TED FAILON’S WIFE IS NEGATIVE ON PARAFFIN TEST, THEN WHAT NOW?
Failon wife tests negative for gunpowder burns – police
04/17/2009 | 09:22 AM
(Updated 10:30 a.m.) MANILA, Philippines – The wife of ABS-CBN news anchor Ted Failon, Trinidad Arteche Etong, tested negative for gunpowder burns but the results are still inconclusive on the circumstances surrounding her shooting, investigators from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Friday.In an exclusive interview with GMA News’ Arnold Clavio over GMA News’ Unang Hirit, QCPD Crime Laboratory office head Dr. Filemon Porciuncula said that the paraffin tests conducted on Etong’s both hands on Thursday night yielded negative results.
“Base po sa ginawang paraffin examination ng aming chemist, lumabas po sa resulta na negative po sa gunpowder burns yung kaniyang parehong kamay, yung left and right,” Porciuncula said.
[Based on the paraffin examination conducted by our chemist, the results yielded negative results for gunpowder burns on her both hands.]
Etong succumbed to cranial injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and subsequent multi-organ failure about 8:50 p.m. Thursday at the New Era General Hospital in Quezon City. She had been fighting for her life since Wednesday.
Porciuncula said that the test results could indicate the possibility that someone else might have shot Etong.
“Nagpapahiwatig po ito na mayroong porsiyento na ‘di siya (Etong) nagpaputok ng baril [This could increase the chances that she did not pull the trigger],” Porciuncula said.
But QCPD Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) head Senior Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag said that the latest development would not automatically rule out the possibility that Etong might have shot herself.
“Kahit na negative, ‘di pa rin maiko-conclude na suicide nga ito or mayroon isang tao na siya ang dahilan (ng pagkakabaril),” Mabanag said in the same interview with Clavio.
[Despite the negative results, we cannot conclude yet that it is a case of suicide or someone else pulled the trigger.]
All negative
On Thursday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) head Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales said Failon also tested negative in the paraffin test, but said the results are still “inconclusive.”
In a separate radio interview on Friday, Mabanag told radio dzBB anchor Mike Enriquez that Failon’s three house helpers and their driver – Pacifico Apacible, Carlota Morbos, Wilfreda Bolliser and Glen Polan – were found negative for gunpowder burns.
“Negative po lahat [They were all tested negative],” Mabanag said.
Despite this, everyone within the house remains either a suspect or a witness, he said.
“Lahat po ng nasa loob ng bahay na yon ay pwedeng testigo at suspek na iisa ang kalagayan. Ang ibig namin pong sabihin, wala naman po sigurong ibang magpu-pull ng trigger kundi ang biktima lamang o ang mga tao na nasa bahay na yun,” he said.
[Everyone in the house may be suspect or a witness, they are all on the same standing. What we mean is that there is probably no one else who pulled the trigger except for the victim or someone else in the house.]
Possible motive
Police would also now include in its investigation the possible motive of whoever pulled the trigger, he said.
“May mga nagsasabi pong mga impormasyon na very raw naman, so we need to confirm it, that it involves money, it involves somebody, somebody else, a person, at ito’y ikukumpirma pa namin,” he said.
[We received information that is very raw that we need to confirm--that it involves money, it involves somebody, somebody else, a person, and we're still going to confirm this.]
On Thursday, police charged Failon, his four house helpers, and his sister-in-law Pamela Arteche with possible violation of Presidential Decree 1829 or the law penalizing the obstruction of apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders.
Failon was charged for his failure to immediately report the incident to police and for “disturbing” the crime scene. According to investigators, the gun allegedly used in the shooting passed hands, making it hard for the police to reconstruct the crime scene.
Investigators were also greeted with an already “cleaned up” scene of the incident on Wednesday: the bathroom where Failon’s wife was reportedly found turned up spotless, while the vehicle used to rush her to the hospital had also been scrubbed.
According to police investigators, Failon’s house maids admitted cleaning the bathroom, while Polan removed the blood stains in the Pajero vehicle.
Arteche was included as co-accused because she refused to have her sister undergo paraffin test.
Despite filing charges against the five, police are not discounting the possibility that Etong committed suicide as claimed by the broadcaster, particularly since she supposedly left a letter expressing remorse over a problem between the couple. Failon had earlier said he and his wife had some financial troubles. - with reports from Sophia Dedace and Jam Sisante, GMANews.TV
Were the daughters at home when the shooting happened? Why were they not invited to take the paraffin test?
The eldest was in Cebu..
To PNP:
In- conclusive pala ang parrafin test , bakit kinunan niyo pa ng parrafin test sila Ted and others.
Halatang halata kayo na gumaganti lang kayo kay Ted.
