Happy Halloween to all of you guys! It is the time of the year when most of us get to watch or listen to horror films, shows, and podcasts.  Indeed, there is a lot of content out there to consume, and chances are you have probably stumbled upon this podcast because it's Halloween Season. Let us tell you a horrific crime that happened in 2018. Some would say this is a lesser-known story, but to us, this case is by far one of the most gruesome stories that this show has covered.It involves murder, mutilation, and cannibalism. And you know what's the worst part? The horrific nature of this case truly happened in real life. In March 2018, residents of Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, informed authorities after witnessing 43-year-old Orlando Estrera, soaked in blood, throwing mutilated body parts out of their house. Once the police arrived, they discovered that the victim was the suspect's wife, 46-year-old Heidi Estrera. Orlando Estrera was promptly detained at the Quezon City jail, and what he told the authorities would probably not make you sleep at night. CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories

On March 11, 2019. Christine Silawan, a 16-year-old high school student, was found dead in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.  Half of her face was skinned to the skull, her body was stabbed twenty times, and she had signs of sexual assault.  The gruesome nature that Christine Silawan endured from her killer sparked nationwide outrage, which led to various groups urging the government to reinstate the death penalty. If you're on Spotify, we would like to know your thoughts on this in the polls. CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories 

We've seen that one iconic scene in horror movies before—the protagonist, either being chased or needing to hide, goes under their bed, trying their best to stay quiet as the killer roams around. Some survive, but some end up getting dragged away from under the bed... to their death. Fortunately for a Filipina nurse named Corazon Amurao, almost the exact scene happened to her in real life in 1966. She survived Chicago's most infamous mass murderer, Richard Speck. CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/ SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Richard Sta. Ana, a father and loving husband, sought justice for his wife, Pearl, and their son, Baby Denzel, after two assailants brutally killed them by mercilessly bludgeoning their heads at their residence in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. As the investigators looked for answers, they surprisingly found out that the person behind the gruesome murder was someone they already knew from the start who was holding a grudge because of jealousy. This case in 2016 might have been one of the most overlooked murder cases ever.  A mother and her baby boy were gruesomely murdered on a typical afternoon inside their residence. It is not something we get to hear or read on the news on a daily basis. CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Chop-chop body cases in the Philippines are one of the most discussed topics in true crime, especially here in the Philippines.  Most fans of our show would send us episode requests through DMs and polls urging us to cover more chop-chop body cases.  In fact, our episodes relating to body dismemberments, particularly the gruesome murders of Lyndon Masinsin in 2017 and Elsa Castillo in 1993, were among the most played episodes in our library.  Now, another chop-chop lady case has caught our attention, and it happened recently. On June 9, 2023, dismembered body parts, such as the head, arms, and legs of a woman, were found by scavengers under a bridge and in a ravine in Barangay Dela Paz, Antipolo City. Subsequently, authorities found the victim's remaining body parts in a ravine in Barangay San Jose, 10 kilometers from where the victim was first seen.  CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories

