Hawai‘i Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.
There is NO statute of limitations on murder. Our dedicated Unsolved Homicides Division, steadfast in its pursuit of identifying those who take the life of another, is responsible for following all leads and evidence in unsolved homicide investigations. Our detectives see it as their solemn duty to bring these killers to justice.
We recognize that the department’s greatest resource in solving homicide cases is information from witnesses, family, friends, and our island community.
Please take a moment to review the Unsolved Homicides summaries and if you have any information pertaining to any of these cases, please email us or call our Unsolved Homicides Division at (808) 961-2380 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Thank you for your help!
Leilani Kim Murder (B-24897)
Leilani Kim (Castro) was a recently divorced mother of three who had just started a new job at the Kona Hilton Hotel, now Royal Kona Resort, when she was found murdered in Kailua-Kona on Aug. 1, 1978. She was last seen at the end of her shift around 11 p.m.…
Gayle Hook Murder (A-71462)
On April 6, 1973, some high school kids checking out the area near Kahikolu Trinity Church in the Nāpo‘opo‘o area (Kealakekua) discovered the partially decomposed body of a woman. Later identified as 21-year-old Gayle Hook, the pathologist said Gayle died of a gunshot wound and had been dead for about a…
Kallen Agliam Murder (G-56321)
On January 31, 2001, at 5:17 p.m., 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…
Sean Burgado Murder (F-27882)
When Sean Burgado, age 27, did not show up for work for a few days in May 1997, his employer asked a neighbor to 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…
Bradley Bussewitz Murder (H-69230)
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…
Lynn Ebisuzaki Murder (C-60060)
On May 1, 1987, at 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 Hilo. When people in the home realized she had not returned, they searched the areas surrounding the residence but could…
Glenn Guerrero Murder (F-03588)
On August 12, 1996, around 3:45 p.m., 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…
Matthew Peak Murder (F-96184)
On June 1, 1999, at 2:47 p.m., police responded to Waipi’o Valley after beachgoers reported finding a 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.…
