"Chop chop lady"

Episode on February 19, 2009 Thursday night after Saksi Chop-chop. A term coined to describe what is done to easily and inconspicuously dispose of the remains of a murder victim. The term was first used in the Philippines when the dismembered body parts of Lucila Lalu were found in different cities in May of 1967. After Lalu's murder was discovered, four suspects surfaced, all said to be romantically linked to Lucila: a waiter, a dentistry student, a police officer and an executive in a printing firm unnamed by authorities. Who is Lucila Lalu? Why was she killed? Why, after one of the suspects confessed to committing the crime, has the case remained an unsolved mystery almost 42 years after it happened? Listen to Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim who was a Sergeant and the Head of the Manila Police Department's Follow-up Group in charge of the investigation recount aspects of the case. And under the helm of Gawad CCP awardee indie director Sandino Magno, watch a recreation of how the crime was committed. This Thursday on Case Unclosed, join Kara David investigate the chilling murder of Lucila Lalu and find out how the case affected local crime.

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Chop-chop. Salitang ibinigay sa paraan kung paano madali at hindi kapansin-pansing pagligpit sa mga labi ng isang biktima ng pagpatay. Ang salitang ito ay unang ginamit sa Pilipinas nang matagpuan ang putol-putol na katawan ni Lucila Lalu sa iba't ibang lungsod noong Mayo ng 1967. Nang matuklasan ang kaniyang pagkakapatay, apat na suspek ang lumutang, lahat sinasabing may romantikong relasyon sa kaniya: isang waiter, isang dentistry student, isang pulis at isang executive ng limbagan na hindi pinangalanan ng mga awtoridad. Sino si Lucila Lalu? Bakit siya pinatay? Bakit, pagkatapos aminin ng isa sa mga suspek na siya ang gumawa sa krimen, nananatiling malaking misteryo ang kaso halos 42 taon na ang nakalilipas? Pakinggan ang pagsasalaysay ni Manila Mayor Lim tungkol sa kaso na kaniyang inimbestigahan noon bilang Sarhento at Pinuno ng Follow-up Group ng Manila Police Department. Tunghayan din ang pagsasadula sa kaso sa direksyon ni Gawad CCP awardee indie director Sandino Magno. Ngayong Huwebes sa Case Unclosed, samahan si Kara David sa pagsisiyasat sa malagim na pagpatay kay Lucila Lalu at alamin kung ano ang naging epekto ng kaniyang pagkakapatay sa lokal na krimen.