article_snippet: Marine Joseph Pemberton is accused of killing Jennifer Laude, whose body was discovered in a motel room in Olongapo City on October 11.
article_snippet: Marine Joseph Pemberton is accused of murdering Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude in Olongapo City on October 11 .
article_snippet: It is claimed Marine Joseph Pemberton (left) murdered Ms Laude (right) after finding out Ms Laude (right) had been born a man .
article_snippet: The prosecution's first witness, a bellboy, testified today that he saw Marine Joseph Pemberton at the motel with Ms Laude on the night Ms Laude was killed.
article_snippet: Pemberton, who was on shore leave after participating in the joint US-Philippine Balikatan military exercises, met Laude at the Ambyanz Nightlife Bar located along Magsaysay Avenue on October 11 and the two later checked in at the nearby Celzone Lodge.
article_snippet: Laude's sister, Marilou, had mixed emotions on seeing Marine Joseph Pemberton for the first time at an earlier hearing in December. '
article_snippet: I wanted to ask Marine Joseph Pemberton why Marine Joseph Pemberton killed my brother,' said Marilou, whose transgender sibling was born Jeffrey eventually became Jennifer. '
highlights_snippet: Lance Corporal is charged with murdering Jennifer Laude in same city .
  
highlights_snippet: Marine Joseph Pemberton met Laude at nightclub in city before two checked into room .
  
highlights_snippet: Marine allegedly killed Laude after  finding out Post-mortem was not born a woman .
  