In 2018, 16-year old Christine Lee Silawan became the object of a man’s obsessive desire through Facebook. She ended up brutally murdered the following year when they finally met in person.
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Music: “This House” and “Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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