Posted on 07/15/2026 3:34:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on Tuesday. Kent Carpenter, 73, was with his Filipina companion in a house in the coastal town of Sibulan, in Negros Oriental province, on Sunday night when the masked men forced their way in.
One drew a gun and shot Carpenter in the head, killing him instantly, police said his companion told them. The men took a laptop, an unspecified amount of cash and a backpack before fleeing, national police spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co told reporters. Regional police spokesperson Lt. Col. Joem Malong told The Associated Press that Carpenter's companion sustained unspecified injuries and was being treated. Investigators were trying to determine the motive for the killing and identify the attackers.
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“We assure the victim’s family, the community and our foreign visitors that this case is being treated with utmost urgency and no effort will be spared until justice is served,” regional police director Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño said. Carpenter had been a biological sciences professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, since 1996. His research — which focused on the Philippines and the Coral Triangle between the Indian and Pacific oceans — shaped conservation efforts around the world, university officials said. They said he was on an extended research assignment in the Philippines and planned to retire in September.
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I wonder how long he had known his Filipina companion.
Here come the George Costanza jokes.
Sounds like a dangerous place for a white person.
So his 'companion' was unharmed by the robbers?
The sea was angry that day, my friends...
Day of the Dolphin.
Word to the wise:
When in the Philippians, stay out of the Negro province.
When in Phlly, stay out of the Negro province.
No, she had “unspecified injuries”.
“Was that wrong ?”
Sad & of course, murder. Two months from retirement. Whether or not he would have returned to the US was not stated in the excerpt.
Was it a Titlest 1?
Are we sure it was a she?
It says “Filipina”; that’s a female.
Can a marine biologist tell the difference between male and female?
A male and female whale?
His 13 yro companion probably....what will the expats viagra boys do with this news.
Seven years.
Not known to argue or fight.
She is considered a person of interest.
Apparently only 73,000 Philippine Pesos stolen, which is roughly $1,200.
Why the woman was left as a witness is a question that needs to be answered.
A 34 year old Filipina “live in partner.”
She love him long-time, numba one!
7 years according to local reporting, so they met when she was 27. She claimed she was sexually assaulted but a swab came back.....negative. She is still under investigation.
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