Cold Cases in Hawaii
ColdCaseIndex documents 5 cold cases in Hawaii, spanning 1982–1997. 4 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Peter Boy Kema
Six-year-old Peter Boy Kema disappeared from Hilo, Hawaii in January 1997. His parents were convicted of murder in absentia as his body was never found. The case drew attention to child abuse and neglect on the Big Islan
Dana Ireland
Dana Ireland, 23, was abducted, raped and fatally beaten on the Big Island of Hawaii on Christmas Eve 1991. Three men were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated; in 2024 DNA identified a new suspect who died before a
Diane Suzuki
Twenty-one-year-old Diane Suzuki disappeared after finishing a class at the Aiea, Hawaii dance studio where she assisted in June 1985. She was never found and was later declared legally dead. Investigators treated the ca
The Honolulu Strangler
An unidentified serial killer sexually assaulted and strangled five women in Honolulu between 1985 and 1986, binding their hands behind their backs and dumping their bodies in remote areas. The killings stopped abruptly,
Lisa Au
Lisa Au, a 19-year-old Kailua hairdresser, disappeared on Oahu in January 1982; her abandoned car was found the next day and her body ten days later in a ravine off Tantalus Drive. The badly bungled investigation, which