8 Famous People Whose Parents Were Murdered

8. Charice Pempengco

Singer/actress Charice was born in the province of Laguna, Philippines. She attained popularity as a YouTube singer and was praised by Oprah as “the most talented girl in the world.” In 2010, she released her first studio album and joined the cast of Glee as Sunshine Corazon. Pempengco was raised by her mother, but sadly her estranged father was stabbed to death in the Philippines in October 2011. Ricky Pempengco had bumped into a drunk man who became angry and stabbed him in the chest and back multiple times with an ice pick. Pempengco thanked her fans for all of their support saying, “I want to thank my fans from around the world for their support and love at this very difficult time for my family and I. We are all very sad about this terrible tragedy and I loved him and I will still love him. He’s still my Dad after all.”