Unclaimed: Jack Christopher Eberle

On July 14, 2021, Jack Eberle passed away in his wheelchair outside of a business in Wahiawa, Hawaii. He is currently unclaimed.

Jack is a biracial male with Pacific Islander and White heritage. He had grey or greying hair.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Murder of Stacey Gilman

On July 4, 1981, 19-year-old Stacey Gilman was spending the 4th of July in Hawaii with family instead of New Jersey where she was. Stacey and her sister, Robin, and a friend would walk by the water on Ft. DeRussy beach in Waikiki. As it was the 4th of July fireworks were going. It was seemingly a normal 4th of July. Until someone shot a gun and the bullet hit Stacey in the head. Stacey was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, she died 3 hours later. 

It's unknown if the shooting was intentional or not. In the area, there was a group of around 5 or 6 military men. People stated that these men were seen with a gun on the seawall on the Koko head end of the beach. It's unknown if these men were involved in the shooting.

One Suspect is a local male around 20 years old. He is 5'8" and 150 lbs with a slim to medium build. At the time he had dark wavy hair down to his neck and was sporting a mustache. He has a dark complexion and some pockmarks on his face.

The other suspect appeared to be a military serviceman a white male around 20 years old. He is 5'9" and 150 lbs. He has a medium build. He has a fair complexion and fair eyes.  

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police

Uncovered

The Daily Register July 6, 1981

The Central New Jersey Homes News July 6, 1981

Asbury Park Press July 6, 1981

The Honolulu Advertiser July 7, 1981

Murder of Dawn Momohara

Dawn Momohara

Sketches of possible suspect and vehicle

On March 20, 1977, 16-year-old Dawn Momohara left her home in Honolulu, Hawaii telling her parents she was going to the Ala Moana Center on Ala Moana Blvd. She was supposed to meet up with friends, it was said that her friends were interviewed, but not if she had seen them that afternoon.

Around 10:30 pm Dawn's parents were worried that she had not come back home and called the police. They would report her missing. There was a search for her that night. She would not be found until the next day.

The next morning at around 7:25 am a teacher at McKinley High School would find Dawn's body. Dawn would be found on the second floor of McKinley High School. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death where she was found. She had been dead for around 8 to 12 hours. 

That night there the parking lot for the school was used for the adjoining Neal Blaisdell Center for a musical event. The school corridors and entryways did not have doors with the lights on, but individual rooms were locked. It would have been easy access for the public.

There is a possible suspect seen leaving the school. He was described as an Asian man with dark shoulder-length hair.  He stood 5'5" to 5'7". He was driving a 1974 or 1975 Pontiac Lemans with louvered rear windows, maroon bottom, and white vinyl top.

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Uncovered

Honolulu Star-Bulletin March 22, 1977

The Criminal Journal July 15, 2023

Murder of Carl Sawyer

On the night of February 20, 1976, 16-year-old Carl Sawyer was at the “Jack Rabbit Carnival”  That was being held at his school, Waipahu High School, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Around 11 pm two other youths found Carl's body in the area 94-896 Moloalo St. This was about a block away from his school. He had been shot to death.

Carl was known as a well-liked and popular. It did not seem that anybody had issues with him and the motive for this crime was not found. 

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department
Honolulu Star-Bulletin February 21, 1976

Hawaii Tribune-Herald February 23, 1976

Murder of Efnet Haro

On the morning of November 10, 1999, 45-year-old Efnet Alfred Haro was found in the parking lot near the Kuhio Park Terrace Family Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was suffering from severe head injuries. He was t still alive and was taken to the hospital in critical condition and died later that day. Haro had been at a relative’s residence there and may have been walking between the buildings to visit another relative.

The motive may have been robbery as some of his property was reported to be missing when he was found.

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Uncovered

Honolulu Star November 12, 1999

Murder of Harriet Isaac

On October 24, 1986, 64-year-old Harriet Issac did not get her newspaper at her condominium on 4999 Kahala Ave. in Honolulu, Hawaii. A neighbor was concerned and reported it to the building manager and security guards. There was no response to knocks so they went into the condominium. 

Harriet's body was found in the hallway covered with a blanket. It was found that She had been beaten and stabbed to death with a blanket placed over her body afterward.

Harriet was a friendly and well-known woman among her neighbors. There was no evidence of a forced entry. Neighbors had also not reported suspicious persons or activities in or near her apartment. 

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Honolulu Star-Bulletin October 25, 1986

Disappearance of Solomon M. Aki

On July 19, 1973 69-year-old, Solomon Aki was last seen at his home on Kamehameha Highway in Punaluu, Hawaii. It's believed that he may have been on his 10-acre farmland like usual, but was not found there. His family searched for him, but he was never seen again.

