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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733381010447173079238858217302690481621729398755580New Project (9).jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Elliot Eastman Youtube Channel </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine National Police believes that American vlogger Elliott Eastman is already dead based on statements from witnesses and a suspect in his abduction in Zamboanga del Norte in October.</p><p>Eastman was kidnapped from Sibuco town by four armed men who posed as law enforcement officers.</p><p>Police Lt.Col Ramoncelio Sawan, acting spokesperson of Police Regional Office IX, told reporters in a phone interview on Thursday that a suspect, in an extrajudicial confession made last November, confirmed initial information that Eastman had died and that his body was thrown into the sea.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/30/3-gang-members-arrested-over-abduction-of-american-vlogger-1400">3 &#x27;gang members&#x27; arrested over abduction of American vlogger</a></div><p>A witness earlier claimed that Eastman succumbed to a gunshot wound to the leg and abdomen.</p><p>“Late October, during our investigation, we encountered one witness who told us na may nakapagsabi sa kanya na noong gabi na inabduct si Elliott Eastman, nabaril po siya at nung pumalaot na ang mga nag-abduct sa kanya, napansin nila na later on, patay na si Eastman. Ang ginawa raw nila ay itinapon nila sa tubig ang katawan ni Eastman,” Sawan said.</p><p>“Some time in November, nahuli natin ang isa sa mga sangkot sa pag-abduct kay Elliott Eastman. Siya na mismo ang nagsabi at nagpatotoo sa sinabi ng unang witness na nakuha natin,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/11/5/police-pursuing-8-suspects-in-american-vlogger-abduction-1530">Police pursuing 8 suspects in American vlogger abduction</a></div><p>Despite these testimonies, Eastman’s body has not yet been found.</p><p>“Wala pa tayong nakikitang katawan niya, although we tried to search for any signs sa mga baybayin at karatig isla. Wala pa talaga tayong nahahanap,” the police official explained.</p><p>Eastman’s family has already been informed of developments in the abduction case, according to Sawan.</p><p>“We are in constant coordination with the stakeholders from the US Embassy,” he added.</p><p>Sawan maintained that they have yet to determine the motive behind the American vlogger’s abduction.</p><p>On October 29, police filed kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges against six suspects before the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A9C1kG5wKPk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine National Police believes that American vlogger Elliott Eastman is already dead following his abduction in Zamboanga del Norte.</p>

The Philippine National Police believes that American vlogger Elliott Eastman is already dead following his abduction in Zamboanga del Norte.

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Abducted American vlogger believed dead — police

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Published Dec 05, 2024 03:11 PM PHT

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