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Arnold Clavio
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00:00Stabbed. Stabbed in the back with a drum and cement.
00:06That's how Ruby Rose Barameda ended her life.
00:15After two years, a steel case and a drum were found that she was stabbed with
00:21at Maynavotas Fish Port.
00:23What is the reason behind Ruby Rose's death?
00:35Good evening, I am Arnold Glavio.
00:37The questions of yesterday will be answered here in Case Unclosed.
00:53On the night of March 14, 2007, inside a warehouse in Nabotas,
01:23she was stabbed with a drum, cement, and stabbed with a steel case.
01:38That's how she ended her life, according to Manuel Montero,
01:43who confessed to the murder of Ruby Rose.
01:48Ruby Rose is a simple, cheerful, and caring person.
01:51This is how the actress and former beauty queen, Rochelle Barameda,
01:55depicted her younger brother.
01:58At the age of 19, Ruby Rose married Manuel Jimenez III,
02:03also known as Third, a lawyer who came from a wealthy family in Las Pinas.
02:11In 2007, at the age of 7, their relationship started to deteriorate.
02:19That January, there was a regular conversation with Ruby,
02:23who said that Third already has another woman.
02:32But according to Jimenez, Ruby was not depicted by her stepmother.
02:36According to Barameda's family,
02:38Ruby said that she already has another man.
02:41Her son said that she won't be able to accept that her son will discover her.
02:50According to the Barameda family,
02:52on January 21, 2007, when Third held Ruby's hand,
02:58they became used to their separation.
03:02Never. She's a battered wife.
03:06But his stepmother said that she allowed the two children to attend the wedding of Third's brother.
03:12But we agreed that they will meet at 9 o'clock here in Moorwalk.
03:17But they arrived at 9 o'clock, 10 o'clock, not at Ruby's house.
03:22But we agreed that they will meet at 9 o'clock here in Moorwalk.
03:27But they arrived at 9 o'clock, 10 o'clock, not at Ruby's house.
03:32On the phone.
03:34Around 10.30, we went to their house in BF Homes.
03:39We waited there until 3 o'clock a.m.
03:42No Third arrived, no Atty. Jimenez arrived.
03:48According to the Barameda family, Third asked the children to stay away from the wife.
03:52And because of this, Ruby went to the court of Habeas Corpus to get Third's children out.
04:01Provisional custody was also added.
04:03Ruby was given a protection order to get the children back from Third.
04:08The protection order, one is that since she came from the court,
04:14it gives you the right such as the children are yours and you have access to conjugal properties.
04:23She doesn't need a protective order because there is no danger to her body and her life.
04:31Although Ruby was only 7 years old and her son was only 3 months old,
04:39the court gave the children to Third.
04:43You ask me why the children are with the father?
04:46It was because Ruby Rose left the family dwelling.
04:51Why the children remain with the father?
04:54It was because it was the eldest child's choice to be with him.
05:04Then the parents agreed according to their daughter's wishes.
05:10And Ruby Rose would just visit the children at the residence.
05:14She said that there was an agreement between the couple.
05:18It's impossible for that to happen.
05:20According to Section 213 of the Family Code,
05:23no child under the age of 7 should be separated from their mother.
05:31Ruby was also asked for a temporary protection order.
05:36That's a big thing.
05:38If she was granted a protection order and a temporary custody,
05:46her children would be with her while she's in litigation.
05:50Who is entitled to the custody?
05:52She wouldn't leave the house.
05:55She wouldn't go there.
05:57Ruby would visit her children at home,
06:01she would visit her eldest child at school.
06:04And there was no incident where she was hurt.
06:11There was no incident like that.
06:13That was the basis to dismiss her case for protective order.
06:21That same day, Ruby left the house to go to the bank
06:26and to bring the children to the BF Homes in Spiñas.
06:31Around 4 o'clock, a friend of hers called me.
06:35She said, Shell, where is Ruby?
06:37Because all of her phones are off.
06:40It's impossible for that to happen.
06:43Three phones are off.
06:46Rochelle called the house of the third child several times
06:49to ask if the brother went there.
06:52But Ruby didn't go there.
06:55When it got dark,
06:56Rochelle reported to the police the disappearance of the brother and his car.
07:02We finished looking for him around 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning.
07:08I went to the hospital.
07:10I went to Alabang, to the dark alleys there.
07:15This Saturday, the Parameda family went to Tupan.
07:19The truth is, the men who were looking for him also helped.
07:23In Spiñas, they monitored him.
