Julio Gonzalez

 VICTIMS: 87
 

"You'll see. Tomorrow your not going to work here any more.
I told you and I swear it."

Julio was a bit of a loser. And on the 25 March 1990 he proved it once and for all. He had been drinking at the Happy Land social club when he bumped into his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Feliciano, and got into a bit of a tiff. A brawl broke out and Gonzalez was escorted out of the building by security.

So a rather embarrassed and pissed off Julio Gonzalez walked down the street and purchased $1 worth of petrol. Well the rest is pretty obvious, Julio set the Happy Land alight and 87 people wound up dead.

BUT to the best bit. Of the five survivors, Lydia Feliciano was one. Poor old Julio really fucked that one up.

On August 19, 1991, Gonzalez was found guilty of 87 counts of second degree murder; 87 counts of felony murder; one count of first degree arson and one count of assault (on the clubs DJ).

On December 19, 1991 he was sentenced to 25 years to life.

 INTERESTING BIT

Lydia Feliciano was the first too leave the building. When she first noticed the flames she didn't warn anyone, she just left. At the trial she tried to say that she did try to tell someone that there was a fire, but that they mustn't have listened.
 

MY OPINION

My personal favourite Fuck-up story. I've always enjoyed reading about the poor bastard. Unfortunately I don't know a great deal about Gonzalez's life so I can't laugh at the idiot some more. I can't imagine how pissed off he must have been when he found out that his bitch Ex survived, what are the odds. Well I don't really rate what he did as highly as a killer, but still 87 is a pretty decent number. Not a favourite in terms of method, just in terms of humour.