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Re-Release - The Death of Bree Jonson (Third Death Anniversary)

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The family’s law firm said CCTV showed a “heated altercation” between Brianna and Julian Ongpin.

1. LAGIM: A Filipino True Crime re-releases its Bri Honson case coverage on the third anniversary of her death in La Union. 2. The host frames Bri Honson as a Filipino artist and Davawenya whose death on September 18, 2021 still lacks resolution. 3. The episode exists to keep Bri’s case in public view and press the NBI and PNP for accountability. 4. Bri arrived at Flotsam and Jetsam Resort in San Juan, La Union, on September 17, 2021, reportedly with Julian Ongpin. 5. Bri’s mother, Sally Honson, said Bri planned an art exhibit in December and wanted to use sales from her paintings to build a studio in La Union. 6. Friends took Bri and Julian from one bar to another, then to a DJ friend’s place, where the mood was described as relaxed. 7. CCTV later showed Bri and Julian still awake and drinking at the resort for a couple of hours. 8. At about 3:30 a.m. on September 18, Julian Ongpin asked resort staff for help and said Bri had died by suicide. 9. Medical responders tried to revive Bri and brought her to Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, where she was declared dead on arrival. 10. Police found 12.6 grams of cocaine in the resort room, and Ongpin was charged under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. 11. The inquest prosecutor in La Union later ordered a regular preliminary investigation, and Justice Secretary Guevara directed the NBI to cooperate with the PNP. 12. Bri’s body had to be transferred after authorities found it beside another COVID-related body, which delayed the autopsy. 13. The autopsy was further complicated by the assigned pathologist calling in sick and by the need to bring in an NBI witness from far away. 14. On September 21, Sally Honson told Karen Davila that she did not know Ongpin was Bri’s boyfriend and did not accept the suicide or overdose narrative. 15. Sally said Bri was against drugs, had prescribed anti-anxiety medication, and had future plans that made suicide seem unlikely to her. 16. Sally also said photos showed bruises around Bri’s trachea and scratches on Ongpin’s face and forearm, which made her suspect a struggle. 17. The host’s tone is methodical and timeline-driven, with frequent references to dates, agency actions, and interview excerpts. 18. The episode mixes narration, quoted statements, and legal explanation, including a breakdown of warrantless arrest and inquest procedure in the Philippines. 19. Listeners interested in Philippine true crime and the Bri Honson case would likely follow this closely. 20. Listeners wanting a light, fast-moving entertainment episode would probably skip it.

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A grave return to a case that still circles the same unanswered questions.

Lagim revisits Bri Honson's death on the third anniversary with a steady, chronological approach that keeps the case's unresolved status front and center.

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