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
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
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.
Teen Got Call from an Unknown Man 47 Years Ago Before Being Raped, Strangled. A Suspect Was Just Arrested
Dawn Momohara, 16, was found dead on the second floor of McKinley High School in Honolulu on March 12, 1977. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled, with an orange cloth found tightly wrapped around her neck, Honolulu police Lt. Deena Thoemmes said at a press conference on Jan. 21.
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.
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.
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 McKinley High School.
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. That was the last time her mom saw her, police said.
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.
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DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen
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Nearly 50 Years After Honolulu Teen’s Killing, Police Arrest an Ex-Schoolmate
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Native Hawaiian brothers say police framed them for a tourist's murder in 1991
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