Afghan war stint didn’t prepare US Marine for Makati clash
His assignment as an executive officer in war-torn Afghanistan didn’t quite prepare George Anikow, 41, for his encounter with four Volvo-riding young men outside a high-class neighborhood in Makati City.
View ArticleGuard recounts US Marine Anikow’s slay
The security guard who witnessed the fatal assault on US Marine Maj. George Anikow in Makati City testified in court on Thursday, recounting the predawn “rumble” between the American and four Filipino...
View ArticleCourt for ex-Marine accused in Philippines murders
Authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine arrested last month in upstate New York say they have linked him to guns used in a double killing in 2011 in the Philippines.
View ArticleEx-US Marine denies PH killings
A former US Marine facing murder charges in the Philippines denied at his extradition hearing Thursday that he entered a home and shot a couple.
View ArticleFil-Am Marine survives Afghanistan but is killed by drunk driver
A Filipino-American U.S. Marine who had returned from Afghanistan only last month, was killed in vehicular crash March 25 when a drunken driving suspect rammed into the motorcycle the victim was riding.
View ArticlePemberton must show up Tuesday–De Lima
US Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton has no reason not to appear in Tuesday’s preliminary investigation of the killing of transgender Filipino Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude at the Olongapo City...
View Article‘The issue is the killing’
While recognizing the gender rights issue related to the killing of transgender woman Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude, allegedly by a US Marine, the city prosecutor on Tuesday said she would focus on the...
View ArticleUS still has custody of Pemberton despite transfer to PH military camp
Despite his transfer to a Philippine military camp, a US Marine suspected in the killing of a Filipino transgender will stay under the custody of the US, its embassy said in a statement.
View Article‘Pemberton thought we were real women’
Under colorful lights and the influence of alcohol, things are not what they seem. And inside a motel room, realization of the truth can be deadly.
View ArticlePemberton no-show again in Olongapo probe
The American soldier facing a murder complaint for the death of transgender Filipino Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude again failed to appear and submit a statement at his preliminary investigation on Monday,...
View ArticleVFA didn’t kill Jennifer Laude—DFA
Amid calls for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) maintained that the accord has served the “national interest” of the country.
View ArticleJennifer Laude murder highlights struggle vs sex discrimination
The murder of a Filipino transgender woman, allegedly by a US Marine, has stoked nationalist outrage in the Philippines but activists say the spotlight should also be shone on “hate crimes” by locals...
View ArticleMurder raps filed against US Marine in Laude slay
OLONGAPO CITY, Zambales—The prosecutor here charged US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton with murder on Monday in connection with the October 11 killing of Filipino transgender woman...
View ArticleMurder raps filed vs US Marine Pemberton
“It’s murder,” Chief City Prosecutor Emily Fe de los Santos announced on Monday, after filing murder charges against a US Marine accused of killing a Filipino transgender woman, in a case that has...
View ArticleUS rejects PH demand for custody of Pemberton
After pledging to cooperate with the Philippines in the prosecution of a US Marine accused of murdering a Filipino transgender woman, the United States on Wednesday decided to play hardball and...
View ArticlePNP expert: Laude strangled, drowned
OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines—A police pathologist testified in court on Monday that slain transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude was strangled and drowned inside the bathroom of a motel room, during the...
View ArticlePemberton admits he choked Laude
OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines—US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton on Monday admitted in court that he choked and killed transgender woman Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude in a motel room here on Oct. 11...
View ArticleEx-US Marine murder suspect dies in Philippine jail
MANILA, Philippines — A former US Marine facing double murder charges in the Philippines has died of a heart attack in a northern city jail, police said Wednesday. Timothy Kaufman, 37, was found...
View ArticleVerdict on case vs Pemberton out Tuesday
The Olongapo Regional Trial Court Branch 74 is set to issue today, Tuesday, its verdict on the murder case filed against US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton for the death last year of...
View ArticlePemberton guilty of homicide in Laude case, sentenced to up to 12 yrs
The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court has found Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton guilty for the death of Filipino transgender Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude. The post Pemberton guilty of homicide in...
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