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Michael Onodera

Case from Honolulu, HI dated Dec 08, 1983

Victim Details

Michael Onodera

January 30, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Honolulu

HI

1983-12-08

1983-12-08

24

Michael

Onodera

07/11/2026


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On December 8, 1983, a quiet home in Honolulu’s Hawaii Kai neighborhood became the scene of a sudden, intimate violence. Michael Onodera, 24, was inside his house asleep when a shot rang out and ended his life where he should have been safest. 

Investigators later described the basic outline in stark terms: he was discovered dead in his Hawaii Kai home, and reports indicated he had been sleeping when he was shot. The killing, by its nature, suggested someone either knew he would be t ...
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    Has anyone else looked into the potential connection between Michael Onodera’s murder and other un... ...Read More
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