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đ Beneath the Palms: Hawaii's Darkest True Crime & Mysteries Podcast
Beneath the Palms dives deep into Hawaiiâs most chilling true crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and shocking disappearances. From notorious criminals to eerie cold cases, this podcast exposes the dark side of paradiseâwhere crime, secrets, and tragedy lurk beneath the beauty. Hosted anonymously, we uncover Hawaiiâs hidden crimes, long-forgotten cases, and the investigations that shaped the islandsâ criminal history.
đ§ New episodes every Thursday.
Because even in paradise, shadows remain.
Beneath the Palms dives deep into Hawaiiâs most chilling true crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and shocking disappearances. From notorious criminals to eerie cold cases, this podcast exposes the dark side of paradiseâwhere crime, secrets, and tragedy lurk beneath the beauty. Hosted anonymously, we uncover Hawaiiâs hidden crimes, long-forgotten cases, and the investigations that shaped the islandsâ criminal history.
đ§ New episodes every Thursday.
Because even in paradise, shadows remain.
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In May 1997, 27-year-old Sean Burgado finished a shift in HiloâŠand vanished. Days later, he was found shot to death inside his home on Malaai Road in upper WaiÄkea Uka. No arrests. No suspects. No clear motive. Almost thirty years later, his case is still unsolved â and still quietly haunting the island.Read the official case summary: Hawaiâi Police Dept, âSean Burgado Murder (F-27882)â â https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/sean-burgado-murder-f-27882/ Hawaii Police DepartmentAnd the renewed appeal for tips (Feb 6 2017) â https://www.hawaiipolice.com/02-06-17-police-seek-information-about-1997-murder Hawaii PoliceThis episode walks through the real story: the timeline, the investigation, the silence that followed, and the people who never stopped asking what really happened to Sean.Follow additional coverage:Hawaiâi News Now, â2 decades later, Big Island police follow new leadsâŠâ â https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/02/13/big-island-police-renew-request-information-homicide/ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.comIf you know anything about this case, contact Hawaiâi Police: Case F-27882: Or call CrimeStoppers: 808-961-8300Follow Beneath the Palms for more stories of Hawaiâiâs missing and murdered â the ones too many people forget.#SeanBurgado #Hilo #HawaiiCrime #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #WaiakeaUka #HawaiiTrueCrime #BeneathThePalms #ColdCaseHawaii #HiloNews #HawaiiPodcast #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiHistory #MissingAndMurdered #UnsolvedMysteries
This special trailer introduces Under the Pines, a new true-crime series from Aku Bone Media.Rooted in the quiet mill towns of North-Central Massachusetts, the show follows unsolved cases, forgotten disappearances, and the echoes that linger long after headlines fade.For listeners of Beneath the Palms in HawaiÊ»i, this episode bridges the distanceâinviting anyone with ties to Fitchburg, Leominster, Gardner, or beyond to revisit the stories that shaped an entire region.Two places. One heartbeat of storytelling.Where the past doesnât rest⊠it waits.Listen to the full series here:Under the Pines Podcast#UnderThePines #TrueCrimePodcast #MassachusettsTrueCrime #FitchburgMA #LeominsterMA #GardnerMA #ColdCaseFiles #UnsolvedMysteries #AkuBoneMedia #BeneathThePalms #NewEnglandTrueCrime #PodcastTrailer
In January 2001, nineteen-year-old Kallen Agliam vanished after leaving Hilo. Hours later, his body was found off Old Hilo Coast Processing Plant Road near PepeÊ»ekeoâa single gunshot wound to the chest. No witnesses. No weapon. No arrests.Two decades later, his case remains one of East Hawaiiâs longest-running unsolved murders. His family still waits for answers. His name still sits on the Hawaii Police Departmentâs unsolved homicide listâa reminder that justice can fade if no one keeps it alive.If stories like Kallenâs matter to youâif you believe quiet cases still deserve to be heardâfollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen. On Instagram and YouTube, we share the faces, the places, and the echoes behind every case.Sources:Hawaii Police Department â Unsolved Homicides ArchiveHonolulu Star-Bulletin (Obituary, Feb. 13, 2001)Hawaii Police Department Press Releases (2001, 2020)Music: âObsessionâ by Yoza â find her on Instagram @yozamusic or at www.yozamusic.comIf you have information about this case:Call the Hawaii Police Department at (808) 961-2383 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #UnsolvedHomicide #KallenAgliam #Hilo #Pepeekeo #HawaiiCrime #ColdCase #PodcastHawaii
