http://babyboomeradvisorclub.com/the-santa-gunman-and-christmas-eve-massacre-update-six-bodies-identified/
"Six Bodies Identified out of nine.
And it looks as though those last remaining bodies are not going to be able to be legally identified. They are too charred to even get DNA from.The three other people will remain listed as “missing†and “unidentified.†But not in the hearts of those who know who they were.
Who are the latest six bodies identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office?
The former parents-in-law of the Santa Gunman, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo. The man accused of killing nine people at a Christmas Eve party. Here are their autopsy reports.
Joseph Ortega, 80, Sylvia Pardo’s father, multiple injuries
Alicia Ortega, 70, Sylvia Pardo’s mother, gunshot wound to the abdomen
Charles Ortega, 50, Sylvia Pardo’s brother, multiple gunshot wounds
Cheri Ortega, 45, Charles Ortega’s wife, multiple injuries
Teresa Ortega, 51, Sylvia Pardo’s sister-in-law, smoke inhalation, burns to the body and gunshot wound to right leg
Alicia Ortiz, 46, Sylvia Pardo’s sister, multiple injuries
Who are the remaining three people known to be at the party?
Sylvia Pardo
Sylvia Pardo’s brother James “Junior†Ortega, 52
Sylvia Pardo’s nephew and Alicia Ortiz’s son Michael Ortiz, 17
These three will remain listed as “unidentified†in coroner’s files and “missing†in police files.
“We have three unidentified bodies that came out of that location,†said Lt. Larry Dietz of the coroner’s office. Authorities previously said they were relying on dental records to identify the bodies, but they have exhausted that avenue of identification.The Santa Gunman and his Christmas Eve Massacre are still destroying lives. Only six bodies identified. Lives of family and friends who will get no rest or identification. Charred bones that will not rest in peace. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, was truly an ill man, to have done such unspeakable damage to so many."
I don't think this makes any sense. Remains of people who have died in fiery explosions aboard aircraft, ships, and various structures have nearly always been identified and with less information than this too, so why not these bodies? Bodies recovered after bombs have exploded have been identified, aircraft that has crashed and exploded where no whole bodies were left have had remains successfully identified, as well as many other people who have been burned beyond recognition. Teeth are always left so why can't they identify them through dental records? Even one tooth could be compared to a dental x-ray and identified. If they were known to be at and were seen at the party and they are the only
three "missing", and there are
three "unidentified" bodies, shouldn't they be able to put the clues of the remains together with the known information about the "missing" and make some positive ID's? They should at
least be able to determine approximate sex and age of skeletal remains and make comparisons to known physical facts about the victims, if nothing else.
I don't understand why they can't make a positive ID with all of the info that they have available, or why they would be listed as "missing" by the police. Do the police plan on looking for them or something? Like I said, this doesn't make any sense.
I don't think that any of these orphans that they have mentioned in the media can draw on their parents' social security, or that beneficiaries can collect on life insurance if the deceased are listed as "missing" and/or "unidentified"either. If I was a family member then I would be raising hell and insisting that they make an ID if for no other reason than so I could have some closure and bury what remained. Maybe they need to call in whoever was in charge of identifying the victims of 9-11 and other horrific tragedies where little remained at all. It is PITIFUL that a state crime lab can't arrange a positive identification when they KNOW who the victims are, where the crime took place, their names, ages, gender, weight, etc...and they have access to known medical records with which to compare. They also have eye witnesses to attest that those three who are "missing", WERE at the party when this massacre took place, AND they have all of the remains.
Florida should be ashamed of their coroner's office, IMO