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killed all nine victims but claimed that all nine victims were drug dealers who had no right to live and that he was doing society a favor." Prosecuting attorney David Waxman, on the other hand, maintained that Pardo was a "cold-blooded killer" and, according to the Clark County
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gradually revealed to be a serial killer dubbed by the press as the "Miami
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for his handguns. Pardo's partner from the
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hospital, where he was found with a gunshot wound to his foot. The bullet matched those found in his final victims. The injury occurred during the murder of Ricard when, after shooting her once, Pardo's Ruger pistol jammed. He then bludgeoned Ricard to death
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