Ramon Salcido
| Ramon Salcido | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ramon Bojorquez Salcido March 6, 1961 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Occupation | Winery worker |
| Criminal penalty | Sentenced to death |
| Killings | |
| Date | April 14, 1989 |
| Location(s) | Sonoma and Cotati, California, U.S. |
| Killed | 7 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Weapons |
Knife Ruger .22-caliber handgun |
Ramón Bojórquez Salcido (born March 6, 1961 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a convicted Mexican-American mass murderer and as of 2011 is on death row in California's San Quentin State Prison.
He was convicted of the 1989 knife murders of seven people, including his wife and two of his daughters, Sofía (age 4) and Teresa (age 1). A third daughter, Carmina, aged 3, lay in a field beside the bodies of her sisters for 36 hours after being slashed across the throat by her father. She was rescued and later adopted by a family in Missouri. In 2009, Carmina Salcido wrote a book, Not Lost Forever, about her experiences.[1]
The victims were killed in the cities of Sonoma and Cotati. Maria, Marion, and Ruth Richards were killed at a house at Lakewood Drive in Cotati, and Salcido's relatives and Toovey were killed in Sonoma.[2]
Details
After a night of drinking and snorting cocaine, Salcido slashed his daughters throats; killing Sofia and Teresa. Carmina survived.[3] He then drove them to a county dump. Salcido then drove to Cotati, where he killed his mother-in-law and her two daughters. He then returned to his home in Boyes Hot Springs where he shot his wife, and then went to the Grand Cru winery where he killed his coworker.[4]
Salcido fled after the killings to Mexico, via Calexico. He was arrested in Guasave, Mexico, on April 19, 1989. When arrested, Salcido told police that he committed the murders because he suspected his wife was having an affair with a coworker.[5]
Victims
- Ángela Salcido, 24, wife of Ramon Salcido
- Sofía Salcido, 4, daughter of Ramon Salcido
- Teresa Salcido, 1, daughter of Ramon Salcido
- Marion Louise Richards, 47, mother of Angela Salcido
- Ruth Richards, 12, daughter of Marion Richards
- Maria Richards, 8, daughter of Marion Richards
- Tracey Toovey, 35, winemaster at Grand Cru winery
Trial
Salcido's trial had been moved out of Sonoma County due to extensive news coverage of the case. On October 30, 1990, Salcido was found guilty by a jury of six counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. On November 16, 1990, Salcido was sentenced by a jury to the death penalty. Marteen Miller, Salcido's attorney, contended that his client was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol during the time of the slayings. The defense had sought a verdict of second-degree murder or manslaughter under the circumstance that the drugs had put Mr. Salcido in a state of psychotic depression when the rampage began.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Daughter Confronts Ramon Salcido, Father Who Left Her for Dead
- ↑ Petty, Bonnie. Cotati’s day of infamy lives on in new book, The Community Voice, October 22, 2009.
- 1 2 "KILLER OF 7 GETS PENALTY OF DEATH". New York Times. November 17, 1990. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Salcido tape tells how murder rampage began, 'Los Angeles Times, September 16, 1989.
- ↑ Man wanted in killing of 7 is arrested in Mexico, New York Times, April 20, 1989.
External links
- Daddy Dearest
- Killer of 7 gets penalty of death The New York Times (November 17, 1990)