Today in History: This time of years is meant to be a joyous day for family togetherness, Christmas Day is also a huge day for family murders. One such incident happened in 2014 in Lancaster Cty, PA where Dustin Klopp axed his wife, after which Klopp woke up their 2 and 5 year old children to celebrate Christmas at their grandma and grandpa's house.
Then there is the 2008 Covina Massacre. Covina is a suburb of LA, where recently divorced Bruce Pardo, dressed as Santa showed up at his ex-wife's home and shot 25 people, after which he killed himself.
Chicago teen Alexis Valdez was living with his aunt and her boyfriend in 2013 when they complained that Alexis was not helping with the rent. Alexis responded by decapitating the boyfriend and placing the battered head on his aunt's pillow.
Texas man Aziz Yazdanpanah didn't like that his estranged wife was doing better financially than he was, so on Christmas 2011 he showed up at her house and shot his wife, their two children and three other relatives in a Dallas suburb while they were opening presents.
On Christmas Day 2010 in London, Magalie Bamu and her boyfriend Eric Bikubi tortured and killed Magalie's 15 year old brother, who they believed was a witch. When his body was found, more than 130 separate injuries were counted.
The Carnation Massacre occurred at Christmas time in 2007 in Carnation, Washington. Michele Anderson and her boyfriend Joseph McEnroe drove to her parent’s home and killed 6 members of her family.
The Lawson Family Massacre happened on this day in 1929 in Germanton NC. Charlie Lawson murdered his wife and six of his seven children. "All of the family members were found with their arms crossed and rocks under their heads. Charlie then walked into the woods, paced around a tree, and put a bullet into his head. The sole survivor was his eldest son Arthur who had been sent into town on an errand just before the massacre took place." BJ COLANGELO
And let's not forget that JonBenét Ramsey was found dead on Christmas Day 1996 at her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.
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