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John Hoffman

Case from Pahoa, HI dated May 06, 2016

Victim Details

John Hoff

Male

Black / African American

Pahoa

HI

2016-05-06

5

John

Hoffman

Yes

07/13/2026

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John Hoffman, a 5-year-old male from Pahoa, Hawaii, died on May 6, 2016, in a case that unfolded with the shock and confusion of a nightmare before the fuller horror came into view. In the early morning hours, police were called to the family’s home in Leilani Estates after John Ali Hoffman reported that intruders had entered the house and shot his wife. Officers arriving in the area saw him driving away without headlights, stopped his vehicle, and found the body of an adult woman in the trunk ...
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