HI HI - Dawn Momohara, 16, Assaulted & Strangled, Honolulu, 21 Mar 1977

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GIDEON BELAMIDI CASTRO​

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Age66
GenderMale
RaceAsian / Pacific Islander
UT: Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
ID Number454***
Custody Status In Custody
Custody Detail Salt Lake County Jail

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9:55 AM In Person Hearing
2/26/2025
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT - SALT LAKE COUNTY DI
District Court


STATE OF UTAH
vs.
GIDEON BELAMIDI CASTRO
JUDGE VIDEO
VIRTUAL HEARING
INITIAL APPEARANCE/FUG RESET

STATE OF UTAH
vs.
GIDEON BELAMIDI CASTRO

DOB: 7/27/1958
Attorneys:
DEF ATTY: DAYNA MOORE
PLA ATTY: SIMARJIT GILL
Case # 251900920
9:55 AM - 2/26/2025
VIRTUAL HEARING

Judge/Commissioner:
JUDGE VIDEO
INITIAL APPEARANCE/FUG RESET
{Not Applicable}

Not Applicable
- FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE-WARRANT OF ARREST
2025-01-22
OTN: 68172436
Citation: #
LEA: J18 #SO25-1756
Prosecuting Agency: C18 #
Sheriff: #454441

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FEB 26, 2025

Suspect in 1977 killing agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaiʻi to face murder charge

A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of Hawaiʻi teenager Dawn Momohara has agreed to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge. Gideon Castro waived the right to challenge his extradition during a Wednesday court appearance in Salt Lake City. Castro, who is ill, appeared by video from...

www.hawaiipublicradio.org

A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaiʻi teenager agreed on Wednesday to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.

Gideon Castro waived the right to challenge his extradition during a hearing before a judge in Salt Lake City. Castro, who is ill, appeared by video from a hospital bed.

 

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"He intends to fight the charges. But he agrees to be extradited to fight the charges in Hawaii," said defense attorney Marlene Mohn.

Schoolmate arrested in girl's 1977 murder agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaii to fight the charges, lawyer says

Dawn Momohara was found dead on March 21, 1977, on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

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Judge orders release of McKinley High cold case murder suspect

New DNA technology led to Gideon Castro's arrest in January, however prosecutors said they weren’t ready to proceed with a murder charge.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

''New DNA technology led to Gideon Castro's arrest in January, however prosecutors said they weren’t ready to proceed with a murder charge.''

 

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Apr 3, 2025

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/she-wants-justice-friends-of-cold-case-murder-victim-ask-why-suspect-not-charged/

''HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Police said DNA evidence identified the man who killed a teenager 48 years ago. But before that man was charged with murder, he was released and the victim’s loved ones want to know why.''

''Prosecutors said they view this as a “temporary setback” and said the case is still under investigation. In the meantime, the 66-year-old suspect is free, released back to the nursing home where he was arrested.

“I want answers from the mayor,” said Koehler. “I wanna know why he’s not being extradited back here. You know he murdered somebody, and he needs to serve time for his crime that he committed against my friend.”

 

[Seattle1]

However, before suspect Gideon Castro was extradited from Utah to Hawaii, Honolulu prosecutors sent a letter to authorities in Salt Lake, outlining “recent complications involving a material witness and the state of the evidence.”

The letter also states that “further investigation is necessary before we proceed with extradition, which will require considerable funding and resources.”

What a slap in the face to Dawn's family and friends! Haven't they waited long enough? So sad. JMO

4/3/25 KHON/2