Solomon is a bricial Pacific Islander and Asian r man and was 69-year-old at the time. He's 5'6" and 160 lbs. He has grey or greying hair and a dark complexion. He was wearing a tan shirt, brown hat, dark trousers, and possibly a black tabis.

SOURCES:
NamUs

Honolulu Star-Bulletin 

June 29, 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii Jane Doe

On June 29, 2014, in Honolulu, Hawaii the skeletal remains of a young girl were found inside a metal receptacle inside of a box containing her remains. 

Jane Doe was a young girl between 2 to 6-years-old. She was 2'9" to 2'11".

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Ralph A. Stempf

On November 9, 1965, 48-year-old Ralph Stempf was found dead in his Makiki apartment in Honolulu, Hawaii. He had been assaulted with a blunt object. There is little information in this case.


SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Murder of Eleanor May Brusenbach

On Feb. 23, 1971, 54-year-old Eleanor Brusenbach was at the CPO Club on Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She may have gone to The Dunes on Nimitz Highway in the early morning hours on Feb 24th. Later that day her body would be found in a cane field off of West Lock rd. in Ewa. 

Eleanor had been strangled to death and believed to have been sexually assaulted. 

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department

Find a Grave

Murder of Glenn Guerrero

 

At 3:43 p.m. on August 12, 1996, 18-year-old Glenn Guerrero's body was found off of a dirt road above the Shipman Ballpark (now the Buddy Perry Soccer Fields) in Kea'au, Hawai'i. He had been shot in the head.

Earlier in the day, he had been seen leaving the area of the ballpark in a pick-up. The pick-up and the driver were never identified. The truck was an older beat-up truck and possibly a faded blue.

SOURCES:

Hawai'i Police

Hawai'i News Now

Hawai'i Tribune

Murder of John and Michelle Klein

In March of 1981 28-year-old John Klein and his wife 25-year-old, Michelle went from California to Kaua'i, Hawaii for vacation. John was working as a California Attorney and Michelle was working as a publicist for Sunkist. The couple was supposed to leave on March 21st after a week of being there. They did not check out of their hotel, all of their stuff was still inside and their rental car wasn't returned.

A search began for the couple. Their car was found at the base of Kuilau Trail. On March 25 the couple's bodies were found by searchers with dogs. The couple had both been shot to death. He was found lying face up with his hiking boots, and short without a shirt and Michelle was found laying on top of him. There were several theories on the motive or who had killed the couple.

SOURCES:
County of Kaua'i
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The Honolulu Advertiser 

Disappearance of Fumi Oye

On the afternoon of Jan. 25 1982 83-year-old Fumi Oye was believed to have walked from her Moiliili home in Honolulu, Hawaii to a shopping center. The shopping center is located near University Ave, King, and Beretania Streets. She's never been seen again.

Fumi Oye is an Asian female and was 83-years-old at the time. She's 4'10" to 5'0" and 85 lbs. She has grey/black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue dress a beige sleeveless sweater, black slippers, a black handbag, and her glasses.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Charley Project

Disappearance of Stacey Haunani Kelekoma

There are two accounts on where 14-year-old Stacey Kelekoma was last seen on August 18, 1986. The first story was that she was last seen at a party at the Anahola Beach Park in Anahola, Hawaii.

The other story was that she was last seen at her boyfriend's home in Anahola on August 25, 1986. He claimed to have gone to the store and when he came home the door was open. The television was on and Stacey's slippers were by the door. Stacey was not in the home though. 

Later in 1986, a flight attendant claimed to have seen the teenager in California. This sighting was never confirmed though. 

Stacey was 14 at the time and is a pacific islander. HSe's 5'2" to 5'3" and 118 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Stacey has a round freckle-type mark on her left ankle and a 6" to 8" scar on her elbow.

SOURCES:

The Doe Network

Charley Project

County of Kaua'i

Missing Kids

Disappearance of Robert "Bobby" Ernest Spurlock

On November 28, 1981, 19-year-old Robert Ernest Spurlock phoned his relatives from Hawaii where he was stationed at the Wheeler Air Field in Schofield. He was finishing his basic training after spending two weeks with his family in Kentucky.

During the phone call, Robert seemed upset. His stepfather told him he needed to talk to the U.S. Army Chaplain if he was having issues. He didn't speak with his mother and only his stepfather. No one heard from him after this call.

On December 3rd Robert's captain contacted his mother to inform her that he was considered AWOL and had been since 6:30 a.m. the day before. He was last seen carrying his camera. His stuff was originally thought of as missing, but it was found in his quarters several days later. The Army didn't report him missing with civilian or military authorities until 8 months later. He is not going to face serious consequences for going AWOL.

In 2000 a tip sent to his mother stated that he maybe was seen with a Hare Krishna devotees shortly before his disappearance in 1981 from Hawaii. He was supposedly wearing a devotional dress that was worn by the devotees.

