Alicia Ortega, 46, was one of nine people killed at a Christmas Eve party in Covina, California, on December 24, 2008. The attack occurred at a family gathering hosted by her former in-laws. The assailant, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, reportedly entered the home dressed as Santa carrying multiple firearms and a homemade device intended to spray flammable liquid. After shooting several people, including Alicia and her parents Joseph and Alicia Ortega, he set the house on fire.

Investigators concluded Pardo planned the attack; his divorce from his ex-wife Sylvia Pardo and reported mental-health issues were cited in accounts of his motives. Pardo fled the scene but later died by suicide at his brother’s home in Sylmar, California. Authorities determined he acted alone. If anyone knew Alicia or was at that gathering and can add details about her or the events that night, please share information that might help complete the record.