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.



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Nearly half a century after Honolulu teen’s killing, modern DNA testing leads to arrest of a former schoolmate

A 66-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a nearly five-decade-old cold case, 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 grounds of McKinley High School on March 21. Castro and his brother, William, were questioned, along with other classmates,…

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How Modern DNA Testing Helped Cops Solve 1977 Murder Of 16-Year-Old

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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Modern DNA testing leads to arrest in 1977 killing of Honolulu teen Dawn Momohara

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Susie Chun Oakland was a sophomore when she arrived at McKinley High School in Honolulu – a crime scene – that Monday morning nearly a half century ago. One of her teachers had just found the body of another student on the second floor of the English building, Chun Oakland said. Dawn Momohara, 16, was partially clothed, with an orange cloth tightly wrapped around her neck, police said. She appeared to have been sexual…

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A classmate of a teenage girl found strangled in her Hawaii high school has been arrested nearly 50 years later in a Utah nursing home, according to cops.

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Former classmate of teen sexually assaulted and strangled nearly 50 years is arrested in a nursing home

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A man living at a nursing home in Utah has been arrested and charged in connection with the unsolved murder of student Dawn Momohara in Honolulu in 1977.

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Former classmate arrested after fresh DNA link nearly 50 years after schoolgirl's murder

Dawn's body was found on the morning of March 21, 1977 on the second floor of the school she attended. Only now has the evidence collected that day made it possible to reach the killer.

O corpo de Dawn foi encontrado na manhã de 21 de março de 1977 no segundo andar da escola que frequentava. Só agora as provas recolhidas nesse dia permitiram chegar ao assassino.

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DNA test solves 1977 homicide case in Hawaii

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...

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DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen

New DNA testing has led to a new murder charge 50 years after the murder of 16-year-old Honolulu resident Dawn Momohara. A 66-year-old suspect, who lived in an assisted living facility, was arrested.

Nieuw DNA-onderzoek heeft vijftig jaar na de moord op de 16-jarige Dawn Momohara uit Honolulu geleid tot een nieuwe moordaanklacht. Een 66-jarige verdachte, die in een woon-zorgcentrum woonde, werd gearresteerd.

Halve eeuw na moord op studente kan dankzij modern DNA-onderzoek voormalige klasgenoot opgepakt worden

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Half a century after the murder of a student, former classmate can be arrested thanks to modern DNA research

DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen

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