# HOLIDAY SPECIAL: The Santa Claus Massacre Pt. 1

An episode of [Serial Killers & Murderous Minds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769285458), 15 Dec 2025, 37 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8241930/8241930_2026-04-14-034530.256.mp3?rssID=6044

Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year — but for Bruce Pardo, the holidays brought something far darker. After losing his marriage, his family, and even his dog, Bruce’s bitterness turned deadly. In this first part of our Christmas Crime Special, we meet the Ortega family — a loving, tight-knit clan from Covina, California. When Sylvia Ortega met Bruce, she believed she’d finally found her happily ever after. But behind Bruce’s charming smile was a trail of deceit, neglect, and violence stretching back decades. As Carter Roy guides us through the Ortegas’ story, we uncover how one man’s obsession and thirst for revenge set the stage for one of the most horrifying crimes in Christmas history. Listen to Murder: True Crime Stories wherever you listen to podcasts: https://play.megaphone.fm/zooymjyirj-p1yeorxgirw

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