His mother believes that he may have tried to contact her but was unaware of her name change. He may be in California or Hawaii. He was described as quiet introverted and religious.

Robert is a white male and was 19-years-old at the time. He's 5'6" to 5'9" and 129 lbs to 145 lbs. He has dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He has freckles on his face. At the time he was wearing blue jeans, brown buttoned-down shirt, and white Nikes.

SOURCES:
Charley Project
NamUs

Murder of Margaret Agnes Hauanio

  

On the night of November 17, 1975, 16-year-old was studying at Leeward Community College. Before she left she called her sister and let her know she was on her way home. She walks to the bus stop and unfortunately, she didn't make it there.

The next day she was found with her skull fractured, her mouth tapped and was tied up in a way that if she moves her legs it would choke her. Her body was found in an abandoned pineapple field in Waipahu, Hawaii. It's believed that she either got into a car with acquaintances or someone pulled her into a vehicle between the bus stop and the College.

Margret turned 16 just 11 days earlier and was a student at Leeward College. Her mother described her as "a difficult teenager, wonderful, outgoing and a composer of poetry and music."

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department 

Honolulu Adviser 

Find a Grave 

Star Bullentin 

King Kamehameha and The Mystery of His Sacred Burial

Kamehameha I was born possibly November 1758 in the Kohala district, Hawaii island. His birth name was Paiea and was son of Keoua a high cheif and his mother is the daughter of king Alpai.

There was a Hawaiian tradition that tells of a bright start, Kokoiki appears just before the Great Conqueror was born. The legend coincides with Halley's Comet in on Christmas Night 1758. The Mystic Seers of Hawaii prophesied That the Great Conqueror was about to be born who could defeat his rivals and reign supreme over all the islands.

When Kamehameha I was still an infant his grandfather Alapai ordered him to be put to death. He was then raised in secret and grew up taking the name Kamehameha. It's believed that the Great Conqueror was him and he was born with great mana or sacred power.

When King Kalaniopuu died in 1782 the island of Hawaii was split between his son Kiwalao and Kamehameha. Everything was peaceful till July of 1782. When the chiefs of Keomo led to a war and in the battle, Kiwalao was killed. This led to Kamehameha to go conquests of the island until 1795. All the islands but Kauai and Kiihai were under his tule, but under peaceful negotiations, he was able to ceded in 1810. He then became ruler of the entire island group.

Kamehameha earned the title Kamehameha the Great. His rule was one of the most documented and most enduring of the Hawian rulers. He helped his kingdom in many ways. He allowed the rade of sandalwood that increased wealth in the kingdom. He created laws one of which helped protect people from brutal acts of a chief. He also banned human sacrifice to increase the mana of a king.

Kamehameha died May 8. 1819. His burial was purposely kept in secret. His bones were hidden due to Hawaii's tradition of hūnākele in order to protect his mana. It starts with the removal of his flesh and have it thrown into the sea. His bones then were taken to a secret place for it's final resting place.

SOURCES:

KTC  Hawaii
Ancient Origins
Archaeology 
Historic Mysteries
Britannica 

Murder of Donald Hilton

On October 30, 1991 32-year-old Donald Hilton was found on his bed in his Waikiki, Hawaii apartment. He had been beaten to death and had wound to his head and his bed was soaked with blood from his injuries. There are two unidentified male suspects that are depicted in the sketches below.

SOURCES:

Honolulu Police Department 

Feburary 1, 2012 Honolulu, Hawaii fingers

On February 1, 2012, a woman was going through the trash for recyclables at an apartment complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. She found a bag with 6 fingers, with no thumbs. The fingers belonged to a girl 2 to 4 years old. it is unknown if the fingers belong to someone who had died or someone who suffered trauma to their fingers. Nobody has stepped forward to claim the fingers if they are from trauma.

SOURCES:
NamUs
San Diego Union-Tribune
The Star

Murder of Mildred Gumbo

25-year-old Mildred Gumbo was a Zambia National. According to one newspaper On Sunday, January 7, 1990, Mildred arrived in Hawaii. At the time she was staying with her estranged husband. On Jan 9, 1990, she left with a local man and more than likely was at a nightclub in Waikiki as she was spotted there around 2 a.m. on the 10th. She was last seen around 4 a.m. on the 10th, leaving her husbands home in Kailua in his car.

Mildred's body was found the next day she was found nude, assaulted (doesn't specify) and was strangled to death. Her body was found near the Heeia Kea Pier. The car she was driving was found the next day. It was found abandoned in the parking lot of Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center in Kaneohe.

SOURCES:
http://www.honolulupd.org/cold_case/index.php?page=cid_cold_case_full&case=88
https://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/two-women-murdered-years-apart-can-you-help-solve-these-cold-cases-/1340879801
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25976049/mildred_gumbo_murder/
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25976994/murder_of_mildred_gumbo/