07:28After Ruby's disappearance, the Parameda family continued to pray
07:31that they will be able to reunite with their son.
07:34Our question is, is he being treated properly?
07:38Is he being hurt?
07:39Does he eat?
07:40Where does he sleep?
07:41It's just like that.
07:45Until May 2009,
07:47Manuel Montero submitted to the authorities
07:50and admitted that he was involved in the kidnapping of Ruby Rose.
07:56Montero was the former operations manager of Buenas Suerte Jimenez Fishing and Trading Corporation or BSJ,
08:03a company owned by Lope Jimenez,
08:05owned by Ruby Rose's husband.
08:09According to Manuel Montero's testimony,
08:12two days before the alleged kidnapping of Ruby Rose,
08:15the plan to kill him was already in place.
08:21The one who taught him how to be a criminal
08:24was Ruby Rose's fiancé, Atty. Manuel Jimenez Jr.
08:28and his brother, Lope.
08:31If the point is being said,
08:33that we are the ones who did it,
08:35that I am the mastermind,
08:36it's like someone said that,
08:38but I didn't hear it.
08:39That's not true.
08:41That's not true.
08:42He denied it vehemently in his counter-opinion.
08:46It was improbable that his brother, Atty. Manuel II, was involved in the kidnapping
08:53because they have irreconcilable differences.
08:58For many years, they didn't talk.
09:00When Ruby was missing, I was very careful with my words
09:03because I was afraid that something bad might happen to my brother.
09:07But now, I know that they are dead people.
09:13According to Montero, on the morning of March 14, 2007,
09:16he was waiting for Ruby at the house of a third party in VF Homes, Las Pinas.
09:27Ruby?
09:29Ruby?
09:31Ruby?
09:35Stop it!
09:38Help me!
09:42Help me!
09:43Help!
09:44Help!
09:45Help!
09:48Ruby was rescued and put in the car of the Jimenez family.
09:55Montero introduced his companions as Eric Fernandez,
09:59Leonard Spike Descalso,
10:01and Robert Ponce, alias Opet.
10:04All of the people of Lope Jimenez are PSJ.
10:08The group rushed towards the hole in Ruby's car.
10:14Montero was waiting for his companions at the warehouse.
10:21Montero talked to Ruby Rose.
10:24What is your crime?
10:26I don't know.
10:27I don't know what my crime is.
10:30I don't know what my crime is.
10:31Turn around.
10:32Turn around.
10:41When it was dark,
10:42using a lube,
10:43Spike put Ruby to sleep until she woke up.
10:48Spike is the bodyguard of the third party.
10:51Spike did not become the bodyguard or the driver of the third party.
10:56Contrary to what they say,
10:59they have nothing to do with this.
11:01They were not ordered to kill.
11:03They have no intention to kill.
11:05They have no motive to kill Ruby Rose.
11:11After the killing,
11:13Ruby was tied to a drum and cemented.
11:21Montero admitted to his affidavit
11:23that he was the one who welded the steel case
11:26that was cemented by the drum.
11:31They placed the steel case in a skip boat
11:34and they buried it in the sea.
11:41Montero could commit a crime without my client knowing it
11:45because everyone is under their control.
11:48No crime happened.
11:49They were involved in a crime that was said by many people.
11:55According to Manuel Montero,
11:58Lope told him that he is the motive of Atty. Manuel Jimenez
12:04for killing Ruby.
12:08Montero also transferred Ruby's husband to his supplemental affidavit.
12:13While in the conference room of BSJ the next day,
12:17after the killing of Ruby,
12:19Montero heard that Spike was talking to someone on the phone.
12:23When asked,
12:24Spike told him that he was talking to Third.
12:27Spike will give Third a bonus because his problem is over.
12:32Because many people want to link Third to death,
12:36to a real death.
12:37So in Montero's second affidavit,
12:40he was asked to link Spike's conversation with Third on the phone.
12:49Third told Montero that Spike was talking to Spike.
12:56It's a hearsay.
12:58The field of Jimenez questioned Montero's credibility.
13:02Montero admitted that he lied because of the risks to his life
13:07and he also brought a consensus.
13:10But for the field of Jimenez,
13:12Lope couldn't talk to Montero in March 12, 2007
13:21because in December 10, 2007, he fired Montero from his job.
13:27If it's true that they had an affair,
13:29it's a criminal conspiracy.
13:31Lope will protect Montero for the rest of his life.
13:36Atol Jimenez and Lope are not associates in the PSJ
13:39so it's impossible for him to order Montero for anything.
