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Clara Hoff

Case from Pahoa, HI dated May 06, 2016

Victim Details

Clara Hoff

Female

Black / African American

Pahoa

HI

2016-05-06

7

Clara

Hoff

Yes

06/23/2026

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Clara Hoffman, a 7-year-old girl from Pahoa, Hawaii, was one of three family members killed in a shocking shooting inside a Leilani Estates home in the early hours of May 6, 2016. According to police and contemporaneous reporting, the case began with a disturbance call just before dawn. When officers arrived, they saw John Ali Hoffman leaving the property in a car with its headlights off. After stopping the vehicle, they reportedly saw a handgun on the front seat and blood dripping from the trun ...
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  • Police charge Puna man in fatal shooting of woman, 2 children
  • Juveniles in Leilani Estates Triple Murder Identified - Big Island Now
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    I’ve been following the tragic case of the Hoffman family and can't help but be struck by the role... ...Read More
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