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American dead in Gazcue
Circumstances Lead to Capture
Given the circumstances, you can rest assured that the murderer(s) will be caught.
As posted earlier 5 people were investigated by the police.
Although the PN has not released any update yet, I am certain we shall soon know more.
donP
Given the circumstances, you can rest assured that the murderer(s) will be caught.
As posted earlier 5 people were investigated by the police.
Although the PN has not released any update yet, I am certain we shall soon know more.
donP
potential arrest
I think you are right. The investigation is already moving. There is a surprising amount of coverage in the American press. Newspapers beyond metro D.C. have picked up the story - - Pueblo, Colorado and others. I doubt the incident would be getting this much attention if it happened in Washington D.C., because it is not as unusual there. My opinion about the likelihood of arrests is that is high because "chismes" (gossiping) is a close second to baseball as the top Dominican pastime.
I think you are right. The investigation is already moving. There is a surprising amount of coverage in the American press. Newspapers beyond metro D.C. have picked up the story - - Pueblo, Colorado and others. I doubt the incident would be getting this much attention if it happened in Washington D.C., because it is not as unusual there. My opinion about the likelihood of arrests is that is high because "chismes" (gossiping) is a close second to baseball as the top Dominican pastime.
A courageous defender of the defenseless silenced forever. He may be gone but his life stood for something real.
The complex were I normally stay (On Casimiro De Moya) when I visit Santo Domingo is probably a stones throw from his complex. Nevertheless, I have seen Mr Teasley before, numerous times, here at the courthouse in DC. He was very friendly, outgoing and great at what he did.
I am due to return to Santo Domingo and will be staying in Gazcue like normal. I have been to Santo Domingo many times before and always utilize the utmost caution while having fun. I would be lying if I said that Mr. Teasley's murder will not be on my mind. Nevertheless, may he Rest in Peace.
I am due to return to Santo Domingo and will be staying in Gazcue like normal. I have been to Santo Domingo many times before and always utilize the utmost caution while having fun. I would be lying if I said that Mr. Teasley's murder will not be on my mind. Nevertheless, may he Rest in Peace.
Wow Annie. That video was something to watch. He got off to a slow start, but once he took his glasses off he testified from his heart. The last few sentences are haunting knowing how this man died.
Thanks for sharing.
Obviously you realize now that whatever friends you think you've made over there may not actually be your friends and could and would kill you for a few thousand dollars. This is sad. I am particularly disturbed about this. I have taken many meals at Hermanos Villar, and walk freely in that area as do many tourists. To think that we are being watched and targeted is really troubling. Why did they have to murder this person? I guess that's the way they do it over there. Since he knew the person(s) that did this.
Police reports indicate there was no sign of forced entry. That normally indicates the victim did not feel he was in immediate danger and/or knew the perpetrator(s). It's possible the victim considered the assailant(s) to be a friend or friends. It's also possible some sort of trade or repair person was involved. You mention a nearby restaurant. It hasn't been open on a 24 hour schedule for several years. It's not yet clear what time of day or night the incident occurred, so I think it's premature to begin stirring up fear about visiting merchants or walking the streets. Everyone should remain calm, be alert and aware of their surroundings, and carry on enjoying life.
Possibly correct, but this person knew Van was arriving that day, usually you have the most cash on your first day. Also since he had a place maybe he was going to buy a car or make a large purchase, in that case he could have had much more cash on him than usual. Look at the facts. The truth is on that street, all those mother****ers sitting on the wall and waiting for tourists are trouble. Even the shoe-shine boys, could do without, some of them are in their 20's for gods sake. This is a case where the tout finally did what he intended to do for a long time. Either murder or accessory to murder.
people here get killed for 5 pesos. but money is not necessarily a motive. jealously, anger, revenge also come into play. until the police releases more info we can only speculate about the reasons for this murder. personally i do not think money played great part or was the main reason for this killing. if the killer pocketed any goods it was a "perk", so to speak. usually crimes focused solely on a robbery have a different setting: forced entry, attack on the street/parking and so on.
Folks, we're wandering away from the condolences, memorials of the deceased and news updates.
This is not the place for guesses and innuendos.
This is not the place for guesses and innuendos.
I agree with the previous poster that in addition to condolences we focus on what can be done to prevent this from happening again, in the decedents memory, And that starts with cleaning out all persons that have unsolicited contact with tourists, and make that a punishible offense with jailtime. This is becoming a far too familiar story.
He did that as soon as he stepped off the plane. It ain't Grand Cayman.
It's disgusting to read a bunch of speculative garbage (not so subtly) inferring that somehow the victim was responsible for a crime of extreme cruelty committed against him. This Man was bound and gagged and executed in his own home for crying out loud. Maybe the crime was perpetrated by robbers (doubtful) or maybe it was committed by a spurned lover or maybe it was an assassination, after all he was an attorney who was very visible and very vocal in the criminal justice system back home in D.C. or maybe...who cares about why, it's the how and the what that matter here and it would be nice if those who have made their snide little "character" inferences were satisfied with only doing it once which was more than enough.
A Man's life was viciously snatched away here, can he be spared the assault on his character by People who know nothing about him or his life or the crime that we all didn't read in the news articles?
This was a robbery. Robbery was the motive. The killing took place to silence the witness
This is an online forum for discussion, people throw speculation around just like anyone else would do on the street, down the pub or behind closed doors.
If people are not able to share opinion and speculate then what is the point. Open an Acknowledgement forum if you want this silence. I've never heard the call for silence when Dominicans are killed, speculation goes mad with no concern, good, that's what a forum is about, and shouldn't be any different for anyone else. No one is being directly abusive that I have seen.
We see several murders a week, are you saying all we should contribute to these threads is 'my condolences, RIP'?
And I want to keep the pressure on until the real assailants are brought to justice, not just someone the Dominican Police/Govt places in Jail the pretend they made a capture. They need to solve this crime and make an example of the perpetrator. Does the DR have the death penalty, since this was in fact premeditated. Does anyone know the latest?