Philippines True Crime

Be prepared to get angry, as unfortunately, the handling of this case and the consequences for the perpetrator are woefully unjust, as seen in one of the most disturbing true crime documentaries out there. In 2017, as many as 30% of podcast listeners had listened to true crime podcasts, and in 2019, this had increased to up to 44%. On Apple Podcasts, True Crime podcasts make up just less than half a percent of the total number of podcasts on the platform. On a collated list of 432 podcasts from the most-visited results of a search for 'Top Podcasts of 2021', true crime podcasts made up more than 20% of the podcasts constituting the lists. Starting in 1889, Scottish lawyer William Roughead wrote and published essays for six decades about notable British murder trials he attended, with many of these essays collected in the 2000 book Classic Crimes. Many regard Roughead "as the dean of the modern true crime genre."
In case the judgment is of acquittal, it shall state whether the evidence of the prosecution absolutely failed to prove the guilt of the accused or merely failed to prove his/her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In either case, the judgment shall determine if the act or omission from which the civil liability might arise did not exist. 3.4 the civil liability or damages caused by the wrongful act to be recovered from the accused by the offended party, if there is any, unless the enforcement of the civil liability by a separate action has been reserved or waived. At any time before finality of the judgment of conviction, the judge may, motu proprio or upon motion, with hearing in either case, reopen the proceedings to avoid a miscarriage of justice.

President Duterte has a legal responsibility to publicly direct the Philippine National Police to end their campaign of extrajudicial executions of suspected drug dealers and users. The National Bureau of Investigation and Ombudsman’s Office should impartially investigate the killings and seek prosecutions of all those responsible. Congress should hold extensive hearings on the issue and adopt measures to prevent further such killings. Donor countries to the Philippines should end all assistance to the Philippine National Police until the killings cease and meaningful investigations are undertaken and consider redirecting that assistance to community-based harm reduction programs that are appropriate and effective.
Duterte’s outspoken endorsement of the campaign implicates him and other senior officials in possible incitement to violence, instigation of murder, and in command responsibility for crimes against humanity. The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances also presented a damning report to the then Human Rights Commission after a visit to the country in 1990. True crime books often center on sensational, shocking, or strange events, particularly murder. Even though murder makes up less than 20% of reported crime, it is present in most true crime stories. Typically, these books report on a crime from the beginning of its investigation to its legal proceedings. An informal survey conducted by Publishers Weekly in 1993 concluded that the more popular true crime books focus on serial killers, with the more gruesome and grotesque content performing even better.

But none of the cases investigated fit the category of big-time drug lords—they were people at the bottom of the drug chain. Duterte was Davao City mayor for most of the years between 1988 and 2016. Local activists say death squad killings of alleged drug dealers, petty criminals, and street children in Davao City started sometime in the mid-1990s, during Duterte’s second term. The group that claimed to be responsible for the killings was called Suluguon sa Katawhan or “Servants of the People,” among other names, but soon the media in Davao City began referring to it as the Davao Death Squad.
The relatives believe the police incorrectly assumed that Sentorias and his partner had taken over the drug dealing business of her parents. When the government’s Operation Double Barrel began, Sentorias rejected his relatives’ pleading to surrender to the local officials, telling them that the local officials were shabu addicts long before he was. Media accounts of the incident said the killing resulted from a police drug sting. On the evening of June 30, Dela Cruz went to play cards at his neighbor’s house. Family members told Human Rights Watch that at about 1 a.m. On July 1, a group of five masked armed men in civilian clothes broke down the door of the neighbor’s house and rushed inside.

It also must be understood that the reservation of the right to file, any of said civil actions separately waives the others. This does not include civil liability under Articles 32, 33, 34, and 2176 of the Civil Code which could be prosecuted even without reservation. Meanwhile, in Rule 111 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure provides for the prosecution of civil action and has seven sections. Among others, they have been the most controversial sections of the Rules and was amended four times. If the offender is above fifteen years old but below eighteen and he did not act with discernment, he is exempted from criminal liability and upon the custody of the parent, however he is still liable for civil liability but his parents or guardians will be the one civilly liable. Action on these applications must, be expedited for time is of the essence.
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If it were the 1990s, Carlo J. Caparas would have already produced a film on the year’s most gruesome massacre. But digital platforms now give creators and audiences more ways to explore these stories in-depth. One just has to go through Netflix's true crime genre for its rich array of hit original documentary series. A few years ago, the podcast series "Serial" infused new life to the format with its investigative reporting and intimate approach to the Hae Min Lee murder case.

In the CBS documentary, the producers built basement and kitchen replicas of the Ramsey’s house. The show included one of the hosts attempt to climb through the window without unsettling the debris, which was impossible in the reconstruction. There were also no fingerprints found on or around the area.
Besides, the truth is always stranger and way scarier than fiction, am I right? So I’m sharing some of my favorite Filipino ghost stories with you. The first one is about Clarita Villanueva, who is considered one of the most legit cases of demonic possession in modern history.
The Coroner concluded that JonBenét was killed by ligature strangulation and craniocerebral injuries. She had multiple abrasions to her neck, cheek, legs, and other body parts. She also noted that there was blood in JonBenét’s underwear. After the birth of JonBenét, the family moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 1991 for John’s work.