Read more Santa Claus stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17545/santa-claus.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74416/post-office-drops-north-pole-letter-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFurious North Pole residents are accusing the Postal Service of playing Grinch by ending its letters to Santa program—because it attracted a sex offender. Since 1954, the Postal Service has happily sent letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska, where volunteers respond and mail them back with a North...http://www.newser.com/story/74416/post-office-drops-north-pole-letter-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55255/santa-shooter-had-coke-in-his-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe California man who murdered his ex-wife and eight members of her family on Christmas Eve while dressed as Santa Claus had cocaine in his system, the Los Angeles Times reports. The coroner’s office said the cocaine was present in trace amounts and was only a contributing factor to Bruce...http://www.newser.com/story/55255/santa-shooter-had-coke-in-his-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 15:54:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46606/killer-santa-was-out-to-get-his-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe man who carried out a Christmas Eve killing spree dressed as Santa Claus had planned to kill his own mother, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was furious with his mom for siding with his ex-wife in their bitter marital dispute and knew she was invited to...http://www.newser.com/story/46606/killer-santa-was-out-to-get-his-mom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 2:40:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46422/melting-santa-suit-burned-killer-foiled-getaway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe California Santa killer, who committed suicide after massacring his ex-wife’s family, had planned an escape by plane—but he was foiled by third-degree burns as his Santa Claus suit melted onto his body, the Los Angeles Times reports. The explosion as he set fire to his ex-wife’s parents’ house...http://www.newser.com/story/46422/melting-santa-suit-burned-killer-foiled-getaway.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 9:30:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46383/santa-gunman-hid-son-from-ex-wife-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBruce Jeffrey Pardo, who police say killed nine others in a Christmas Eve rampage in California, kept a child from a previous relationship secret from his ex-wife, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pardo did not support his physically handicapped 9-year-old son financially, but claimed him as a dependent for 7...http://www.newser.com/story/46383/santa-gunman-hid-son-from-ex-wife-cops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 17:32:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46366/santa-shooter-had-bomb-plane-ticket-cash-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe discovery of another body in the charred wreckage of a California home brings the death toll in the Christmas Eve shooting rampage to nine, ABC News reports. Police say Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, suspected of shooting his former in-laws while disguised as Santa, had $10,000 in cash and...http://www.newser.com/story/46366/santa-shooter-had-bomb-plane-ticket-cash-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 14:03:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46307/death-toll-hits-8-in-santa-slayings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death toll in the Christmas Eve massacre by a California man dressed as Santa Claus has now risen to at least eight as more details of the rampage emerge, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo first shot in the face an 8-year-old girl who answered the door...http://www.newser.com/story/46307/death-toll-hits-8-in-santa-slayings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 3:01:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46287/police-find-more-santa-shooting-victims-in-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeveral more bodies are in the ashes of a suburban Los Angeles home that was the scene of a Christmas Eve massacre, police tell the AP. Authorities would not say how many bodies there were; three people were already declared dead after a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire...http://www.newser.com/story/46287/police-find-more-santa-shooting-victims-in-ashes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 12:58:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46281/santa-shooting-suspect-commits-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice say the man suspected of opening fire last night at a Christmas party in suburban Los Angeles while dressed as Santa Claus has killed himself, the AP reports. The body of 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was found at the home of his brother early today. Police would not say...http://www.newser.com/story/46281/santa-shooting-suspect-commits-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 11:35:16 CST