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Families of victims killed by mass murderer Scott Dekraai rally against Orange County DA Todd Spitzer
Under a sweltering sun, families of the victims killed by Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Dekraai took aim at another enemy Wednesday: Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Some of the families gathered outside the District Attorney’s Office in Santa Ana, accusing Spitzer of using them in his 2018 campaign to unseat former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas and then turning his back on the victims once elected. They carried placards with slogans such as “Victims Aren’t Props” and “Orange County Dishonest Attorney.”
Paul Wilson, whose wife Christy Lynn Wilson was killed by Scott Dekraai in 2011, addresses the media outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Korre Robbins, from left, holds a poster showing Christy Lynn Wilson during a protest outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Wilson was killed by Scott Dekraai in 2011. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Relatives and friends of victims of Scott Dekraai address the media outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Dekraai killed eight people and injured one other in a 2011 shooting rampage at a salon in Seal Beach, CA.
Protesters are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
John Jeans protests outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Jeans sister-in-law, Laura Webb-Elody, was killed by Scott Dekraai in 2011.
Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Nikki Webb protests outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Webb’s aunt, Laura Webb-Elody, was killed by Scott Dekraai and his grandmother, Hattie Stretz was critically injured but survived.
Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Shelby Rithagen and Korre Robbins, from left, protest outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A poster showing photos of Christy Lynn Wilson, who was killed by Scott Dekraai in 2011, leans against a tree outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bethany Webb protests outside the district attorney’s office in Santa Ana, CA on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Webb’s sister, Laura Webb-Elody, was killed by Scott Dekraai in 2011 and her mother, Hattie Stretz was critically injured but survived.
Relatives and friends of the victims killed by Scott Dekraai at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011 are calling for Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer to step down. The victims gathered for a street protest Wednesday to say Spitzer used them and their loved ones to propel himself into office and then forgot about them. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
“Todd Spitzer is a parasite that came to decide that he would run on Seal Beach families,” said Bethany Webb, whose sister, Laura Webb-Elody, was among eight killed by Dekraai in October 2011 at the Salon Meritage.
Paul Wilson, whose wife, Christy, was killed, organized the demonstration that attracted about two dozen to the hot street corner.
Because of the flip-flopping, Wilson and Webb called Tuesday for Spitzer to resign.
Spitzer’s office responded that Wilson and Dekraai’s defense attorney, Scott Sanders, are part of a national effort funded by billionaire George Soros to reform the justice system and replace district attorneys with defense-minded lawyers.
“This is nothing more than bare-bones politics,” said Kimberly Edds, a spokeswoman for Spitzer. “Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sanders are part of a radical left movement to take over district attorney offices across the country. They want to turn Orange County into San Francisco,” where a public defender is now the district attorney.
Edds added that Sanders intends to run for district attorney.
Sanders responded: “This is a truly inappropriate response. Mr. Spitzer gets caught on tape saying the exact opposite of what he said on the campaign trail. And because he has no explanation, he launches an attack on a victim who dares to speak the truth having been personally betrayed.”
He declined to talk about his intentions for the 2022 Orange County election.
In addition to Webb-Elody and Wilson, those killed by Dekraai were Victoria Buzzo, David Caouette, Randy Lee Fannin, Michele Daschbach Fast, Michelle Marie Fournier and Lucia Bernice Kondas. Also shot was Hattie Stretz, 73, who survived.
