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On October 27, 2006 at approximately 11:30 PM, police say that a woman solely identified as Heidi was on her way home from her parents' home. Heidi had spent the evening planning an upcoming charity event when a sudden dramatic twist-of-fate occurred. Cops tell AMW that Heidi recalled seeing an approaching green Honda Accord that was driving haphazardly while colliding into a curb, a mailbox, cars, and a street light. Selflessly, Heidi exited her vehicle to try to help the Honda's driver who appeared hurt.
As the disoriented driver climbed out of the window, Heidi got out of her car and yelled, "Are you okay?" He stumbled towards her, then suddenly shoved her out of the way and dove into her vehicle.
In a panic, Heidi now feared for the life of an important front seat passenger - her new Australian Shepherd, "Audrey". So, she fought back, pulling the carjacker out of her red Mustang. He punched her in the face knocking her to the ground, and the crazed man jumped back into the driver's seat. Determined to protect her 12-week-old puppy, Heidi reached in and held onto the car's steering wheel, half hanging out of the car as the man floored the accelerator. As the car reached speeds of 60 MPH, Heidi held on for dear life as her foot was dragged on the street. In addition, the driver's door kept slamming shut against Heidi as the car swerved from curb to curb. Determined to save herself and her dog, Heidi held fast despite the driver's attempts to dislodge her.
Finally, the car hit a wall and Heidi fell away from the car and into a gutter adjacent to the freeway on-ramp and in oncoming traffic. "Please don't kill my dog" was the last thing she yelled as the carjacker took off in her now wrecked car.
Police say that a good samaritan stopped to help Heidi and brought her back to her parents' home. When the authorities arrived, Heidi received medical attention and was transported to a nearby hospital. Cops returned to the location where the carjacking had taken place and were shocked when they found much more than an abandoned Honda. Pasadena detectives say the carjacker's Honda Accord contained two bodies of men that had been shot execution style. They say that the lifeless body of the first victim, Joe Malta, was wedged in between the front passenger seat and the dashboard. Investigators say the second victim, Francisco Regalado, was located in the rear passenger seat and was barely alive. Regalado was transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead upon arrival. Pasadena police opened up a double murder investigation based on the chain of events that asked the question, "Was the carjacker the killer too?"
After the victims had been identified, police noticed Malta's cell phone kept buzzing with text messages being sent from a girlfriend that read, "Come and see your son". Sadly, Malta never heard the news that the mother of his child was going into labor. Police responded to the girlfriend's messages and asked her where he had been earlier that evening. She told the cops that Malta and Regalado had been out with friends at 20-year-old Manuel Penaloza's home.
Police say that Penaloza known as, "Lil Bad Boy," of the East Los Angeles "Drifters" gang, is a street soldier for this extremely violent group. They also noted Penaloza's extensive arrest and conviction record and say that at the time of the incident he was on parole for receiving stolen property. Penaloza also has an outstanding no-bail warrant for a weapons violation.
When cops searched Penaloza's residence, they detected that he had attempted to sanitize the home with cleaning products and had turned on a ceiling fan at high speed, perhaps in an attempt to cover his tracks. Authorities were still able to find blood DNA samples matching that of the victims.
Back in 2005, police say that Manuel had been walking with his pregnant girlfriend in a rival gang's neighborhood when his girlfriend and unborn child were shot and killed. Friends tell AMW that after that incident, his methamphetamine use increased and Penaloza became paranoid, had hallucinations, and believed that people were watching him. They say that he sometimes felt that if he did not kill someone than he would be killed.
The INS officials recently deported Penaloza's mother, who police believe had been providing Manuel with money and resources while withholding information of his whereabouts. Penaloza is still at large and is considered to be armed and extremely dangerous.
In May of 2007, Heidi received a Good Samaritan award from the Mayor of Pasadena.
