Stories After Dark
Avelina Teodoro and Constancia Pineda: Schoolgirl Backstabbing (1929)
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