Killer Santa Had Lived in Calabasas

The man dressed as Santa who murdered his family before taking his own life lost a daughter while living in Calabasas.

From the News Tribune:

A family tragedy that haunted Pardo and might have undone his marriage occurred on another winter day eight years before the killings. Pardo was then living in Calabasas, northwest of downtown, with his girlfriend and their 13-month old son, Bruce Matthew.

According to court records, on Jan. 6, 2001, the toddler, known as Matthew, fell into the couple’s swimming pool while Pardo was supposed to be watching him. The child’s mother, Elena Lucano, returned from shopping to find Pardo watching television and Matthew missing, her attorney said. Pardo pulled Matthew from the pool alive but gravely injured.

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