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 ...

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

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

Dawn Momohara, 16, was partially clothed ... Castro was charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing not available in the 1970s helped identify him nearly 50 years later, Thoemmes said.

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

Lying deceased and partially clothed on the floor was 16-year-old Dawn Momohara, a sophomore student. She had been strangled and sexually assaulted. The brutal murder sparked a community-wide panic, ...

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 ...