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EP. 48 CALIFORNIA - A Christmas Massacre: The 2008 Covina Santa Shooting

2021/12/25
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本期节目讲述了2008年圣诞节前夕发生在加利福尼亚州科维纳市的奥尔特加家族惨案。凶手布鲁斯·帕多装扮成圣诞老人，闯入奥尔特加家族的圣诞聚会，残忍杀害了九名家庭成员，随后纵火焚烧房屋。帕多的作案动机与其与受害者西尔维娅·奥尔特加的离婚纠纷有关，他长期遭受失业、经济困难和婚姻失败的困扰，最终走向极端，实施了这起令人发指的罪行。事件中，帕多精心策划了袭击，购买了多支枪支和弹药，并自制了火焰喷射器。他事先预订了逃往外州的机票，并准备了逃亡物资。然而，由于纵火时意外烧伤，他的逃亡计划失败，最终选择自杀。这场悲剧给奥尔特加家族带来了巨大的伤痛，也引发了社会对枪支管控和家庭暴力问题的关注。幸存者们在经历了巨大的创伤后，努力重建生活，并积极参与社会活动，呼吁加强枪支管制，防止类似悲剧再次发生。

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Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, born in 1963, was a smart child who excelled in math and later became a software engineer. Despite his intelligence and good job, he was known for being irresponsible and immature, often cutting corners at work and not being a hard worker.

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On Christmas Eve in 2008, 9 members of a family were slaughtered in cold blood by a man dressed as Santa Claus who showed up to their annual family gathering with multiple loaded pistols and a home made flamethrower... This is one sad and disturbing story. Listener discretion is HEAVILY advised. You're listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA. - Upgrade YOUR eyewear game with WARBY PARKER! And try on 5 pairs of glasses at home, FOR FREE, using OUR custom link!: WARBYPARKER.COM/MIA) - Get 10% off your FIRST MONTH of professional mental healthcare with BETTERHELP (which you can get discreetly at HOME) using our custom link!: BETTERHELP.COM/MIA) - Brush your teeth BETTER and with BETTER STYLE using QUIP (our FAVORITE oral healthcare brand). And get your first refill of oral care products for FREE by using our custom link!: GETQUIP.COM/MIAMERICA)

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