Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet Darwin Dormitorio, who died of hazing in 2019, finally attained a semblance of justice. Three of his fellow cadets were convicted by a Baguio City court on August 16. The court found Shalimar Imperial Jr, and Felix Lumbag Jr. guilty of Dormitorio’s murder, while Julius Carlo Tadena was found guilty of violating the anti-hazing law. In this episode, Rappler justice and crime reporter Jairo Bolledo speaks with Dormitorio’s brother, Dexter, to discuss what the verdict means for their family. The conversation also touches on the Dormitorio family’s legal battle, as well as their fight against the culture of hazing. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/kriminal-episode-darwin-dormitorio-case-conviction/

Former anti-drug cop Eduardo Acierto has resurfaced anew to once again pin former president Rodrigo Duterte and former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang.

In the hearing, Acierto reiterated his 2017 report that Yang was allegedly involved in illegal drugs. Acierto also retold how the former president ignored his intelligence report on Yang.

In this episode, Rappler justice and crime reporter Jairo Bolledo speaks with Acierto to discuss more about the cop’s revelations. The former anti-drug cop also shares his future plans for his intelligence report.

https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/kriminal-episode-eduardo-acierto-testimony-michael-yang/

In this episode of Kriminal – now a true crime podcast – Rappler crime reporter Jairo Bolledo discusses Abby Choi's case, including the full details of her death. A segment in this episode was produced by the BrandRap team in partnership with Prime Video. Here, Armand Dela Cruz and Giselle Barrientos talk about the thrilling crime fiction series, Cattleya Killer. Set decades after the ‘90s film “Sa Aking Mga Kamay,” we follow the story of Anton dela Rosa who is chasing after a serial killer copycat. But as investigations get tighter and Anton’s delusions worse, detectives turn their eyes on him as the main suspect of the heinous crimes being committed.