Francisco Paula Gonzales (26 January 1937 – 7 May 1964) was a Filipino sailor and mass murderer. He competed in the Dragon event together with Fausto Preysler and Jesus Villareal at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. After the Olympics he moved to San Francisco, United States. At some point, his wife requested a divorce and he fell into debt. He flew to Reno, Nevada on 6 May 1964. The next day Gonzales was on his return flight: Pacific Air Lines Flight 773. He shot and killed both pilots, and then himself. The Fairchild F-27 crashed, killing all 44 people on board. Investigation showed Gonzales had taken out a $100,000 life insurance policy for his wife.

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* 1937 births 1964 deaths 1964 suicides 20th-century American criminals American mass murderers Filipino male sailors (sport) Filipino mass murderers Hijackers Murder–suicides in California Olympic sailors for the Philippines Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sportspeople from Manila Suicides by firearm in California {{Philippines-yachtracing-bio-stub