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(Source: Sunstar Cebu)
CEBU CITY -- A 16-year-old girl had her 76-year-old American boyfriend killed because she was jealous he had another girlfriend and he no longer gave her money.
She had carried out the murder of Leamon Wesley Casteen Jr. at 9 p.m. Wednesday with the help of four friends -- aged 15, 16, 18 and 27 years old.
Casteen of South Carolina was found fatally shot in his rented apartment at Sanchez Bldg. on Sanciangko Street, Cebu City.
A security guard rushed to Casteen's apartment upon hearing gunshots and saw the American's visitors -- his 16-year-old girlfriend and her four friends -- running away from the apartment in different directions.
Nelson Barquio, the security guard, said he recognized 16-year-old Amy (whose real name Sun.Star Cebu is withholding on account of her being a minor) because she was a frequent visitor of Casteen.
He allowed only three of them to go to the apartment and had the 15- and 16-year-old stay behind.
He did not inspect the knapsack they had with them. The bag contained three guns that were used to kill Casteen.
He found a .45 caliber pistol on the floor of the elevator and Casteen dead with gunshot wounds in his apartment.
Ylanan identified the three suspects from the information given them by the two friends who were held by Barquio.
They were Cyril Jordan Galiste, 18; Aldez Flores, 27; and Amy, Casteen's girlfriend.
Galiste was the gunman and Flores the lookout.
The kids belonged to a group called Tanduay Survivor Clan.
Amy and Casteen met a few weeks ago. Amy had found out Casteen had another girlfriend, aged 17, and got jealous. Amy also got angry at Casteen when he stopped giving her money.
Because of this, she called her group and asked for help. She wanted Casteen dead.
Galiste and Flores allegedly volunteered to kill Casteen on condition that they would get some money after the job was done.
Amy's 16-year-old friend said in an interview with Sun.Star Cebu that she had dissuaded Amy from her plan.
But Amy could not be dissuaded, telling her, "Bahala na uy kay naka-desisyon na ko (Let it be. I have decided)."
The police went to Barili town where Amy was said to have gone to hide, but did not find her there.
The 15- and 16-year-old who were held by the guard were put under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Galiste, the alleged gunman, surrendered Thursday afternoon.
Galiste said that after the killing, they went to Labangon, Cebu City to rest for the night. They proceeded to Toledo City at dawn to hide.
But Galiste said his conscience bothered him and his mother kept calling him to surrender. The police were in their house.
He told his father where he was and Ylanan's team picked him up in Toledo.
Flores and Amy had gone when the police arrived to pick up Galiste.
"Ang kapait aning kasuha kay ang motive pwerteng mabawa. Kining mga bataa gasabot sila without thinking unsay mahitabo inig human or the possible consequences with what they have done (The sad thing about this case, the motive of the killing is shallow. The kids came up with a plan but did not think through the consequence of their action)," responding Cebu City police team leader Chief Inspector George Ylanan told Sun.Star Cebu.
Police recovered at the ground floor of the building the .45 pistol, two empty shells, magazine of .45 pistol, 27 live ammunition of an M16 rifle, one bullet of a .38, a black holster, a t-shirt with blood stains and a green umbrella.
In Casteen's apartment, they found three pieces of deformed slugs and four empty shells from a .45. (Sun.Star Cebu)
Teen girlfriend, friends kill American, 76
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