By Rodolfo Dacleson II
(July 7, 2024) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said they already identified the possible mastermind of the murder of a beauty queen and her boyfriend in Capas, Tarlac.
The PNP, however, refused to reveal the name of the suspect, saying more evidence is still being gathered to file appropriate charges.
“Mayroon na (mastermind),” said PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo in an interview with News5. “Maganda ‘yung tinatakbo ng investigation.”
She also refused to disclose the possible motive behind the crime.
“Ayaw nating madaliin, ayaw nating magbigay ng deadline,” added Fajardo. “May mga information tayong nakakalap.”
On Saturday, the decomposing bodies of Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen were found in a parcel of land within a quarry site in Brgy. Sta. Lucia.
A witness who saw them being buried told police officers about the location. The families of the victims confirmed the identities of Lopez and Cohen based on their clothes and body marks.
According to the National Bureau of Investigation, both sustained gunshot wounds.
Lopez and Cohen went missing last June 21 after reportedly going to Capas to check the property they were planning to buy. The following day, authorities found the partially burned belongings of Lopez in an abandoned vehicle in the province.
The PNP and the Department of Interior and Local Government earlier vowed to obtain justice for the victims.
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Authorities already have four of the seven persons of interest (POI) under their custody, including two former police officers. One of them, only identified as “Brandon,” was dismissed from the PNP in 2020 and served as a real estate consultant for the victims.
The nabbed POIs will face charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
(With reports from Briane Basa, News5)
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