The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a ...

The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a ...

Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. She had met up ...

Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Dawn Momohara was found brutally murdered at McKinley High School in Honolulu, a breakthrough in DNA testing has led to the arrest of a former schoolmate.

Dawn Momohara, 16, was partially clothed ... Deena Thoemmes told reporters.Castro was charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing not available in the 1970s helped identify him nearly ...

There were no updates in the case until 2019 when cold case detectives asked a forensic biology unit to examine several items ...

thanks to modern DNA testing. The Honolulu Police Department arrested Gideon Castro in connection with the 1977 murder of Dawn Momohara, who was 16 years old at the time. She was found dead on the ...

modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara. Momohara, discovered with an orange cloth wound tightly around her neck, was found on ...

Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz.

Dawn Momohara, then 16, was discovered partially ... crediting the advancements in DNA. A sketch of the suspect in the killing. Honolulu Police Department Castro and his brother William were ...