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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hundreds of people gathered at Santa Anita Park to honor the slain Ortega family, which lost nine members in a Christmas Eve mass murder on the 1100 block of East Knollcrest Drive in Covina, CA. The tribute and fundraiser was organized by Jerry and Jim Rocha. Jockey Joseph Talamo rode "Return of the King," a horse owned by Charles and James Ortega, in the fourth race yesterday. The horse finished second in the race dedicated to the Ortegas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31393
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Ortega, Alicia
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Ortega, Theresa
Ortiz, Alicia
Ortiz, Michael
Pardo, Bruce
Pardo, Sylvia
Rocha, Jerry
Rocha, Jim
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Talamo, Joseph (jockey)
Item ID
31586AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The race horse "Return of the King" with jockey Martin Pedroza, won a race at Santa Anita Park. The horse belonged to the Ortega family, some of whom were killed by Bruce Pardo in a Christmas Eve massacre in Covina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Pardo, Bruce
Pedroza, Martin
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31550AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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