On January 31, 2001, at 5:17 pm, a passerby discovered the body of Kallen Agliam, age 19, on the side of the roadway off of the old Hilo Coast Processing Plant Road in Pepe’ekeo. An autopsy determined that Agliam died from gunshot wounds and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. Agliam was seen […]
When Sean Burgado, age 27, did not show up for work for a few days in May 1997, his employer asked a neighbor check Burgado’s home in the upper Waiakea Uka area of Hilo. The neighbor discovered Burgado’s body and called police, who responded to the 200 block of Malaai Road on May 21, 1997, […]
A little after 9 a.m. on November 2, 2003, a hunter discovered the decomposed body of a man in a remote area off of Saddle Road (Route 200) near the 12 mile marker in South Hilo. Suspicious injuries were observed and foul play was suspected. An autopsy determined that the man died as a result […]
On May 1, 1987, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Lynn Ebisuzaki, age 26, walked out of a residence she was visiting in the 500 block of Kanoelehua Avenue near the airport in South Hilo. When persons in the home realized she had not returned, they searched the areas surrounding the residence but could not find her […]
On August 12, 1996, at about 3:45 pm, the body of Glenn Guerrero, age 18, was discovered off a dirt road above the Shipman Ballpark, now known as the Buddy Perry Soccer Fields in Kea‘au. An autopsy determined that Guerrero died from a gunshot wound and his death was ruled a homicide. Detectives learned that […]
On June 1, 1999, at 2:47 pm, police responded to Waipio Valley after beachgoers reported finding a human body buried in the sand near the beach. The body was found to be in an advanced state of decomposition and was transported to the morgue at the Hilo Medical Center for examination. An autopsy determined that […]