Puro kayo Bobo !
its really scary what the police did to ted failon’s family and just imagine if this happen to ordinary people u will expect worse and not to mention that they dont know what they doing or they dont follow the law or they dont know the law at all!…im just hoping that they will do fair investigation to this matter and to all chief of police and superintendent this must be a leeson to all of u….SHAME on u all!
bakit nakialam ang mga kasambahay dahil inutusan ni ted ano ang power nla sa bahy n ted e kasambahay lang cla ang susi sa krimen ay ang mga kasambahy wala ng iba pa cla ang araw2 na kasama wag na kyung humanap ng iba at wag nyu nang patagalin pa..100% cla ang susi ang mga katulong kaya nga tinawag na katulong,bakit d nyu pinakita sa anak ang gnwa ng ina nya…malapit na lumabas ang katotohanan…
could it be Karishma accidentally pulled the trigger she might thought it was just a toy gun???????????????
uy Raphael may point ka!
another nida blanca case??! parang ganun nga ang mangyayari…tsk! ang gulo ang daming angulo!!! ganito nlng pag-di tumalon c ted sa bldg ng abs-cbn wala syang kinalaman..heheh jok-only
If so, it explains the Failon’s household’s attempt to muddle evidence to cover her up.
But until then, gotta prove:
a. Mrs. Etong DID NOT shoot herself (and a lot of circumstantial evidence does suggest this), THEN:
b. Why Failon’s household tampered with evidence.
Once that’s done, the police can now legitimately start identifying WHO shot Mrs. Etong.
san ba si karishma at that time?
So what? Paraffin tests are on of the least conclusive tests in today’s society.
just got this mail.
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I have a theory on what happened and sana wala naman magalit or ma-offend na parents dito, this is my theory lang naman based on the facts of the case:
Hindi kaya yung anak nila ang nakabaril accidentally sa mama nya? Its possible na he was playing with the gun and he thought it was not loaded?
The reason I thought of this is because of the ff:
1. I cannot think of any other reason as to why everyone in the household was willing to cover up what happened. Sa totoo lang, miski gaano ako ka-loyal sa boss ko o kahit sa kaibigan ko pa, di ko kaya magsinungaling para pagtakpan na mamatay tao sila.
To the point na naglinis pa ang maid and nagpacarwash pa ang driver– isa lang ang naiisip kong dahilan. Naaawa sila sa bata.
2. Nakapasok pa si Ted sa show and being the professional newscaster that he is, if he received a phone call na nagkulong wife nya sa CR, puwede naman maghintay yun ng 20 minutes para matapos nya ang show, bakit sha nagmadaling umuwi? Hindi kaya anak nya ang tumawag or someone in the house and told him na nabaril ng anak nya yung mom?
3. Even ABS CBN is willing to do a media black out for him? Why would they do this if they did not know what really happened? Probably Ted told them the truth that the child did it. By 11 AM, Ted was in the hospital na and ABSCBN was calling the hospital looking for him, meaning they knew what happened and still they were willing to do a media black-out, I dont think its for Ted but I believe they did it for the kid.
4. Kasama ni Ted ang SISTER ng asawa nya sa car when they rushed the wife to the hospital at 11 AM, the sister seems to be in the house already when Ted arrived kasi the neighbor saw her with Ted and she was crying when they rushed to the hospital. If you were the sister, would you not scream at Ted at the hospital if Ted shot your sister like that? Why would you keep him company?
5. Noli De Castro said in the news “What happened is not what you think happened” meaning he knows everyone will point at TED as the gunman when in fact, it may be the kid.
6. The Letter– as if a child wrote it and was saying sorry to the dad. Kaya may endless PO dun sa letter. They might have added the MAMA at the end to make it look like a suicide note. Kung makikita nyo yung Mama sa dulo ng letter parang nanginig ang kamay nung nagsulat– baka inadd na lang kasi nila yun and wala dapat dun yung word na mama.
7. Negative si Ted Failon sa paraffin test, and all of the help and driver. This means wala sa kanila ang nagpaputok ng gun. He even said ” I do not have to defend myself” regarding allegations na sha ang pumatay. He said “just ask my in laws” ibig sabihin alam nya na alam ng in laws nya na di sha ang pumatay. Kung ikaw ang pumatay, automatic alam mo pagdududahan ka ng in laws mo agad pero sha sigurado sha na ipagtatanggol sha ng in laws nya. Bakit? Kasi malamang alam nilang lahat sino ang aksidenteng nakabaril-
8. They placed the child out of the house when the police came, this is probably to protect him/her.
9. Everything happened sa room nung kid, if Ted shot her or if the mom killed herself, why there??? Puwede naman sa sarili nilang kuwarto, why pa sa room ng bata? I believe the kid accidentally shot the mom while the mom was in the kid’s room. When the kid saw blood on her mom, he probably dragged her sa CR kasi di ba ang bata pag may sugat, automatic sinasabi natin we have to wash the wound so I believe the kid may have thought kailangan i-wash kaya andun yung body nung mom when Ted found her.
