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Dawn Momohara, 16, female, was found dead on March 21, 1977, on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School in Honolulu. Police reported she had been sexually assaulted and strangled; an orange cloth was found around her neck. Her body was discovered on campus in the early morning hours, a shock that rippled through the school community and city.
Detectives canvassed the grounds and nearby streets, collecting fragments of a story from witnesses. A man was reportedly seen walki ...Read More
Dawn Momohara, 16, female, was found dead on March 21, 1977, on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School in Honolulu. Police reported she had been sexually assaulted and strangled; an orange cloth was found around her neck. Her body was discovered on campus in the early morning hours, a shock that rippled through the school community and city.
Detectives canvassed the grounds and nearby streets, collecting fragments of a story from witnesses. A man was reportedly seen walki ...Read More
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Dawn Momohara
November 6, 2022
Female
Asian / Pacific Islander
Honolulu
HI
1977-03-21
1977-03-21
16
Dawn
Momohara
11/05/2025
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10/22/2024
10/22/2024
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03/25/2024
03/25/2024
I've been following Dawn Momohara's case for a while now, and my heart goes out to her family and fr... ...Read More
08/23/2023
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