On August 9, 1960, in Wahiawa, Hawaii, 25-year-old Tomoko Katori Tatsuno was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The event also claimed the lives of her two young daughters: 14-month-old Margie Kyoko Tatsuno and 2-month-old Ann Tomoko. The assailant, identified as Jack Crawford Warden, a 35-year-old from Los Angeles, was believed to be a Department of Defense administrative assistant.
After committing the murders, Warden took his own life.
This incident was part of a series of violent events in Wahiawa during that period, contributing to a significant increase in the area's homicide rate. The community was deeply affected by the loss of the Tatsuno family, and the case remains a somber chapter in Wahiawa's history.
