Episode 17: Massacre at Salon Meritage

Victims -

Employees:

• Victoria Buzzo, 54, also worked at the salon
• Randy Lee Fannin, 62, co-owner of the salon. According to The Orange County Register, eyewitnesses reported he was the first to be shot and reportedly pleaded with the gunman, quote, ”Please don’t do this. There’s another way. Let’s go outside and talk.”
• Laura Webb, 46, was also a stylist at the salon and at the time of the incident was working on her mother’s hair.
• Christy Lynn Wilson, 47, who also worked at the salon. She had testified in court for a custody hearing on behalf of Fournier the day before the shooting.

Customers:

• Michele Daschbach Fast, 47
• Lucia bernice Kondas, 65
• Hattie Stretz, 73 - was critically injured but survived. She was the mother of Laura Webb.

Additional Victim:

• David Caouette, 64, was killed while sitting in his vehicle that was parked outside of the salon. He had been at the restaurant located next to the salon and was shot through his front windshield and passenger side window. He was the last victim shot.

References:

https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-oct-15-la-me-seal-beach-shooting-20111015-story.html

https://www.ocregister.com/2011/10/18/seal-beach-salon-owner-to-gunman-please-dont-do-this/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-dekraai-death-penalty_n_5995d163e4b0a2608a6a83ad

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-dekraai-pleads-not-_n_1118920

https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/salon-shooter-pleads-not-guilty#photo-8097601

https://www.presstelegram.com/2014/05/02/scott-dekraai-pleads-guilty-to-salon-meritage-massacre-prosecutors-plan-to-seek-death-penalty/