Santiago Garduno
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First degree murder
Manslaughter
Colorado
Murder
Santiago Garduno | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 28, 1884 Truchas, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 1933 (aged 48) Penitentiary of New Mexico, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by electrocution |
| Convictions | New Mexico First degree murder Manslaughter Colorado Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–4 |
Span of crimes | 1900s–1932 |
| Country | United States |
| States | New Mexico and Colorado |
Santiago Garduno (December 28, 1884 – July 21, 1933) was an American serial killer who committed at least three murders in Colorado and New Mexico in the early 20th century. Garduno was sentenced to death for his final murder, and became one of the first two inmates to be executed by electric chair in New Mexico.
Garduno served time for a murder committed in Colorado. He was allegedly charged with another murder, but that case did not go to trial after key witnesses against him died.[1]
On January 1, 1925, several men, including Garduno, got into a fight at a dance party in Truchas, New Mexico. During the fight, Garduno pulled out a gun and fired several shots, killing a young man named Paulin Barela and wounding Paulin's brother. The Barela brothers had been members of the American Legion and were well respected in the community. Garduno was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 9 to 10 years in prison.[2][3] He was paroled in 1930.[4]