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True Crime with Elli Mac - Santa Murdered 9 People On Christmas Eve: The Ortega Family Massacre
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Santa Murdered 9 People On Christmas Eve: The Ortega Family Massacre

True Crime with Elli Mac

12/21/23

28m

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On Christmas Eve night, the 24th of December, 2008, the Ortegas gathered in their Covina home, Los Angeles County, California, for their annual Christmas Eve celebration.As the night went on, the festive spirit filled the air, and the room was filled with laughter and love, three generations together. However, no one was prepared for what was about to happen.Just at the stroke of half-past eleven, the doorbell rang, and 8-year-old Katrina ran to the door. As she flung the front door open, she saw Santa Clause standing there and she squealed excitedly, "Santa Claus, Santa Claus," as she flung open the front door.The Santa however, was armed with four handguns and in the blink of an eye, he aimed straight at the little girl and pulled the trigger.As he raged through the home, he opened fire on the unsuspecting family, taking the lives of both young and old.Who was this mysterious shooter, and what sinister motive propelled this horrific act?

Previous Episode

When 19-year-old Céline Figard disappeared on the 19th of December whilst making her way from France to the UK to visit her cousin for the Christmas season, everyone started to panic and the authorities immediately stepped into action in order to find her.Had Celine runaway? Or had she been abducted? Or worse, had a serial killer taken her as one of their victims.As the Christmas festivities would come and go, and the hunt for Celine was well underway, sadly, her naked body would be found on the 29th of December, 10 days after she went missing.With the missing persons investigation now turning into a murder case, the police were on the hunt for Céline’s killer.With eyewitnesses catching a glimpse of her killer as she got into his vehical, on the 19th of December, never to be seen alive again, the hunt was well and truly on.Would they find her murderer before he did this to another woman?This is the devastating case of French Student, Céline Figard.

Next Episode

When Judy Anderson, did not appear for work on, the morning of December 26, 2007, Boxing Day, her friend and co-worker Linda Thiele immediately felt that something was off so drove to the Anderson family home to check on her.And here, she stumbled across a completely horrific scene.As she entered the home, Linda found the body of Scott Anderson, Judy’s son, along with Scott’s wife, Erica, and their two young children.Behind the house, she discovered her friend Judy, lying next to her husband Wayne, also dead.Who had murdered this whole family so heartlessly, and where was Linda’s other daughter Michele Anderson? Was she also dead? Or was she the one who had committed this horrible crime.This is the story of the Anderson Family Christmas Massacre.

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