The murder of Gloria Zamora
Fitness influencer Gloria Zamora (40) was on a date with a man named Hector Garduno (43) in Fontana, California on Sunday June 22, 2025. The two were approached and killed by Gloria’s ex – Thomas Albert Tamayo Lizarraga (45). Thomas then died following a police shoot out.
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Gloria had seven children. This info about that is from the GFM that has been established:
She leaves behind 7 beautiful children, ages 8 to 24, who are now facing a future without our mother’s warmth, guidance, and unconditional love. My mom was more than just a mother — she was a light in her community. She uplifted and inspired countless women, reminding them of their worth, their strength, and their potential. She always said, “Women can do anything they set their minds to,” and she lived those words every day. Her courage, kindness, and determination touched the lives of everyone who knew her.
Media reports indicate that her marriage to Thomas was her second marriage. The couple had been together for around 15 years as of June 2025.
According to KTLA, Hector was a father to four daughters.
In the week prior to her death, Gloria appeared on the ‘Herizon’ podcast and spoke about the breakdown of her marriage.
“Instead of you being supportive, you’re over here trying to like bring me down,” Gloria said of her ex in a clip of the episode captioned “With husbands like these, who needs enemies?”
The podcast host Isene responded, “His insecurities are yelling to you. His projection is real. He’s trying to bring you down so you don’t leave.”
On Sunday June 22, 2025, Gloria and Hector went on a date to a sushi restaurant in the 15200 block of Summit Avenue in Fontana, California. There is a sushi place at that address called Summa Sushi.
It is believed that Thomas somehow tracked Gloria to the restaurant.
“There was a male and a female that were estranged; they were going through a divorce, that led to this,” said Officer Steve Reed with the Fontana Police Department.
“We don’t know how he knew where she was at, but apparently, she had been at the restaurant for approximately an hour prior to the shooting,” Officer Reed said.
He opened fire and shot Hector first, before turning the gun on Gloria.
An off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy in the area heard the gunfire and rushed to the scene.
“Apparently, he was driving on the street outside the shopping center and heard the gunshots and saw what had happened, made a U-turn at the light, and got out of his vehicle, and confronted the suspect,” Officer Reed said.
This is when Thomas was fatally shot by the deputy.
Gloria and Hector were taken to hospital and they both passed away.
The host of the Herizon podcast, Isene Hurtado, made a post on social media.
“A woman tried to leave a toxic, dangerous relationship and he responded with ‘If I can’t have you, no one will. That wasn’t love, that was control. That was violence that was a man driven by ego and emotional instability who couldn’t accept that she chose peace over pain.”
Isene said in her post that Gloria “gave this man 15 years of her life,” but when she asked for a divorce, “he chose destruction over healing.”
The murder of Jennifer Quesnel
Canadian woman Jennifer Quesnel (41) was murdered by her abusive estranged husband John (48).
Jennifer and John had been married for 18 years and reports indicate that they had three sons together – Jake, Dan and John Jr. They were aged 12-17 at the time of the murder/suicide.
It appears that Jennifer was the one to primarily initiate the breakup, around a month before she was murdered.
Jennifer’s family would give a statement to the media. They described her as “a gentle and loving mother, friend, daughter and sister to everyone who knew her,” and laid out what they know about her death.
“Jennifer was taken from us and her three boys during a time of renewed hope and possibilities and was excited for what her future held.”
“She had been staying with her brother Glenn after leaving an 18 year marriage with a clear history of controlling and abusive behaviour by her husband John Quesnel. She had finally made the choice to leave and it was the happiest she had ever been, being away from him.”
John owned Salt Spring Metal Recycling and was apparently having financial problems. He faced losing his business premises and he had also been the victim of theft from his scrap yard. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, John had been forced to sign up for the CERB federal assistance program.
“He’s a very proud man it was a tough decision to go on the CERB,” said long-time friend Holger Hermann.
Brother-in-law Jason Fraser and the couple’s son John Quesnel Jr. told the Times Colonist that John was “terribly” verbally abusive. “It was never anything like physical, like him actually hitting her or anything like that,” John Quesnel Jr. said. “It was yelling … and that’s about as bad as it got, really.”
On June 1, 2020, she went to the family home to pick up some belongings and also to tend to her horse. She and John had made an agreement that he would not be at the property at the time.
“Unknown to Jennifer, John had parked in a secluded area nearby and hid himself from view, armed. He ambushed her without warning, shooting her twice and then turning the gun on himself,” the family alleges in their statement.
The family were shocked. They said that Jennifer had no fear for her life and nobody imagined that this could happen. No one imagined he would murder his wife, Jason Fraser said “No one did,” he said. “We thought he was moving on like normal people do when they go through divorce.”
The family also said that John was known to be bullying and controlling.
“He couldn’t stand to see her happy and if he couldn’t be happy, neither could she. It was a selfish act by a coward and bully and committed in the most cruel and premeditated way,” the family statement said.
He had had his guns confiscated prior to the murder/suicide because he did not have a license for them. He apparently purchased the gun used in this incident from a friend.
Jennifer’s family said that she was “the most beautiful person you would ever meet” and was full of life.We’re so thankful that she had that time away from him, to realize what life could be like and to see her that happy.”
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, women who are in the process of leaving or separating from their intimate partner are most at risk for domestic violence.
Separation is a common theme found within spousal murder-suicide where half of the cases occur after the couple have either separated (26%), were in the process of separating (9%), or had expressed a desire to separate (15%).
The statistics outline the reality that the most dangerous time for a survivor/victim is when she leaves the abusive partner; 77% of domestic violence-related homicides occur upon separation and there is a 75% increase of violence upon separation for at least two years.
According to the B.C. Coroners Service, from 2010 to 2015, an average of 12 people died each year in B.C. as a result of injuries sustained from an intimate partner, and an average of 232 women were admitted to a B.C. hospital each year for severe injuries.
Every year, more than 13,000 people in B.C. seek police assistance to stop physical or emotional abuse at the hands of a current or former spouse or dating partner, 30,000 women and children are referred to counselling and programs and more than 18,000 women and children access transition and safe houses.
SOURCE LIST
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fitness-influencer-spoke-ex-podcast-174051694.html
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-24/influencer-mother-killed-on-date-fontana
https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-glorias-family-in-their-grief
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennifer-quesnel-childrens-trust-fund