"Santa" gunman planned to flee to Canada until his suit melted to his body

[Bluebear]

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 inferno he created severely burned his arms and melted his red costume onto his body, police said Friday.

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, a laid-off aerospace worker, apparently shot some of his nine victims execution-style in a plot to destroy his ex-wife's family after a costly divorce that was finalized last week. He had an airline ticket for a Christmas morning flight to Canada and $17,000 in cash on his body, some attached to his legs with plastic wrap and some in a girdle, Covina police Chief Kim Raney said. He did not know the Canadian destination.

Armed with four guns, wearing the Santa suit and carrying a fuel-spraying device wrapped like a present, Pardo showed up at the home at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as a party of about 25 people was under way.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081227/ap_on_re_us/santa_shooting

[Hekate]

1. Well, good. I trust it is very painful. nt

[tabatha]

3. He killed himself.

[Uzybone]

2. too bad he was able to take the easy way out

Sure would have been nice for him to have died of the burns. Sick sick man.

[John Q. Citizen]

5. You are almost as sick. I can't wish that kind of pain on people, in fact I repudiate it.

The world needs less pain not more pain.

[Uzybone]

8. Good for you

I admire your stance I hope you are consistent with it.

[floridablue]

4. I thought those suits were fireproof. Must have been made in China

[John Q. Citizen]

6. the dispersal system may not have been well designed. And excellerent

can burn on fire resistant material.

[opihimoimoi]

7. A Cheap Suit does him in......whad can I say???

[applegrove]

9. I'd love to find out what his arsenal contained. These stories just never

stop coming. One sick freak copying the last nutcase who tried to hurt masses of people.