Cold case 'solved' after 48 years as DNA leads to arrest in 1977 murder of Hawaii teen
There were no updates in the case until 2019 when cold case detectives asked a forensic biology unit to examine several items of evidence from the scene, including Momohara's underwear
Suspect in 1977 Hawaii Cold Case Teen Murder Is Arrested
DNA technology has led to the arrest of 66-year-old Gideon Castro, who attended the same high school as the victim, Dawn Momohara.
48 years after teen girl's murder in Hawaii, her former schoolmate is arrested in Utah
Honolulu Police say modern forensic tests allowed them to identify and arrest a suspect in Dawn Momohara's 1977 murder.
Nearly half a century after Honolulu teen’s killing, modern DNA testing leads to arrest of a former schoolmate
Susie Chun Oakland arrived to a crime scene at McKinley High School in Honolulu that March morning nearly a half century ago.
Grim Memories Resurface After Police Arrest Suspect In 1977 Hawaiʻi Murder
Dawn Momohara was discovered dead on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School. Last week police used advances in DNA technology to arrest a 66-year-old Utah man.
DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen
Nearly five decades after her partially clothed body was discovered on the second floor of her Honolulu high school, modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara.
Grim Memories Resurface After DNA Advances Lead to Arrest of Suspect in Hawaii Teen's 1977 Murder
The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century
Chilling details emerge after schoolmate arrested in Hawaii girl's 1977 murder
Before Dawn Momohara was killed, she got a call from an unknown male and told her mother she was going to a shopping center.
Former classmate of teen sexually assaulted and strangled nearly 50 years ago is arrested in a nursing home
Nearly five decades after a Honolulu teen’s body was discovered in her high school, DNA testing has led to the arrest of her ...
Nearly 50 years after Honolulu teen’s killing, police arrest an ex-schoolmate in Utah
Nearly a half-century after Dawn Momohara’s body was found, Gideon Castro, 66, was arrested in a Utah nursing home and ...
Arrest made years after 16-year-old girl found dead in Hawaii high school
An arrest has been made 48 years after 16-year-old Hawaii girl Dawn Momohara was found in a Honolulu high school.
16-year-old found dead inside high school in 1977, Hawaii police say. Now arrest made
Student Dawn Momohara, 16, was found dead inside McKinley High School on Monday, March 21, 1977, according to the Honolulu ...
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How investigators say they were able to connect a man in Utah to a nearly 50-year-old case
Honolulu Police and the Unified Police of the Greater Salt Lake say they have arrested a 66-year-old man in a Utah nursing ...
Classmate held over 16-year-old's death nearly 50 years on after DNA advances
Dawn Momohara was 16 years old and a student at McKinley High School in Honolulu when she was found murdered on March 21, ...
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DNA Finds Suspected Killer of 16-Year-Old Girl Nearly Half a Century Later
DNA testing has led to the arrest of a former classmate of a Hawaii high school sophomore who was found dead at the school on ...