Filipino Girl Went Missing In A Mall - Taken By Secret Tunnels In Fitting Room? Case Jovelyn Galleno 

This "urban legend" sounds like a blatant and obvious tale created to cover up an ACTUAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING or ORGAN HARVESTING 😮

This case gave me shivers, like when the boyfriend asked the cashier where his girlfriend was and they gaslight him I felt my stomach drop

As a nursing student at that time, we were all talking about the skeletal remains that is allegedly Jovelyn. Even our professors are kinda skeptical because of how fast the body decomposed. It’s kinda crazy to think that there is a chance that the police and the mall might’ve actually tried to hide the truth.

I think the cousins were blackmailed bc whoever harvested her organs and disposed of her didn’t expect the case to become so widespread

I'm from Egypt and this used to happen more than a decade ago. Women would go in to changing rooms and just vanish in to thin air. One incident were a guy and his wife went to a clothes store and she went in to the changing room and vanished. The husband didn’t stay put and searched high and low for her. The husband was a police officer so he had the upper hand. He eventually found out the truth. The changing room was an elevator staged as a changing room. Once a woman gets in, it activates and they kidnap her for organ trafficing. I don’t remember honestly if he found his wife dead or alive but i think she was dead because her organs were missing. After that case, these kinds of abductions miraculously stopped. But organ trafficing still exists and way worse than before, they changed their tactics to go under the radar. What a world we live in.

she was decomposed to bones in just 18 days…? i find that hard to believe. even if the weather played a part , i feel like that can only play a part to an extent. i feel the police definitely had their hand in this smh they’re covering something up..

For those wondering how to check a mirror to see if it's one way: Try looking through it. Trick mirrors require the observation room to be roughly 10 times dimmer, so if you cup your hand to make a tunnel around your face you should be able to see through it if it's false. You can also try sounding it out by tapping your knuckle. Regular mirrors are butted against a wall and should make a dull thumping sound.

I just hate how incompetent the police and NBI is. Shows how powerless us normal citizens are.

I was honestly expecting this story to end with Jovelyn being found because she managed to escape. I'm sorry for her and her family.

this case left me and my fam dumbfounded. we were following this case bc it was interesting that a girl disappeared just like that. when they found human bones and investigated it whether it was the girl, we were convinced that it wasn't her bc how can she just decompose, literally to bones, within just a few weeks? when they did the dna and it actually matched the parents, it was confusing and sketchy. even the professionals interviewed weren't convinced that she just decomposed that fast unless they used certain chemicals or faked the results.

We still don’t have answers why the mall refuse to cooperate with the investigation. If there’s a crocodile in the area where the deceased was found, I’m pretty sure the neighbors will not allow their children to play there. 🤷🏻‍♀️

this really proves how fucked up the justice system here in the Philippines. frightening to know that you can be a suspect without doing anything sketchy, as long as you're vulnerable and no money to seek justice.

Stephanie is unknowingly helping with my weight loss. I watch her videos repeatedly while exercising😂

To clarify: The mall in the urban legend (Robinsons Galleria) is located in the capital of Philippines, Metro Manila. The mall that Jovelyn disappeared (Robinsons Place Palawan) from is regional branch located in Palawan Island. Both malls are owned by the same corporation which is Robinsons but are located in different places.

Found a hole/tunnel in the closet of one of our hotel rooms. Florida in 1998. It was really creepy. Dad made us leave and go to a different hotel after that

I'm from the Philippines and this urban legend is still widely belived today. Especially on really big malls like Robinsons and SM. My mom always warned me about changing rooms so I never go in one and memorized my size. Alice Dixon was allegedly one of the famous victims but hers was said to be a trap door and she managed to grip on the edge to not fall.

You arent actually safe just because people are around. A crazy homeless woman tried to take a little kid from his mom at our local mall recently and all the people just watched or recorded on their phones. Only 1 man tried to help out of a huge crowd seeing the mom fight the woman off her child.

I want to look up how many of these cases where police claim “the victim is just a runaway” end up being not the case. Unless there’s hard proof the victim ran away, it shouldn’t be considered. Period. If something happened to my child and a cop even starts to begin the sentence “she ran away”…. I would lose my shit on them.

It's so heartbreaking how most of the cases Stephanie tells us involves the police's disloyalty to the public. They're supposed to serve and protect us yet they act like this in serious cases.

As a filipina, I rarely hear these crimes discussed so thank you for covering this case!

Having lived in the Philippines for the first 20 years of my life, I know corruption is pretty much the norm there. Even regular people with a little bit of money can cheat the system so easily. There is definitely an authority figure behind this, and they have connections with the police. That’s the only way the police would know where the body is if the cousins are innocent, which I truly believe. There’s no way these simple folks have the means to make the body decompose so quickly. There’s many leads in this case, but I doubt anything will be done in the end. That’s just how it is in the Philippines 😒

This has quickly become one of my very favorite channels. You are a wonderful story teller, super cute and very detailed…. and I just truly enjoy listening to you two. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your podcast/show.

It is genuinely very very easy to end up with a false confession. I mean it's awful but we still have many people who can't seem to wrap their mind around a confession being false especially when they are sitting on a jury, and have witnessed the confession on tape. It has led to multiple innocent lives ruined and even taken.

Urban legends are functionally true in that they serve as cautionary tales... You pulled this out of my memory. Human trafficking is an issue in the country.

Stephanie covering more Filipino stories?! Woahhhhhh as long time fan and Filipino I’m so happy !

The only thing I know for sure about this case, was that Jovelyn was a kind soul, and we should all be inspired by her willingness to take responsibility and show through action, how grateful she was for her life. RIP, I didn’t know her but hearing her family say all of that about her, truly inspired me, blessings to her and those that truly loved her.

Having been a tarot card hobbyist for years now, thank you for explaining it so well, Stephanie! It is indeed not about magic or foreseeing for most people, just looking into your own mind and using the cards as a tool to find oneself. It can be extremely emotional and overwhelming at times, but so is meditation. It has given me many beautiful memories.

Thank you for covering so many cases from the Philippines lately, Stephanie! I highly recommend you check out the Manila Hostage crisis that happened in 2010. It's an extremely sad & frustrating case about a former policeman hijacking a tourist bus, and the PH government & media mishandling the case which ultimately led to the death of 8 Hongkongers'. I swear this case will keep you on the edge of your seat because you'd think everything will be fine until someone f*cks it up over and over again.

Philippines has a lot of weird, tragic and political crime cases. Tbh at this point I don't question the allegations against the corrupt officials when the Philippines has a track record of electing corrupt officials committing heinous crimes.

When I was a kid in the early 2000s, everyone knew this story. Even my classmates saw it when they were shopping at the mall. They saw a woman accidentally fall through the floor, disappearing into a small space beneath the curtain cloth in the dressing room

That level of decomposition is so sketchy. Clearly the police and a second party tampered and covered up how she died. Really feel bad for the family.

Stephanie!! You forgot the part wherein on the night Jovelyn was missing, a police (who’s also Jovelyn’s school instructor) sent her a facebook message asking where she was and that her mom’s looking for her. People found it weird because Jovelyn hasn’t been active at school for 2 months and the messages seemed so casual as if they knew each other. People conspired that he sent that message so that he won’t be a suspect. Turns out he likes Jovelyn but she didn’t like him back. He would even comment on her photos that she looks like a doll. This was all revealed by her friends/classmates on Raffy’s show. Raffy then demanded that he should be a person of interest. This was all buried because of new revelations and that he apparently has a strong alibi. People didn’t believe this because the night Jovelyn disappeared, August 5, was the guy’s birthday. And his messages were sent on August 6 at 12:53am. She wasn’t even officially declared as missing during that time and Jovelyn’s mother also allegedly didn’t know who the guy was so his messages didn’t make any sense. Also, remember the sedan found on the cctv that Jovelyn allegedly rode? The guy who sent her the messages owns a sedan. However, the sedan evidence found on the cctv was buried because the investigator was just tired and sleepy when he made that statement on Raffy’s show!! Also, people are suspicious of him because who has time to message a missing student of yours at 1am when you’re tired of celebrating your birthday. The case is so complicated.

What’s really weird is that an officer that used to be involved in her school who would send weird messages in her pictures about how doll-like she is had messaged her that night on facebook asking where she was and that her mom was looking for her. She wasn’t reported to be missing at all during that timeframe. Her parents do not know this man.

You two are freaking adorable. I love the back and forth with him off camera.

A manager named karen? that's like the ultimate boss.

I don’t know how I never heard of Stephanie but I stumbled onto rotten mango a month or so ago and I’ve been impressed by her content, the empathetic research she puts in, the cultural relevancy she makes sure to address, etc. I look forward to her videos each week

I grew up in the Philippines (had migrated 10 years ago), I am extremely impressed by how deep your research went not only on the case itself, but also at the urban legend that’s been passed since we were children.

You have the best murder mystery channel on RU-vid by far . I’ve watched them all I love your story telling and your husbands questions that just add comfortable extra dialogue.

I'm a Filipino and I heard about this from my mother back when I was in my elementary (mid 90s). I still avoid dressing rooms even now except when I know the location of the dressing room is just above an open space. Thank you for covering this case.

Steph, you and your family are the reason I got over my eating disorder. 4 years later and I still watch everyday. Thank you, for saving my life ♥ if it weren’t for your Mukbangs, I would’ve never been able to eat but watching you felt like I had a friend to eat with, and you enjoyed every single bite I wanted to be able to do that so bad and now I can and I do. I hope you and your family receive all the blessings this world has to offer. Rotten mango just proves how hard working you are, I’ll never miss an episode ever.

She was right. Somebody in power shut this case down and even wrongfully put a family member in jail. Too obvious. Congrats to the tarot reader for trying too truly help

I’m so happy that filipino cases are getting recognition and attention they deserve.

It's night time and I feel so sick to my stomach, terrified and so sad for this innocent woman that didn't deserve to go through this, no one does. I can only imagine what her last moments were like and what she went through. I hope she and her family get the justice and peace they deserve. I genuinely don't think I'll ever be able to go in dressing rooms again, I've not felt this amount of fear after watching true crime podcasts in so long, maybe it's because I've watched 5 episodes in one day and alot yesterday too, I'm going to take break now.

Hey! Guess what I found! Gokongwei family owns an airline. If it's a not a snake, most likely they have human trafficking business on the side.

This is such a confusing case. I hope her family can find peace and get the full truth in what actually happened to her Such a sad story regardless of who is to blame because this is a young life lost, for no reason we have been given

this is VERY suspicious and frustrating. everything genuinely seems to be faked/planted by someone in power. i think the mall or other people in power had something to do with it. either they paid or compensated the cousins in some other ways or threatened them to take the fall. as mentioned, the decomposition was too fast and the bones looked too clean. im afraid the higher ups or the real perpetrators got away with it and used the cousins as scapegoats.... my guess is she got trafficked.... :(

I love binge watching your content as background noise at work. Thank you for keeping me sane with your stories.

My dad’s friend (my godfather) was one of the engineers of the Robinson’s Galleria when it was being built. I remember visiting the site as a little boy. I know my godfather said the half snake half human was said to be in a black van and it’s been transported to and from wherever to the mall and back. My dad said it was a big cover up for some human trafficking scheme.

Thanks for the international cases Stephanie!! You are the best storyteller!!

I am from the Philippines and my friend's mom told us that it happened to her. She entered the fitting room with bunch of clothes and she started trying them out but suddenly the floor opened and but she was quick to hold on to the clothes rail preventing her fall.

What a discovery of this channel! I subscribed immediately and have been binge listening to this channel on my daily commute to and fro work!

“You’re gonna meet a Korean girl and she’ll never stop talking” 😂

to all the researchers and the Soo family, thank you so much for all your hard work!

I remember going to the mall as a kid....even up to college. My mom would make sure she can see me in the fitting room and washroom. That's why we never go to the washroom alone! Girls go together~

that actress was told to say that to boost her career. it was a scheme. it worked. she got paid big too

I have so much respect for you and your team for the amount of time you put into shedding light on these cases. Side note- I am truly always impressed with how many countries/cultures embrace tarot readers. (Especially those who can read a playing deck of cards)

Ive been practicing tarot for 6 years and you nailed it with the meditation angle. It is exactly like that, helping you figure out your feelings about a situation and a mind map for solutions. Cards link in different, novel ways that you wouldn't have considered because you're stuck in your own head, in a mental loop or not sure what to do about it. The epiphany in the cards is thinking outside your own confines.

So many episodes! I’m overwhelmed there’s so many interesting cases to listen to 😭

i get this was five years ago but it's honestly rlly refreshing to see someone talking about ANY case in the philippines

Another fantastic story, well told! ❤❤

Wow! I am really amaze that Stephanie's Team is covering more stories in the Philippines. If I may suggest, the NIDA BLANCA case. She is a famous and veteran actress here in the Philippines and she was brutally murdered. Thank you so much for covering cases in the Philippines! 😊❤

It’s so unusual to see Stephanie talk about a legend that I have been scared of since I was a kid. I truly believe that there is an authority figure behind this tragedy. I hope that she gets the justice she deserves but with the justice system here in the Philippines, unfortunately I have my doubts 🙁

11:20 this made me so happy I like these nice little moments during all the darkness.

She’s helping me with my anxiety depression keeping my mind busy without thinking I am depressed ☺️

This case is so so suspicious. I feel like there’s a cover up going on especially with the police. It’s really horrible that the police pinned the crime on the cousins when there is no evidence linking them to the crime even though they confessed. Although even though the cousins weren’t involved in her death, I think they still could’ve been involved in kidnapping her and she was brought into human trafficking. She made it out of the mall but she met with foul play while waiting for her bus. It’s also possible that while she was waiting for the bus, someone asked her if she would like a ride home and they ended up abducting her. Also, I’ve never heard of that legend from the Philippines about the human snake. That is the craziest story I’ve ever heard.

This happened to someone that my former boss knew. It was a girl that my boss' friend was dating and brought to a foreign country (I forget the country). This story was shared with me back around 2003. Girl went missing inside a retail store. Boyfriend was confused and sworn she was in there yet no where to be found. After authorities came they found that the mirror in the dressing room led to a tunnel. It was a two way mirror (meaning in a dark environment, the person in the lighted environment would never know). That mirror covered a passageway to the tunnels. It was clearly designed to abduct and to kidnap. I heard she got rescued but was never quite the same in the head after. Be aware and informed. Stay safe. 🙏 ps: with regards to the urban myth, wouldn't it be easy to search for trap doors in the dressing rooms? I'm aure with social media today, one can lead a movement of curious fans to go 'hunt' for such trap doors in that very mall.

I always put on true crime while at work and this lady is my new favorite I’m enjoying her energies rn

I've said many times that some of these malls are so big, there's bound to be secret passageways and doors that no one notices. I've personally seen some doors intentionally camouflaged in malls across Philippines, US, and other places

Changing rooms always freak me TF out… I always feel like somebody’s watching me 👀 Thank you for uploading BISS

Finally! this mystery case in the Philippines is my actual favorite because until today I still want this to be uncovered. I don't think this is a closed case yet because there's still a lot of layers on this investigation but the authorities just took the easiest and safest route and option in resolving the issue.

thank you for this , its so clear to understand .

first time i heard this story was in high school around 2011- it’s 2023 and sheesh ! gives me goosebumps

Thank you for covering this story, Stephanie. Living in PH, it's usual to hear cases where police would force people to confess crimes they did not commit and who knows whose switching forensics results in the background. You never really know. My heart goes out to her family. Another beautiful soul was taken too soon. I hope you can also cover the horrible and controversial story of the Maguindanao Massacre in the Philippines.

your story-telling abilities are phenomenal. I am 10 minutes into this video, the intro just started, and I am sitting in my room, eye watering involuntarily from the chills of disbelief through my entire body, while I am hugging a teddy bear out of sheer fear of a snake-human that may live under my house

I just recently discovered your channel because of Coco Lee (bless her soul). Thank you for sharing this urban legend / case from my country. More power to you!

there are so many holes in this case it’s actually crazy. wow this one gave me chills honestly

still feels like staring at a dark hole whenever I hear about this case. it's like we all know the answer but there's nothing more we can do about it. The sad thing is, we are just looking from the outside, how heartbreaking it must be for the family? 😔

I'm from Philippines and this case makes me chill. My mom and dad always tell me to be careful when I'm alone. Thank you for taking your time to research this case. Fan from Philippines! Love you girl!

The fact that the store was like, no sir, you never came in with anyone, is absolutely terrifying.

I just found your channel this past week. I've been bingeing on your videos ever since. Last night I was rushed to the hospital and will probably be here two more days. It is your videos that are keeping me sane and entertained. I hate to say entertained when it's true crime and real people, but you are such a good storyteller. Thank you so much. ⚕️🏥🩺😷🥼👩‍⚕️💊👍👍👍

I think I just jumped into Stephanie’s rabbit hole! I can’t help watching her videos from the mukbang to rotten mango vids. You are such a good storyteller! Plus your love of Jollibee and retelling of Filipino stories, I am becoming a big fan! 😍

doing so many horrific cases must be so heavy. and you do much justice to the storytelling and the victims. I hope you take care of yourself, Stephanie. 🙏

"You're gonna meet a korean girl and she's never gonna stop talking" 😅 So sad that the justice system in here (Philippines) is so disappointing at some point. Big people and authorities conspired to cover up just to prevent them from being involve.

The horrifying thing about this case is that it's not solved and the cops are getting away with it.

I always remember this urban legend whenever I see that certain mall. Thank you and to your team for all your hard work in researching especially with these international cases!

This is my real experience actually, our(me and my mom) real experience. When we were in a public restroom in a famous Mall specifically Robinson, the restroom were full of queue, every door has queue... And we still lined up. Minutes passed until my next turn, behind me was my mom. We waited and waited... Until more than 5 minutes or more has already passed, and no one got out of the cubicle... I mean we could notice it since the room were so full of people, and that time there is no such thing as physical distancing. And I decided to push the door a little and we were surprised, that all this time we waited for nothing. I really know that someone has gone inside the cubicle! But no one got out? That was the biggest mystery of my life. So somehow I believe in the urban legend of this specific Mall... (Sorry for the wrong grammar, im a filipina and English is not my first language, thank you for understanding)

Another day of dishing out this vital piece of advice: never trust the police.

This is all so fascinating! I learn so much here along with my true crime! ❤

Stephanie, you should look up the case of the four kids lost in the Colombian jungle, they were lost for 40 days and manage to survive all alone

I honestly dont believe a body could decompose that quickly... Something's not right. A body has been found in our hometown that has been missing for a month, with the kind of weather we had... I dont think its possible.

my cousin is from Puerto Princessa and he knew Jovelyn. RIP she deserves better.

The little moment between them talking about tarot cards and him meeting a Korean who won’t stop talking was adorable❤️

Hi Stephanie! I want to help clarify some information, Robinsons Galleria is actually only a branch of the multiple branches of Robinsons Mall, the case of Jovelyn took place in another branch of Robinsons, Robinson Palawan.

another angle on this. an instructor of her, where she is studying criminology, was reported to have liked her and was a bit aggressive on pursuing her but she didn't like that and ignore the guy. that guy is a cop. unverified. sad is someone got away with Jovelyn's disappearance.

i accidentally stumbled on your channel, i'm officially obsessed.

The way that you DIG into these stories that I haven't heard any other youtuber cover, not to mention your palpable passion as if you've poured over all of these cases like the victim is your own family member... Your channel is a gem amongst rocks. Please keep doing what you're doing and everyone else please support her. Also your work isn't just entertaining but also useful, as some of these cases are unsolved so spreading their message might get to the right person. Sending love and positivity your way.

I was still a teenager when the Alice Dixon incident happened, thank goodness, me and my friends only like to hangout at National Bookstore to browse/read novels most of the time and tried on suede leather shoes displayed inside the glass cabinet/escaparate in a different popular mall. We all believed about that urban legend, never ever went to that "mall" I remembered something but it was vague from my memory since it was several decades ago but until now I never and will never set my foot in that place. The bone being so cleaned or almost looks like it was bleached must be from strong HCL acid from the stomach of the "beast" that swallowed its prey.

Im impressed how you have all the details about this one even the interview of Alice Dixon 👏🏼

Malls in the PH has generators; if there’s a power outage, there will be automatically power in less than 1 sec

I’ve been watching all the Korean cases nonstop lately, it makes me happy that Stephanie is bringing light on more international stories! I’m excited for this episode because it’s a filipino case (screaming inside as a Filipino) :D