After Christmas Eve killings in Covina, grief

The Ortega home, a tidy, one-story structure at the end of a Covina cul-de-sac, had been at the center of so many family events: pizza nights, poker parties and an annual Christmas Eve party where the large, close-knit family gathered to celebrate the holidays.

By Jason Song, Hector Becerra and Cara Mia DiMassa

December 28, 2008