The case was reopened in 2019. In 2020 a DNA profile was extracted from Momohara’s shorts. Investigators had one of Castro’s children submit DNA, which authorities say linked Castro to Momohara’s ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. She had met up with girlfriends as usual before class at Honolulu's ...

In 2019, cold case detectives asked a forensic biology unit to examine several items of evidence from the scene, including Momohara’s underwear. They were able to develop a DNA profile in 2020.

This image provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of 16-year-old student Dawn Momohara in Honolulu. (Honolulu Police Department via AP) ...