Lee Leeds — Santa Maria Scrap Yard Mass Murder (2008)
Overview
On March 18, 2008, 31-year-old Lee Isaac Bedwell Leeds opened fire at Black Road Auto, a salvage yard in Santa Maria, California, killing four men in a matter of minutes — among them his father, the yard’s owner. The quadruple homicide shocked the Central Coast and led to a years-long legal saga involving questions of mental illness, sanity, and sentencing.
The Crime: March 18, 2008
Leeds arrived at his family’s business, Black Road Auto, and carried out a shooting rampage on the property. Prosecutors later described the attack as a deliberate execution-style series of killings, all within the confines of the junkyard at 1625 Black Road in Santa Maria. The victims died at the scene from gunshot wounds.
Victims (names, ages, date & location)
- Robert Lewis “Bob” Leeds (66) — owner of Black Road Auto; father of the shooter. Killed on March 18, 2008, at Black Road Auto, Santa Maria, CA. (Some local reports mistakenly list “Richard” as his first name.)
- Golden Eli David “Dave” Duboise (45) — customer/associate at the yard. Killed on March 18, 2008, at Black Road Auto, Santa Maria, CA. (Also reported as “Dave Dubois/Duboise” in contemporaneous coverage.)
- Ricardo Cárdenas Leal (33) — killed on March 18, 2008, at Black Road Auto, Santa Maria, CA.
- Terry Edward Majan (37) — killed on March 18, 2008, at Black Road Auto, Santa Maria, CA.
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