Ex-PNP exec cleared of Cebu businessman’s killing

Carmelito Francisco, Joselle Badilla 02/09/2023

DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — The former police intelligence officer tagged in the 2014 slaying of Cebuano businessman and hotel owner Richard King walked out of jail here on Tuesday after the court acquitted him…

WAITING FOR JUSTICE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/16/2016

TWO years have passed and the court trial in relation to the slaying of Cebuano businessman Richard King has yet to start. The King family in Cebu, however, remained optimistic that justice will soon be served, particularly with…

ABSOLUTELY FALSE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/15/2016

The lawyer and spokesperson of the King family in Cebu expressed disbelief about the claim of confessed Davao Death Squad (DDS) hitman that Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte was the mastermind in the slay of Cebuano…

King family denies alleged drug links

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/09/2016

The family of slain Cebuano businessman Richard King cried foul over insinuations that he was involved in the illegal drugs trade. Lawyer Deolito Alvarez, legal counsel of the King family, said they were extremely disappointed with the…

‘King’s female business partner may know more’

07/03/2014

DAVAO CITY – Police authorities identified a businesswoman as an important link in the investigation into the June 12 murder of Cebu hotelier Richard King here. Supt. Aaron Aquino, deputy chief of the Southern Mindanao police office,…

King family ‘satisfied’; Who gets tipster’s prize?

Apple Ta-as, Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/27/2014

A spokesman of the family of slain Cebu businessman Richard Lim King said  they were “satisfied” with police efforts to solve the June 12 murder case. However, no decision has been made yet  on whether it’s time…

Aquino defends cops amid high-profile killings

06/26/2014

MANILA, Philippines–President Aquino defended the police from criticisms over some recent high-profile killings, saying law enforcers have actually arrested suspects, including one of America’s most wanted terrorists, while grappling with a shortage of policemen to maintain order…

Did mastermind of King’s slay pay P20M?

06/26/2014

Police are looking into a report that the mastermind behind the June 12 killing of businessman Richard King paid P20 million for his murder. “Based on what we’ve heard, the group [that carried out the killing of…

Murder raps for Davao cop

06/25/2014

A murder charge was filed yesterday against Supt. Leonardo Felonia, a police officer implicated in the June 12 slaying of Cebu businessman Richard King in Davao City. Felonia, chief of the police’s Regional Intelligence Unit in Southern…

Pulis na sad!

Lloyd Suarez 06/25/2014

Haskang paeta gyud kun tinuod man nga dunay opisyal sa kapolisan nga nag-base sa Davao City nga nalambigit sa pagpusil patay sa Sugbuanong negosyante nga si Richard Lim King. Kun mao ning kalakiha, dili na gyud ta…

Murder charges filed against cop official for King murder

Bencyrus Ellorin, Inquirer 06/24/2014

  MURDER charges were filed by the Davao City police against Senior Supt. Leonardo Felonia in relation to the June 12 murder of Cebu hotelier Richard King in Davao City. The filing of the complaint against Felonia…

King family believes police got real killers but not mastermind yet

06/24/2014

Gunman, 2 others nabbed; Confessions signed by Davao Police trace parties in grudge, business conflict who threatened King in Boracay He’s the gunman, but who hired him? In a police lineup in Davao city, 24-year-old Paul Dave…

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