Femicidal maniac kills 6 family members

[Ellen Forradalom]

I wish the NY Times would call him a 'misogynist femicidal maniac' instead of 'a man in a Santa Claus outfit.' Only the outfit and timing makes this incident 'bizarre.' Violent retribution for ending a relationship is all too common.

A 45-year-old man in a Santa Claus outfit opened fire on a gathering of his in-laws and then methodically set their house ablaze, killing at least six people and injuring several others, the authorities said on Thursday.

In addition, three people who were at the party in the suburb of Covina — including the couple who owned the home and the former wife of the suspect — were missing, the police said....

Witnesses said Mr. Pardo, armed with cans of accelerant, went to the house looking for his former wife, Sylvia, with whom he had been entangled in a bitter divorce.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/26/us/26Santa.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink