Cold case detectives solved the 1977 murder of Dawn Momohara using DNA, arresting 66-year-old Gideon Castro.

In 1977, 16-year-old Dawn Momohara was found murdered at McKinley High School in Honolulu, shocking the community. The case remained unsolved for nearly 50 years until cold case detectives used modern DNA testing to identify Gideon Castro, a former schoolmate, as the suspect. In 2023, Castro, now 66, was arrested at a Utah nursing home and charged with second-degree murder after DNA from Momohara's clothing matched his.

2 months ago
40 Articles

Further Reading