This is what I believe really happened. Kung ako parent, I will also do this to protect my child kung ganun ang nangyari. Miski alam kong bawal linisin ang crime site, baka linisin ko na din nga para lang maprotect ko sha dahil mawawala na nga ang asawa ko, pati anak ko mawawala din. Hindi naman t**** si Ted para di nya malaman na bawal maglinis ng crime scene. The fact the full support sa kanya ang buong kasambahay at pamilya ng asawa means he must be innocent talaga and they are all protecting someone else— the child.
imposible atang paniwalaan na 12 yr old girl, accidentally shot her mom,, at sa ulo pa ha…sa laki ng katawan ng mom nya dun pa tinamaan,,,,strange… suicide talaga yun at nahihiya lang silang idetalye ang totoong dahilan ng pagpapakamatay nito,,,as in kakahiya talaga. mas malalim pa siguro sa financial problem,,
That is a very sensible analysis!!!
Let me tell you about investigative reporters and commentators my friends. They are well opinionated people, they are very critical of many things. Ted Failon was ultra critical of Police Work and Scams. Their opinions are not only shared on TV, radio and print — They are also shared with their constant companions- their household which includes helpers and family members (wife is foremost). I remember one driver of a lawyer who in their impoverished neighborhood is fondly called atty bec he is known for giving unsolicited ‘legal’ opinion.. all because he happens to ‘eavesdrop’ most of his boss’s affairs and had the chance to chat with him on some occassions (mostly inside the car on the way to work).
Now these house helpers may not be that ignorant about the law and its processes after all. Clean the crime scene and blame ignorance? Nevertheless, there is an old adage that goes “Ignorance is not an excuse”. How about that alleged financial scam (or big time gambling), the wifey got involved with? Don’t you think the wife of an investigative reporter/commentator should know more than the average housewife? The scam or gambling is a bit off IMO, Mr. Etong talks about it as if he doesn’t know a thing or two about his wife’s business dealings. What I am saying is that- If it is suicide, it is not a simple case of suicide and If it is parricide, it is not also a simple case of parricide. The ‘suicide letter’ (was it?) contents seem to defend the “lefty housewife” theory. People have reasons to doubt…
think of it this way: ang mga ginawa at mga desisyon ni Ted at ng kanyang mga kasambahay ay kahinahinalang tumutugma sa mga bagay na gagawin ng isang tao na may tinatago at may kinalaman sa kaso.
One theory:
The wife was a lefty. Naghihinala na si Ted. Nag-away sila at malamang madalas nang mag-away lately. Finally, the wife decided to come clean, aaminin na ang pagkakamali. Sumulat kay Ted- “Natatakot po ako at nahihiya sa yo Papa”. Umalis si babae. Ted, napraning, akala iniwan na sya tuluyan. Bumalik si babae, siguro para kunin ibang gamit . Maaring nais lamang ni babae na magpalamig o kaya’y mag-soul searching. Buo ang paniniwala ni Ted na iiwan na sya for good at sasama na sa ibang lalake si Trina. Nagkaroon uli ng tensyon…nag-sigawan…naging pisikal. Umabot sa sukdulan ang galit ni Ted, nagdilim ang paningin, binaril ang asawa. Nangyari ang lahat bago pumasok sa trabaho si Ted. Pumasok sa trabaho si Ted na parang walang nangyari. After ilang oras, nang sigurado na si Ted na patay na ang asawa na duguan sa bahay, nagpasya itong di tapusin ang programa. Kunwari tumawag pa si Trina sa cp nya (cp na ayaw i-surrender sa imbistigasyon). Umuwi sya at diretso sa kusina, uminom ng isang basong tubig, niyaya ang katulong na samahan syang umakyat para nga naman may saksi. Surprise of all surprises! Buhay pa si Trina, may pulso pa. Pinalinis ang mga dugo sa katulong para kunwari di matraumatize ang bata. Di muna nagreport sa security o kaya pulis para may oras na maglinis muna ng kamay at damit at may oras para i-brief ang mga kasambahay sa mga dapat isagot sa imbistigasyon. Damit ng nabaril, itinago. Nag-ballcap para kahit papano maitago ang guilty eyes. Nalaman ng mga pulis ang pamamaril. Si Ted mismo nag-abot ng baril at basyo sa pulis. Isa sa mga kasambahay nadulas ang dila at sinabing pinalinis ni Ted ang lugar ng insidente pero sa sworn statement iba na ang sinabi. Pulis napansin mga slight na kalmot sa mukha ni Ted. Ted paawa effect, denial to the max. Pulis daw gustong gumanti sa kanya. Abs-cbn ayaw madungisan ang anchorman kasi kasiraan sa istasyon. Mga pulitiko kampi sa kanya syempre lapit na eleksyon, pasipsip sa ABS-CBN (campaign ad). PNP, napressure. Sinuspinde mga nang-aresto na OA. Nailipat sa NBI ang kaso. Asawa pina-cremate. Damit ng biktima nung nabaril , ala pa rin. Kahinahinala na ginawang abo at hangin ang mga pinakamatibay na ebidensya sa kaso. WAKAS.
theory lang po, PEACE!
RIP Mrs. Trina Etong.
pinatay ni ted asawa niya,dapat nga siya ang hindi mapalagay upang magkaroon ng hustisya ang asawa niya,tinago bang mga ebidensya so ayaw niyang makipagtulungan sa mga pulis para masolve ang kaso.siguro may babae si ted na napupusuan at gusto nang idispatsa ang asawa niya.