13:45I don't remember the last time I met that person.
13:50Spike and Erick's lawyer is clear about the connection
13:53between Montero and Jimenez.
13:58Erick is a driver of the PSJ and sometimes, he drives for Mr. Lope Jimenez.
14:07Spike Fernandez was no longer an employee of the PSJ at the time of the alleged killing.
14:18The reason behind Montero's confession to Erick and Spike...
14:21They knew that they were the ones who reported to the management of the PSJ
14:27about Montero's robberies to his associates.
14:33We don't know what kind of trouble they have.
14:36Opet went to the DOJ to get a counter affidavit.
14:39The police still haven't proven his involvement.
14:44In Montero's confession, he pointed out to the authorities the place where the alleged steel case was found.
14:51On June 10 of this year, the police were able to trace the steel case to Davotas Fish Port.
15:03The NCRPO Special Operations Group also searched the steel case for two days.
15:09According to Montero, the body inside it
15:12is none other than Rubiros Barameda.
15:16The Philippine National Police is suing Montero for the case of Rubiros.
15:23Imagine, the Manila Bay is vast.
15:25There's a clue on where the body is.
15:27We have a drawing of the shape.
15:30And there's also a clue on how not to hit it while opening it.
15:35His head is there.
15:37Very accurate.
15:42The Himenez camp continues to question if Rubiros Barameda is really the steel in the cement drum.
15:50This is despite the PNP Crime Lab confirming the identification of the steel this June.
15:57But the Himenez camp and the experts they hired are not convinced.
16:03That's not the body.
16:05That's not the opinion of the Himenez camp.
16:07That's the opinion of the experts, forensic experts and odontologists that Dr. Danilo is questioning.
16:18The Department of Justice gave the Himenez camp a investigating panel on July 21.
16:24The evidence obtained from the steel case that Rubiros Barameda was said to have stolen
16:30was only shown to the Himenez camp through dental x-rays and dental casts.
16:36The forensic consultant they hired, Dr. Raquel Fortun, said that her investigation was incomplete.
16:45I didn't have a chance to examine the body.
16:50The information that was available for me to review was limited to the reports of the PNP
17:02and their documentation, the photographs that they took.
17:10If the information is not enough, then there is not enough basis to make a conclusion.
17:19The investigation of the crime lab was not enough to make sure that Rubi was the body.
17:26There are three things, the corpse, the x-ray and the cast.
17:33You will match the x-ray and the cast to the corpse.
17:38As far as I'm concerned, I'm not convinced.
17:41For all you know, there is information that is more convincing that they matched.
17:50There is also an odontologist to know his dental record
17:59so that they can match Rubi's body.
18:06The Himenez team is questioning the other holes in the PNP crime lab's examination results.
18:12The body was found to be 5'6",
18:17different from Rubi Rose's 5'9".
18:21When they put it in the drum, the nail was in the chest.
18:27Yes, it was folded.
18:30After two years, the cement was added.
18:32It's not reasonable to expect that it would be the same length as the living person's height.
18:39For example, he had a medical check-up.
18:44On record, this is his height because he was measured.
18:49Or is it just from memory?
18:52It's unreliable.
18:55Rubi Rose's dental records show that he is no longer 2'14".
19:02But the body found in the cement drum in Navotas is there.
19:06It's clear that his first molar is gone.
19:10It won't grow again.
19:12Being permanent teeth.
19:14It's misleading that the tooth No. 14 is still there.
19:19No. Before braces, the tooth No. 14 was pulled out.
19:23That's why the tooth No. 15 and 16 moved.
19:27That's what they say in the crime lab report.
19:31The autopsy results of the witness, Manuel Montero, also do not match.
19:37That's why it's stated in the medical legal report,
19:42the cause of death is death asphyxia by suffocation.
19:49It means he was not able to breathe.
19:51What Montero is saying is that he was killed by drowning.
19:56He was killed by drowning.
20:00They were able to get a boat.
20:03There are no findings of ligature or drowning, according to the medical legal report.
20:10It's based on my experience.
20:13The question here is the credibility of the witness.
20:19The Barameda family has no doubt that Ruby Rose is the one inside the drum.
20:24The family recognized her positively because of her khaki slacks, t-shirt, underwear, and bra.
20:32She was wearing her bra one by one when I took a video of her.
20:39I took a video of her on March 14, early in the morning.
20:43She was still wearing her bra.
20:45She was still wearing her bra.
