Angeles City Double Murder Case

“Mamac, being the chairman of Balibago, should help the police in solving the crimes. He must use his expertise, being a former police officer. The death of a Canadian and a British and their Filipino partners will surely create negative reactions from tourists visiting the Angeles City area.”

FOUR days after a Canadian and his Filipina girlfriend were found dead at the Oasis Hotel-Clarkville Compound, another foreigner and his purported fiancée were discovered dead by authorities, an advanced state of decomposition.

British James Bolton Porter, 51, and Melissa Madarang, 22, both occupants of Apartment 34-11A situated along Nicolas St., Sta. Maria Village, Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, bore strangulation marks and injuries -- indications that the victims fought their attackers.

The couple, according to deClassified Files sources, was formerly residing in Tarlac City before they moved to Angeles City at a posh and well-secured subdivision in Barangay Balibago.

The apartment where the couple stayed is located along the street where Barangay Balibago chairman Rodelio "Tmac" Mamac resides. Sta. Maria Village is a place where wealthy, prominent personalities and government officials in Angeles City and Pampanga live.

So, we presume that the place is one of the most secured subdivisions in the entire Angeles City area.
Porter arrived in the country, if deClassified Files is not mistaken, about three months ago. He went straight to Tarlac City where his fiancée lived with some relatives.

Madarang was a native of Pangasinan. She settled in Tarlac City and lived as the wife of Porter. But all of a sudden, the two decided to leave the place and momentarily stay in Angeles City.

The couple hauled all their belongings, including household appliances and other wares, from Tarlac City to Angeles City.

Detectives from the Angeles City Police Office and personnel from the Station 4 were fanned out to different areas in Tarlac City and Pangasinan to get some clues for the solution of the case. The initial findings were that the victims were robbed and killed.

So the motive was just simple robbery. deClassified Files believes however there is something deeper than robbery. Well, let's look at the other side of the coin.

The victims’ household appliances were intact, according to initial reports released by the Investigation and Detective Management Branch (IDMB), but the computer sets at the master’s bedroom upstairs could not be found.

The British Embassy had been informed about Porter's death and has communicated with the ACPO for the disposition for his body.

The problem now is to whom Porter's belongings would be turned over. Will it be given to the family of Madarang or be placed under the custody of the British Embassy?

While the police have yet to establish leads in the double murder case of Canadian Geoffrey Allan Bennun, 60, and Abegail Helina, 20, whose bodies were found inside Villa B-33, Clarkville Compound, Clark Perimeter Road, the killings of Porter and Madarang would be an added burden to ACPO investigators.

Two foreigners wrote to deClassified Files asking for progress on the Bennun and Helina twin murder cases. Both expressed concern over the turtle-paced investigation being initiated by the ACPO detectives.

One of the letter senders doubted the investigators’ capability to solve the crime. "Do you think the chief will lift a finger without lots of pesos in exchange for doing his job?" asked a certain Bill Neuguth, an avid reader of Central Luzon Daily.

Neuguth is a close friend of Abegail (Helina) back in Cebu City. He is asking if the woman's remains were flown to Cebu City or just buried in Angeles City?

Helina left a one-month old baby now under the care of her friends in Angeles City.
deClassified Files received information that the father of Helina's baby is an American pilot of Continental Airlines named Richard Randquist, 62, now staying in Bohol.

If indeed the informant is correct, Ranquist should get his son in Angeles City and take care of Helina’s burial and other incidental expenses.

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Mamac, being the chairman of Balibago, should help the police in solving the crimes. He must use his expertise, being a former police officer. The death of a Canadian and a British and their Filipino partners will surely create negative reactions from tourists visiting the Angeles City area.

Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan should also direct the ACPO to secure all places where foreigners reside. Criminals are becoming bolder nowadays. They do not spare even women.

It's high time for Senior Supt. Danilo Bautista, director of the ACPO, to field more cops and concentrate in crime prone areas to avoid and prevent similar incidents in the future.

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