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Sean Burgado

Case from Hilo, HI dated May 21, 1997

Victim Details

Sean Burgado

Male

Pacific Islander

Hilo

HI

1997-05-21

27

Sean

Burgado

07/12/2026

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Hawaii's Unsolved Murders: Who killed Sean Burgado?

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Sean Burgado, a 27-year-old man from Hilo, was living a quiet routine in the upper Waiākea Uka area when that routine suddenly broke in May 1997. He was working at a health care facility in Hilo, and police said he was last seen leaving work at the end of his shift on the evening of May 19. When he failed to report back for several days, concern began to build. His employer asked someone to check on him at his home on Malaʻai Road, and on May 21, 1997, that check turned into a grim discovery. ...
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  • Sean Burgado Murder (F-27882) - Hawaii Police Department
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