Dawn Momohara Sketch of suspect Sketch of suspect’s vehicle DNA testing has been part of criminal investigation procedures since the 1980s, according to forensic experts. “It’s very powerful ...

Dawn Momohara, 16, was partially clothed ... Castro was charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing not available in the 1970s helped identify him nearly 50 years later, Thoemmes said.

modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara. Momohara, discovered with an orange cloth wound tightly around her neck, was found on ...

The 15-year-old had met up with girlfriends as usual before class at Honolulu's McKinley High School when she learned a student named Dawn ... Momohara's underwear. They were able to develop a DNA ...

Dawn Momohara was found dead the morning of March ... Although police retrieved an unknown man's DNA sample from the teenager's clothing, they could not identify a suspect. Authorities would ...

Using DNA evidence found on her shorts in 1977 ... were involved in the “tireless pursuit of justice for Dawn and the Momohara family.” ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Police said DNA evidence identified the man who ... 50 years since Jan Koehler last saw her friend Dawn Momohara. And her heart still hurts for her.

This photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows 16-year-old student Dawn Momohara who was discovered ... The case was reopened in 2019. In 2020 a DNA profile was extracted from Momohara’s ...

A composite drawing of the suspect in the murder of Dawn Momohara in March 1977 ... In May 2020 an HPD criminalist specializing in DNA obtained the profile of an unidentified male from sperm ...

FILE - This photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows 16-year-old student Dawn Momohara who was discovered dead on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School on March 21 ...