Air disasters are one of the most heartbreaking tragedies that will always catch our attention. Probably you've heard of numerous of these cases, such as the infamous 9/11 terrorist attack on the US World Trade Center, the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and many others. Such incidents make us wonder are there plane-related tragedies that have also happened in the Philippines? Sadly, there is.  On April 19, 2000, Air Philippines Flight 541 from Manila, bound for Davao City, crashed in a coconut plantation on Samal Island near the plane's destination.  All 131 people on board, including passengers and the aircraft's seven-member crew, died, making this catastrophic incident by far the worst air disaster in the Philippines. CONNECT WITH US ▸ https://linktr.ee/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Our show usually features cases where the victim is already confirmed dead. While plenty of tragic cases still need to be told, a specific case caught our attention.  The incident happened on November 1, 2018, in Atimonan, Quezon, where the victim, Roger Herrero, a pedicab driver from the town of Agdangan, was falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit. Rogue policemen hunted down Roger, bringing him to a dark area in Atimonan, an hour away from Agdangan. From there, Roger was forced to admit to various robbery cases in his town, but the policemen ended up shooting him in the head.  Roger, who was lying in a pool of his blood at the time, had to play dead till the rogue policemen left. Miraculously, the gunshot to his head wasn't fatal enough to kill him. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Baguio City is known for being the summer capital of the Philippines when thousands of visitors from the lowlands and Manila take their annual journey to the city to cool off. However, little did we know that one of the most gruesome crimes in the country's special summer getaway would happen on August 15, 2018. The body of 22-year-old Lindsay Valdez, a pawn shop cashier at 202 Cellfone Pawnshop, was found dead inside a vault room covered with her blood.  Authorities also discovered that the victim's neck was slashed, and her face, arms, and legs were bound with packaging tape. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  IG CHANNEL ▸ https://ig.me/j/AbaOmN2HytgKay0F/  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On November 22, 2000, Salvador "Bubby" Dacer, a prominent publicist to politicians, met with then-President Joseph Estrada, who was in the midst of an impeachment trial. The meeting was said to be about patching things up. In context, Dacer was a former PR man of Estrada, but as soon as he left his post, he began criticizing the Estrada administration for alleged corruption. Two days after meeting Estrada, Dacer and his driver, Emmanuel Corbito, were abducted at an intersection in Makati City. Months later, their bodies were found in a creek in Indang, Cavite, as the entire nation discovered the horrific nature of their deaths, known today as the infamous Dacer-Corbito Double Murder case. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On December 23, 2018, a woman's lifeless body, sealed with duct tape, was found wrapped in a black garbage bag inside a brown box in Baseco, Manila.  Based on a tip from a Grab driver who witnessed the dumping of her body, authorities immediately uncovered the two male foreigners that had something to do with the young woman's killing. The victim's name is Tomi Michelle Masters. She is a 23-year-old girl from Indiana, USA. Earlier, she arrived in the Philippines together with her boyfriend, Troy Woody and his friend Mir Islam. Both men are said to be American hackers with business ventures in the Philippines. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On August 3, 1999, typhoon Olga wreaked havoc all over Southeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula. More than 160 lives were taken by the deadly typhoon in North and South Korea. According to reports, the typhoon brought one of the heaviest rains recorded in the Korean peninsula that cost $657 million in damages.  In the Philippines, the devastating storm caused one of the most catastrophic landslides in the country, particularly the tragic Cherry Hills Subdivision landslide in Antipolo City, Rizal, destroying 300 homes, taking around 60 lives, and displacing thousands of people. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

The perpetrator in the hijacking of Philippine Airlines Flight 812 that happened on May 25, 2000, using the name “Augusto Lakandula” as his alias, committing one of the most bizarre hijacking incidents in history, as some would say the Filipino version of D.B. Cooper. For those who don’t know, D.B. Cooper is a criminal who, in 1971, hijacked a commercial plane traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, and later parachuted out of the aircraft with the ransom money. Up to this day, nobody knows the real identity behind D.B. Cooper or whether he’s still alive or not. He just mysteriously vanished. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

There have been various instances across the globe in which a person had predicted their eventual death.  A brief google search would show you that some notable celebrities and artists had also bizarrely predicted their demise, which in some cases were nerve-rackingly accurate. Sadly, you will find the name of the late comedian and activist Arvin "Tado" Jimenez on the list of famous individuals who had foreshadowed their own death. Before Tado's sudden demise, he posted two Instagram posts that were somewhat eerily captioned, which most people thought of it as a premonition to Tado's time on earth was running out. On February 7, 2014, Tado was among the 14 people that died after the bus they rode bound for Bontoc, Mountain Province, fell into a ravine. Today, March 24, is Tado's birthday. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories  DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh  SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories  Download the GoTyme Bank app on your preferred App Store or visit www.gotyme.com.ph DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On June 28, 2015, the body of Tania Camille Dee was found buried in a shallow grave wrapped in a blanket with a plastic bag over her head in the backyard of a house located at Sta. Maria Subdivision, Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga. Autopsy reports indicate the suspect ruthlessly shot her in the back of the head. She was only 33 years old at the time of her gruesome death. Tania Camille Dee was reported missing on June 21, 2015. The day before, she went out to meet her estranged ex-husband, Fidel Sheldon Arcenas, citing that the latter promised to give her money to purchase a car as a present so she and their two children could have a vehicle to use. An obtained CCTV footage from a restaurant in Angeles City that day confirmed that Tania met and left the venue with her ex-husband between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. It was the last time she was seen alive.CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories Download the GoTyme Bank app on your preferred App Store or visit ⁠www.gotyme.com.ph⁠ DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

