Fisher to engage in such serious mayhem.
KPNX-TV asked me how difficult for someone like Robert Fisher to hide in plain sight and this is what I told them…
Here is our Bad Santa’s flame thrower recovered by Covina, CA police.
Covina, CA—When Bruce Jeffrey Pardo went after his ex-wife and her family dressed as Santa Claus he had a homemade flame thrower. Pardo used racing fuel that is much more volatile than gasoline. The Internet is full of videos put up by kids fooling around with these devices that make ordinary firearms seem lame.
You don't need to undergo a background check to get what you need to incinerate your own neighborhood.
These devices can cremate you and your entire family within seconds without the sound of gunshots. They can be assembled with simple items you can buy at your Home Depot. How will the gun Control lobby deal with these? Homemade Flamethrower using Weed Killer Sprayer
Covina, CA—The pristine background of the Santa Claus Killer now known as, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo provides no clue for his deadly commando assault on his ex-wife and her family.
Pardo was a well-educated engineer who regularly attended a Catholic church, lived in a nice home, had friends and a faithful dog. People who knew Pardo never saw a hint of the anger and desperation leading to the unleashed terror.
Pardo did not need to use his guns since his homemade racing fuel fed flame thrower quickly reduced the home he attacked and people inside to mere ashes. Police say that Pardo himself suffered third-degree burns from the back-blast. His Santa suit actually melted with his skin.
Divorce is difficult for anyone and being a Catholic carries addition problems because the church does not accept divorce. There was no fight over children but the wife got the dog in the settlement and that is no small loss.
Pardo did lose his job but was living the American dream and would soon find new employment.
This event is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. This is beyond rare. I’ve seen lots of senseless violence but in the vast majority of cases there are signs and signals. When people hurt they complain and if the stress becomes too severe for them they act out in far less destructive ways.
We will have to wait for two things, a total drug screen and a psychiatric autopsy on Pardo. I wonder what if anything could be done that would have allowed this fellow to move on with his life and perhaps even find a new and more desirable wife then the one who left him? What cause a rational and successful man to this kind of ending?
We know so little about insanity and the actual culpability some killers. I believe that nobody deserved to be in this holocaust including Pardo himself.
Covina, CA.--Police say a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire with a handgun at a Christmas Eve party. Three people were killed and two others including an 8 year-old girl were wounded by gunfire.
When police responded to the scene they found the home on fire. Firemen could not immediately respond because of reported gunfire. The bodies were found once the fire was extinguished.
Police believe that the attack came as a result of an ongoing domestic dispute. They are seeking a man they are calling a person of interest, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo. Police say Pardo is the estranged husband of a person who may have been at the party.
Update: 9:10 AM Covina police now say their person of interest Bruce Pardo has killed himself. Pardo's body was later found at the home of his brother near Slymar, CA.
Second update: Police are now saying "several more bodies" have been found in the burned out crime scene. I will update this with full details when available.
Third Update: The body count is at nine. Our Santa used a pressurized flame thrower on the victims. Read more here at KTLA.
