Bruce Jeffrey Pardo did as he does every year. He signed up to be a deacon at this church’s Christmas Eve service at midnight. However, he never arrived at church. At about 11:30 pm Christmas Eve in 2008, Pardo dressed in a Santa suit and went to his former in-laws home in Covina, California. His former in-laws were having a Christmas party that night with their 5 children and their families. There were about 25 people in the house when he arrived. Pardo came in with what seemed to be a gift because it was wrapped in wrapping paper. It was not a gift though. The package has a home made flame thrower on a trolley with a 9 mm semi-automatic handguns. He also had 2 more 9 mm semi automatic guns in his possession. 

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