MORONG, Bataan – Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have arrested here an American wanted in Las Vegas, Nevada for the murder of his Filipino wife and burying her in his own yard in that city.
Lawyer Ric Diaz, NBI-Central Luzon regional director, identified the American as Hugh Cave, 53, who is facing a murder charge in US in connection with the killing of his wife Gloria.
Cave was detained at the NBI detention center and faces extradition process for his deportation back to Nevada to face the charges in US court.
Cave was arrested in the house of a relative of his wife in Sabang Village, Morong, Bataan last week.
The victim was last seen in November 2010 in one of the Thanksgiving celebrations in Las Vegas.
Cave arrived in Manila last February to inform the family of his wife about the news that Gloria died in a car accident carrying an urn allegedly containing the ashes of his wife’s cremated body.
“Nasunog daw yung katawan nung biktima nung nasunog yung kotse pagkatapos nung aksidente kaya nag-decide yung foreigner na i-cremate na lang yung remains ni Gloria,” Diaz said.
Gloria’s family was convinced by Hugh’s story and his plan to retire in the Philippines, Diaz said.
Last April 23, however, a certain Fe Rawson-Oseo discovered the site where the body of Gloria was buried.
Oseo bought the house which was sold by Cave before he went to the Philippines.
Oseo reported her discovery to the Las Vegas police which it acted promptly.
The Las Vegas police secured a copy of a warrant of arrest against Cave and made a coordination with the NBI and the Philippine National Police which also tied up with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the arrest of the suspect.