Who is elsa castillo

Whisenhunt was found guilty of chopping to death Elsa Castillo, 33, on Sept. He received a sentence of life in prison rather than death because the crime was committed before the country reinstituted capital punishment in Whisenhunt was tagged as Castillo's killer two days after the crime by his driver, Demetrio Ravelo, who was the prosecutor's main witness.

Ravelo said Whisenhunt chopped up Castillo's head and body parts and stashed them in plastic bags, which they dumped at vacant lots in the nearby provinces of Laguna and Bataan. Defense lawyer Manuel Pamaran said he would appeal the case, saying his client was convicted solely on the basis of 'circumstantial evidence. Ravelo did not witness the killing of Castillo, but he helped Whisenhunt to place the body parts in the plastic bags and dispose of them along with the victim's possessions.

But the court said the circumstantial evidence gathered against Whisenhunt were strong enough to convict him of the crime. Advertisement Advertisement. Fantasy football. Blood pressure. Handover to immigration After being sentenced by the suburban Pasig City regional trial court to reclusion perpetua in for the murder of Castillo, Whisenunt was released from the Bilibid prisons on Deccember 27, and was turned over to the immigration department to be deported to the US.

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