20:48According to the Himenes' camp,
20:50they should not be too sure about the boat because they found evidence that Ruby Rose is still alive.
20:58There was a transaction on March 6, 2007 involving a travel agent.
21:08There's a possibility that she traveled or whatever.
21:12They said that Third has a gut feeling,
21:16that Atty. Himenes has a gut feeling that Ruby is still alive.
21:19So I told them to show us Ruby.
21:22It's better if it's not Ruby.
21:24That's why I told them that we need to accept that it's really Ruby.
21:30The Department of Justice filed a case of murder.
21:33In Malabon, RTC, on August 24, Monteros was convicted of the crime.
21:37Atty. Manuel Jimenez Jr., Lope Jimenez, Leonard Descalso alias Spike, Robert Ponce alias Obert, and Eric Fernandez.
21:47Monteros was also convicted.
21:52According to the DOJ, a large portion of the evidence is based on the testimony of Monteros.
22:00That's cement.
22:02We are trying to let him qualify in the witness protection program so that he can be a state witness.
22:11The DOJ dismissed the complaint against Ruby Rose's husband, Manuel Jimenez III, because of the lack of evidence.
22:21The Barameda family cannot accept the removal of Third from the murder case.
22:25He is the one who was more affected by his death.
22:28We are thankful that Manuel Jimenez III was able to prove that there is no crime here in the crime that their father was accused of.
22:41We really believe that he had something to do with Ruby's death because if it wasn't because of their husband's trouble, this wouldn't happen to my brother.
22:50This wouldn't happen to my brother.
22:53On the 4th of September, a motion for reconsideration was submitted to the DOJ by the Barameda family so that Third can be counted among the accused.
23:04If it can be proven that you have something to do with this, you should investigate this.
23:11Atty. Manuel Jimenez Jr. voluntarily surrendered to the police on the 4th of September.
23:17This was after the court released the warrant of arrest against the six accused.
23:22From the police station, Atty. Jimenez was taken to the Ono Medics Hospital because of a bruise.
23:30He said he has a heart condition.
23:32Atty. Jimenez was prepared to face the case.
23:35If this is true, I will not surrender.
23:39If we want to end this immediately, we are following the process.
23:45The court is still waiting for the decision as to where he will be taken.
23:49It's time for him to be discharged from the hospital.
23:53Meanwhile, while Atty. Jimenez surrendered,
23:56the police took the BSJ compound in Malabon to serve his brother, Lope Jimenez.
24:03But the group that is looking for Lope is confused.
24:06The other suspects are still not surrendering to the authorities.
24:10We will do everything we can to find all the people in the warrants.
24:15The two most important people in Rubi's life did not go to his funeral.
24:22The two children of Rubi Rose were not able to face their mother because the court did not allow them to.
24:29The two children of Rubi Rose were able to go, but they were denied.
24:35They really don't want to see the child.
24:38The eldest expressed her unwillingness to see her attend the wake.
24:46She said, she doesn't want to be disturbed because I even went out of my way to talk to her.
24:52And I even offered myself to pick her up, but she was firm in her resolve not to attend.
25:00So what do you think will I do?
25:02Shall I force the child?
25:04That is a traumatic on her part.
25:08In 2007, the last time the Barameda family saw Rubi's children.
25:15We filed a visitorial rights.
25:18It was just a visitorial, just a visit.
25:21The child will not be picked up.
25:23Why did they force us to do that?
25:25One time, Rubi talked to me on the phone.
25:28She asked if she can visit the children here.
25:31I told her, it might be difficult because you have a case.
25:38In the disappearance of Rubi Rose,
25:40one of her custody cases against her husband was archived in September 2007.
25:48But according to the Barameda family,
25:51their next fight is to get back the custody of the children of Rubi Rose.
25:56We will see each other.
25:58We will hug and kiss each other.
26:01We will get to know each other.
26:03They will see their aunts and uncles.
26:07I want everyone to know that my duty is to take care of my two children as their father.
26:15I love my two children and I will not let them be exposed to things that are not mine.
26:23I will not let them be exposed to things that they should not be exposed to,
26:28just like what is happening now.
26:36In the ongoing investigation of the Rubi Rose case,
26:39the accused's camp is unanimously against the search for the truth.
26:44And it will also bring panic to them.
26:47While the Barameda family continues to hope
26:50that they will be able to get the evidence they are looking for for Rubi Rose.
26:55Until next Wednesday, I am Arnold Glavio.
26:59The questions of yesterday will be discussed here on Case Unclosed.
27:20Case Unclosed