The use and distribution of illegal substances have been an ongoing problem since drug cartels figured out how to grow their syndicates into multimillion-dollar empires. Drug syndicates thrive on their customers’ addiction caused by narcotics, which has become a very dangerous cycle that doesn’t seem to end. In a generation where rave parties have been a massive occurrence for social events, it is well-documented across the globe that many people, particularly teenagers and young adults, take party drugs while participating in rave parties. But what happens if a person or group mistakenly consumes a party drug that an average human body couldn’t withstand? An example of this happened during the 2016 Closeup Forever Summer Concert held at the Mall of Asia concert grounds with more than 15,000 people in attendance. Tragically, five people who didn't know each other were reported to have bizarrely collapsed minutes apart at different venue areas. As soon as the initial autopsy reports came out, the results shocked the entire nation, exposing drug-related personalities from privileged families with political connections that later turned on each other.CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories Download the GoTyme Bank app on your preferred App Store or visit ⁠www.gotyme.com.ph⁠ DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On November 18, 2009, one of the most controversial road rage incidents and manhunts of the 2000s happened in the Philippines. The victim, in this case, was Renato Ebarle Jr., a son of a former presidential chief of Staff, Renato Ebarle Sr. He was shot and killed by Jason Ivler, a nephew of singer and songwriter Freddie Aguilar. Witnesses saw the suspect go over to his victim's car and shoot him multiple times after a traffic altercation at the corner of Boni Serrano Street and Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City. With various witnesses pinpointing Jason Ivler as the killer, he became one of the most wanted criminals at the time, in what others may argue was one of the most infamous manhunts in the Philippines. Authorities and news outlets began their due diligence in figuring out who Jason Ivler was, and what they found out was shockingly outrageous. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories Download the GoTyme Bank app on your preferred App Store or visit ⁠www.gotyme.com.ph⁠ DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

"Tell my kids I love them," were the final words Rhona Fantone said to her sister, Rhoda, on the phone. Rhona and her husband, Jay Barcelon, were having marital problems. Rhona decided to stay with her sister, who lived only 15 minutes away but had to retrieve her belongings and clothes from her residence. Sadly, her estranged husband was present, and a violent fight occurred. Both ended up in the hospital, but only one of them lived. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories Download the GoTyme Bank app on your preferred App Store or visit ⁠www.gotyme.com.ph⁠ DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Digital Forensics was unheard of in the early 1990s. Its breakthrough has led to various crime-solving practices that most law enforcement agencies worldwide utilize nowadays. It makes us wonder, how did it evolve in the first place? Well, in our episode for today, you'll find out why. In 1991, the murder of Julie Snodgrass in the Philippines was the case that paved the way for the evolution of Digital Forensics. Agents from the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center based in Maryland, USA, were the ones who helped solve the case and opened the gates for solving crimes through digital means. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

Have you wondered why bad things happen to good people? It shatters our hearts when uncalled-for things happen to people with golden hearts. In October 2016, Gerardo Maquidato Jr. was one of the driver awardees of Grab Philippines recognized for giving a courtesy ride to a sick passenger. His story went viral after the passenger's family posted about him on Facebook. Divine Lactao Ornum booked a GrabCar for her sister, Prima, who was on her way to Quezon City to pick up blood bags for her dialysis. Luckily, Maquidato was in the area and was less than a minute away. The model Grab driver picked up his passengers but did not ask for payment for the trip out of kindness. Unfortunately, a year after winning the award, Maquidato became a victim of one of the most gruesome killings of a Grab driver in the Philippines. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Here are links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

On August 6, 2008, just a few moments before celebrating her 23rd birthday, Tara Santelices and her best friend Joee Mejias were heading home from a gig. Both took a Rizal-bound jeepney ride. Little did they know back then that it would be the last jeepney ride that Tara would ever take as a robber ended up taking her life into his own hands, making this incident one of the most tragic jeepney robberies. Tara Santelices lived an inspiring life. She had a lot of goals and aspirations ahead of her promising career, but it only took one gunshot to take her away from her dreams, friends, and family. CONNECT WITH US ▸ msha.ke/phmurderstories Links to our social media accounts, case photos, episode notes, and sources are found here! YOUTUBE ▸ www.youtube.com/phmurderstories DISCORD SERVER ▸ https://bit.ly/3n38Tuh SUPPORT OUR SHOW ON PATREON ▸ www.patreon.com/phmurderstories DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and positions of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast is of their own opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.