LETTER: Community Urges Police for Updates on Unidentified Body Investigation Amid Growing Concerns

Published March 26, 2025, 6:00 AM

Dear Editor,

I wanted to share my thoughts about the investigation into the unidentified body found a couple of weeks ago. It’s pretty unsettling, especially since there’s concern it could be someone we know, like David Passo Orden.

From what I’ve heard, the police confirmed the body found in Swetes, Antigua, was that of a murder victim. They say the cause of death was stab wounds, and they’re working hard to identify him while figuring out what happened. This was since March 13 or so.

They even secured some important forensic evidence before the remains were buried after the post-mortem and an x-ray.

The discovery of the body came after residents reported a bad smell in the area for days, which is pretty alarming if you ask me.

But now, with no updates coming in, it’s only making our worries worse. Personally, I think families and friends of the missing deserve some closure, and our community deserves to know what’s going on.

I really hope the police can provide more updates soon. Transparency could help ease a lot of fears and build trust with the community.

Very Concerned

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Comments (11)

..... March 26, 2025, 6:16 AM

And qe suspect is Passo but these people and their technicality shit. And police talking alot so.word on the street izzzz the LGBTQ dude. The hair was a giveaway. But Antigua boy….I tell you!
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- Stone March 26, 2025, 6:47 AM
  
  In a public matter such as this, secrecy leads to speculation that could hurt families concerned unnecessarily. What’s there to hide, or not hide…
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- Justice4Chantel March 26, 2025, 6:56 AM
  
  I agree with you stone. How backward a country can we be that we cannot even identify a person. Since there was no other missing person it obviously had to be one already listen. Meantime Justice for Chantel
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Juju Bee March 26, 2025, 7:41 AM

I ask that you be patient since we don’t have the capabilities to do DNA or forensic testing here.
Are we up to date with our payments to the people render such service to us is another whole new question
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- Donna March 26, 2025, 8:19 AM
  
  I think it’s time we have a DNA bank in Antigua for every person who were born. We are now in the twenty-first century and we need such facility so our law enforcement can do their job properly.
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Antigua Surf March 26, 2025, 7:50 AM

I love when Antiguans be ANTIGUANS and speak. A partcially decomposed body was found weeks ago and it seems like they are fighting to give us an identity. many people are missing today and the nation is left wondering who dould this person be. almost like a scene from a LMN Movie. They sleep on us and we wait for them. Is it the gay guy? is it Keon? is it any other missing person? Again Antigua.News, we need answers!!1
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Devorn Carter March 26, 2025, 7:55 AM

Sometimes i wonder if is the police or these good for nothing news media that are keeping information from us. oh by the way, a letter won’t get us answers. To many going on, we get two days of news and then the media goes quiet as hell. WHO THE DECOMPOSED BODY BELONGS TO? WHY DID ANGELA KIDNAP AND MURDER THE 9 YEAR OLD? WHAT ROLE DID HER ACCOMPLICE PLAY? WHO ARE THEY WORKING FOR? damn nation is a joek right now
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- Rhea March 26, 2025, 7:58 AM
  
  We seems to always wanna place the blame on the media house. but every media house does their best in informing the public on matters in the country. BUTTT you see the police? oh boii they are the worse set of people. I can talk, i am the daughter to one and the girlfriend to another. They hide info from us, from the media. So Carter, i hope you’re balls enough to apologize to the media houses on this comment made.
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food4thought March 26, 2025, 8:00 AM

Rumor has it, that this body belongs to that of the LGBTQ Activist. but we can’t say other wise until they release an official statement. I really thing that these matter creates a spirit, they make people scared and to be waiting forever for closure is wild.
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Luka Johnson March 26, 2025, 11:12 AM

The police do not do their job well, nor do we see the government demanding that they do their job well, they are also lacking equipment.
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- Unruly One March 26, 2025, 2:01 PM
  
  There is no standard set so everyone comes and does what they think is best.
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