EXCLUSIVE David Fisk and Lucita Cortez: Grisly new details emerge after Australian couple and their daughter-in-law are found dead in a hotel in the Philippines Three people found dead in hotel in Philippines Australian husband-and-wife and family member Police hunting a suspect seen leaving their room Do you know more? Email: tita.smith@mailonline.com By Max Aitchison and Tita Smith and Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:03 EDT, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail 34 shares EXCLUSIVE An Australian husband and wife who were allegedly murdered at a luxury hotel in the Philippines alongside a relative have been identified - as grisly new details have emerged about their deaths.
The Australian husband, his Filipino-born wife and their daughter-in-law were found dead inside their hotel room at The Lake Hotel, at Tagaytay in Cavite province, southwest of the Philippines capital of Manila, on Wednesday. Local police have identified the victims as Australian national David James Fisk, 57, his wife Lucita Barquin Cortez, 55, a Philippine-born Australian citizen, who lived in Penhurst, Sydney , and Mary Jane Cortez, 30, from Oriental Mindoro. It has been reported that the younger woman is Ms Cortez's daughter-in-law.
Detectives have launched a manhunt for a male suspect wearing a mask, a black hoodie, maroon shorts and sneakers while carrying a rucksack who was captured on CCTV leaving the victims' room. The victims' lifeless bodies were discovere.