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Peter Kema
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Peter Kema Jr., also known as "Peter Boy," was a six-year-old boy who went missing from the Big Island, Hawaii, on September 11, 1997. His case became one of Hawaii's most infamous child abuse and missing persons cases. Peter's disappearance went unreported for months until January 1998, when social workers, concerned by the family's evasiveness and reports from his grandparents, demanded to know his whereabouts. His parents, Peter Sr. and Jaylin Kema, initially claimed they had given Peter to a ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 11, 1997
Last Seen: Sep 11, 1997
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Jul 07, 2023
Peter
Kema
33
6
48 inches
50 lbs
Asian
Male
Sep 11, 1997
Big Island
Hawaii
Honolulu County
183
3642
Hawaii Police Department
Hilo
Hawaii
Hawaii County
96720
Greg Esteban
Captain
349 Kapiolani Street, Hawaii
8089353311
County
Law Enforcement
F48921
Hawaii Police Department
Black
Brown
Brown
11/20/2025
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I can't stop thinking about how Peter Boy's case underlines the dire need for systemic overhaul in c... ...Read More
12/14/2023
12/14/2023
Hey everyone, I've been looking into the tragic case of Peter Kema Jr., and something that really st... ...Read More
03/24/2023
03/24/2023
I’ve been following Peter Boy's case closely, and something that keeps gnawing at me is the role o... ...Read More
01/30/2023
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