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.
Nearly 50 Years After Honolulu Teen’s Killing, Police Arrest an Ex-Schoolmate
DNA evidence helped lead long-stymied detectives to a suspect in the murder of Dawn Momohara, 16, who was strangled and found dead at her high school.
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.
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.
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 March 21, 1977. The Honolulu Police Department announced the arrest of Gideon Castro,
Former classmate arrested nearly 50 years after teen was found dead on the second floor of her Hawaii school
Dawn Momohara was 16 years old when her body was found on the second floor of McKinley High School in Honolulu in 1977. For decades, detectives had failed to identify a suspect in the murder case but now, thanks to a breakthrough in DNA technology, they have arrested a former classmate, police confirmed.
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 ...
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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Development in 1977 McKinley cold case: Suspect arrested for homicide of a 16-year-old girl
The suspect in a 1977 case, Giddeon Castro, was arrested for sexually assaulting and strangling 16-year-old Dawn Momohara at ...
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DNA testing identifies suspect of Dawn Momohara cold case
Experts say DNA testing is how most cold cases are now being solved. It helped identify a suspect in the murder of a McKinley High School student with evidence preserved from ...