General Information
Date of Discovery - 07/18/1993
Location of Discovery - Keolu Hills, Waimānalo, Honolulu County, Hawaii
Estimated Date of Death - Between 5 and 15 years prior
State of Remains - Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death - Undetermined
Physical Description
Estimated Age - 35 - 45 (Newspaper coverage indicates 30 to 40 years old)
Race - White / Caucasian (Newspaper coverage indicates possible racial admixture)
Gender - Male
Height - 5'9 (Estimated)
Weight - Cannot estimate
Hair Color - Unknown
Eye Color - Unknown
Distinguishing Marks / Features - The man was square-jawed, and had worn orthodontic braces when he was younger. He had previously had a surgical pin inserted into his leg to repair a fracture near his ankle.
Clothing and Personal Items
Clothing - A pair of white athletic shorts bearing the label 'Activewear' (waist size 36 inches), which were in a 'ragged' condition. Three pieces of white fabric that appear to be from athletic socks, with yellow and red colored bands on the material.
Jewelry - Unknown
Additional Personal Items - Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
A group of eight boys from the town of Kailua discovered the skeletal remains of the man scattered across a dry streambed while hiking a trail at the base of the Keolu Hills. The remote area is located on the Waimānalo side of the range, and overlooks the Olomana Golf Course and the Bellows Air Force Station. Authorities were notified, and the following day the boys led local police and an investigator from the city Medical Examiner's Office 'half a mile through tall grass' to the site where the remains were found. A subsequent revisit to the site by authorities the following week also turned up a leg bone, which was determined to be linked to the remains.
Initial investigations by authorities suggested that the remains were 'weathered' and had apparently been at the site for an extended period of time. An autopsy was undertaken at the Hickam Air Force Base, which revealed that the man had likely died between 5 and 15 years prior to his discovery. The autopsy also indicated that the man had a number of distinctive features, including a square jaw, a surgical pin that had been inserted into his leg to repair a fracture near his ankle, and evidence of prior dental braces (including the removal of one upper and one lower bicuspid tooth on each side of his mouth as part of a corrective orthodontic procedure). The man may have also been a veteran surfer, as indicated by changes to his skeletal structure.
Authorities undertook a comparison of the man's dental records with local missing persons reports, but were unable to locate any viable matches. A clay reconstruction (see below) of the man was also developed by the Scientific Investigation Section of the Honolulu Police Department, but this has not yet led to an identification in his case.
Sources
Namus File
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - July 19, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - July 23, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - August 3, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - November 24, 1998
Date of Discovery - 07/18/1993
Location of Discovery - Keolu Hills, Waimānalo, Honolulu County, Hawaii
Estimated Date of Death - Between 5 and 15 years prior
State of Remains - Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death - Undetermined
Physical Description
Estimated Age - 35 - 45 (Newspaper coverage indicates 30 to 40 years old)
Race - White / Caucasian (Newspaper coverage indicates possible racial admixture)
Gender - Male
Height - 5'9 (Estimated)
Weight - Cannot estimate
Hair Color - Unknown
Eye Color - Unknown
Distinguishing Marks / Features - The man was square-jawed, and had worn orthodontic braces when he was younger. He had previously had a surgical pin inserted into his leg to repair a fracture near his ankle.
Clothing and Personal Items
Clothing - A pair of white athletic shorts bearing the label 'Activewear' (waist size 36 inches), which were in a 'ragged' condition. Three pieces of white fabric that appear to be from athletic socks, with yellow and red colored bands on the material.
Jewelry - Unknown
Additional Personal Items - Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
A group of eight boys from the town of Kailua discovered the skeletal remains of the man scattered across a dry streambed while hiking a trail at the base of the Keolu Hills. The remote area is located on the Waimānalo side of the range, and overlooks the Olomana Golf Course and the Bellows Air Force Station. Authorities were notified, and the following day the boys led local police and an investigator from the city Medical Examiner's Office 'half a mile through tall grass' to the site where the remains were found. A subsequent revisit to the site by authorities the following week also turned up a leg bone, which was determined to be linked to the remains.
Initial investigations by authorities suggested that the remains were 'weathered' and had apparently been at the site for an extended period of time. An autopsy was undertaken at the Hickam Air Force Base, which revealed that the man had likely died between 5 and 15 years prior to his discovery. The autopsy also indicated that the man had a number of distinctive features, including a square jaw, a surgical pin that had been inserted into his leg to repair a fracture near his ankle, and evidence of prior dental braces (including the removal of one upper and one lower bicuspid tooth on each side of his mouth as part of a corrective orthodontic procedure). The man may have also been a veteran surfer, as indicated by changes to his skeletal structure.
Authorities undertook a comparison of the man's dental records with local missing persons reports, but were unable to locate any viable matches. A clay reconstruction (see below) of the man was also developed by the Scientific Investigation Section of the Honolulu Police Department, but this has not yet led to an identification in his case.
Sources
Namus File
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - July 19, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - July 23, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - August 3, 1993
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - November 24, 1998
