The Brutal Killing of the Maguad Siblings

The Philippines’ Real-life version of “Orphan” Movie

JJ Sum
6 min readDec 18, 2021
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On December 10, 2021, the happy days of the passionate, smart, and loving teens, Crizzle, 18, and Crizzule, 16, came to an untimely end when they were ruthlessly murdered inside their own home in M’lang, North Cotabato, Philippines.

The bloody crime happened in broad daylight, at 2 in the afternoon which seems to be bizarre for a stranger killer to strike because they would commonly do their killings at night or in the dark.

The Crime Scene

According to Mr. Maguad, a high school teacher and the father of the slain siblings, at 2:58 in the afternoon, he was fixing some structure in his wife’s school when suddenly he received a call from someone who told him to come home quickly as their house was ransacked.

It was 3:15 when he reached his home and never even imagined that he would see a bloodbath in his house. In the interview, he reenacted the moment he opened their gate. He said that a blood-soaked blanket and knife were lying near the front door so to his distress, he soon called for his son but no one answered. He turned the knob to open the door but it was locked so he went to the back of the house that was very quiet and as he opened the back door, he kept on calling for…

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JJ Sum

A wife, mom of 3, & a TEFL certified tutor. I write about Mothering, Family, Relationships, Remote work topics, and Trending matters.