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Avelina Teodoro and Constancia Pineda: Schoolgirl Backstabbing (1929)

December 07, 2019

In 1929, the Court of First Instance of Pampanga sentenced Avelina Teodoro to life imprisonment for stabbing Constancia Pineda to death. That the murder was so cold-blooded or that it was committed by a female wasn’t even the most shocking thing about the case. It was the fact that both the criminal and her victim were only 16 years old. • Listener discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of this story. • Episode photos: instagram.com/p/B5x92VPHF_8 / References: storiesafterdark.home.blog / Facebook page: facebook.com/storiesafterdarkph / Twitter: twitter.com/afterdarkph / Patreon: patreon.com/storiesafterdark / For your feedback, case suggestions and personal stories: storiesafterdarkph@gmail.com