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(29 Dec 2008) HEADLINE: Police: Santa gunman planned to kill more than 9 CAPTION: The man behind the murders of nine people at his ex in-laws Christmas party was on a slow personal decline according to a best friend of one the victims. The AP's John Mone reports. (Dec. 30) [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] PKG [[VO]] [[TRACK]] BRUCE AND SYLVIA PARDO HAD JUST FINISHED A BITTER DIVORCE. THE 43-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS HOPING FOR BETTER TIMES SAYS HER FRIEND ROXANNE JAREGUI-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Roxanne Jaregui//Victim's Friend]] "she had nothing. she had come home. with the clothes on her back and the car. he had it all. the cars. the house. what did he want from her?" [[VO]] [[TRACK]] SYLVIA HAD INVITED ROXANNE TO HER FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY THIS YEAR-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Roxanne Jaregui//Victim's Friend]]" we had to change plans at the last minute. we wouldn't have stood a chance." [[VO]] [[TRACK]] A FATEFUL DECISION, BECAUSE AUTHORITIES SAY SYLVIA AND EIGHT OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE GUNNED DOWN BY HER EX HUSBAND BRUCE. THEIR BODIES THEN TORCHED BY A FIRE HE STARTED AT THEIR HOUSE IN THE LOS ANGELES SUBURB OF COVINA. POLICE SAY PARDO BARGED IN ON THE PARTY CHRISTMAS EVE CLAD IN A SANTA SUIT...WHICH HE BOUGHT FROM A DESIGNER-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Jeri Deiotte//Costume Designer]] " i didn't think anything of it until i heard them say he used the santa suit and i heard he put stuff in the santa suit. that freaked me out and i called the police." [[VO]] [[TRACK]] JERI DEIOTTE SAYS PARDO APPEARED TO BE A DECENT MAN. HE HAD BOUGHT AND RENTED FROM HER STORE BEFORE...HE EVEN SHARED A FAMILY PICTURE WITH HER...FROM HALLOWEEN-- [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Jeri Deiotte//Costume Designer]]"nice guy. like i said. he ushered at the church across the street. stopped here. would knock on the door and ask how's your dog. [[VO]] [[TRACK]] PARDO LIVED IN THIS HOUSE IN MONTROSE, CALIFORNIA. WAITRESSES AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAFES KNEW HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME. BUT BEHIND THIS FACADE, POLICE DESCRIBE A CALCULATING KILLER, WHO PLANNED THE MASSACRE OF HIS WIFE AND HER FAMILY FOR MONTHS. JAREGUI SAYS THE PARDOS BECAME ESTRANGED AFTER SYLVIA DISCOVERED BRUCE WAS FATHER TO A DISABLED CHILD WHO HE HAD ABANDONED. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Roxanne Jaregui//Victim's friend]] "i have to deal with it. with what she went through. the last thing you want your friend to feel is alone, sad and scared. and with her mom and dad. how horrific." [[VO]] [[TRACK]] POLICE SAY PARDO KILLED HIMSELF OUTSIDE HIS BROTHER'S HOUSE AFTER COMMITTING THE MURDERS. INVESTIGATORS ADD HE MAY HAVE EVEN PLANNED ON TARGETING HIS OWN MOTHER AND HIS EX-WIFE'S LAWYER. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, COVINA CALIFORNIA. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...