Twenty-one years after gunfire shattered the calm at Honoluluâs Pali Golf Course, another body has surfaced.Jonnaven Monalimâonce a government witness who testified in the federal racketeering case United States v. Motta et al.âwas found shot to death in Waipio in November 2025.Police say he was last seen leaving his home in Kapolei.Days later, his body was discovered near the Waipio Soccer Complex, with blood and spent casings found miles away in Pearl City Industrial Park.The Honolulu Police Department has classified his death as a homicide. No suspects. No motive.In this addendum episode, we return to the case that once exposed Oahuâs violent gambling underworldâand the man who helped prosecutors link it together.Because sometimes, even decades later, the story isnât finished.Sources:Hawaii News Now â âFormer government witness who testified about Oahu gang shootout found deadâ (Nov 8 2025)Honolulu Police Department â official homicide press release (Nov 2025)United States v. Ethan Motta et al., Criminal No. 06-00080 SOM, District of Hawaiâi:Docket No. 1207 (Oct 22 2009)Docket No. 1430 (Oct 1 2012)GovInfo.gov â archived federal case materialsIf you have information regarding the death of Jonnaven Monalim, contact the Honolulu Police Departmentâs Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.Darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.#BeneathThePalms #PaliGolfCourseShootings #JonnavenMonalim #HawaiiCrime #HawaiiTrueCrime #OrganizedCrime #HonoluluPoliceDepartment #HawaiiNewsNow #OahuCrimeStories #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiJustice #UnfinishedStories #HomicideInvestigation #FederalRICO #CrimeStoppersHawaii #HawaiiHistory #DarknessMayLingerButSoDoesHope #JonnavenMonalim
In 2003, 47-year-old Bradley Bussewitz vanished along Hawaiiâs Saddle Road â the remote stretch of land between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Months later, pig hunters found his remains deep in the brush. His wallet and ID were still there, but no one could say how he died.Bradley wasnât a tourist. Heâd built a quiet life in Hilo after moving from Wisconsin â steady job, small circle of friends, close ties to family. When his regular phone calls home suddenly stopped, they knew something was wrong. What happened to him remains one of Hawaii Islandâs most haunting unsolved cases.Sources:Hawaii Police Department reportsHawaii Tribune-Herald archivesPublic case recordsThanks:Mahalo to those whoâve helped keep Bradleyâs story remembered.A special mahalo to Yoza for her track âObsessionââthe song that carries us through these shadows. Find her on Instagram @yozamusic or at yozamusic.com.Follow & Support:Follow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon, and on Instagram & YouTube for more Hawaii true-crime stories.Darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.#BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #BradleyBussewitz #Hilo #SaddleRoad #MissingInHawaii #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiPodcast
In 1987, twenty-six-year-old Lynn Ebisuzaki left a friendâs home in Hilo and never made it back. Hours later, her car was found burned on a remote road, and her body was discovered nearby. Decades have passed, but the person responsible for her murder has never been found. This episode revisits her story, the town that still remembers, and the silence that continues to haunt Hawaiiâs Big Island.Sources:Hawaii Tribune-Herald archives (1987â1988 coverage)Honolulu Advertiser reportsHawaii County Police Department public cold case filesHistorical research on late-1980s Hilo investigations and community responsesSpecial Thanks:A mahalo to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and Honolulu Advertiser for their archived reporting, and to Hawaii County Police for preserving open case records that help keep Lynnâs story alive.A special mahalo to Yoza for her song Obsessionâthe sound that carries us through these shadows. Find her on Instagram @yozamusic and at yozamusic.com.If you have any information about the murder of Lynn Ebisuzaki, contact Hawaii County Police at (808) 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300. Anonymous tips can be submitted at hawaiicrimestoppers.net.#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #LynnEbisuzaki #Hilo #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #CrimePodcast #HawaiiTrueCrime #MissingJustice #AkuBoneMedia #SoDoesHope
In 1973, 25-year-old Gayle Hook was found shot near the shoreline of South Kona. No weapon. No witnesses. And no answers.Half a century later, her case remains one of Hawaiiâs forgotten murdersâa story swallowed by the tide and erased by time.This episode explores her final night, the investigation that went nowhere, and how early-1970s Hawaiiâon the edge of a tourism boomâwas unprepared for the darkness that surfaced beneath the palms.Sources:â Honolulu Advertiser archives (1973)â Hawaii Tribune-Herald archives (1973â1974)â Hawaii County Police historical case filesâ Local oral histories from South Kona residentsMahalo: To the archivists and community members who keep these memories alive. And a special mahalo to Yoza, whose song Obsession carries this story. Follow her on Instagram @yozamusic or visit yozamusic.com.If you have information about the unsolved murder of Gayle Hook, contact CrimeStoppers Honolulu or the Hawaii County Police Department.#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #UnsolvedMurders #HawaiiPodcast #GayleHook #SouthKona #Hilo #ColdCase #HawaiiHistory #TrueCrimeCommunity #PodcastSeries #YozaMusic #Obsession #DarknessMayLingerButSoDoesHope
In the 1970s, a former Marine and Hollywood restaurateur named Father Yod led more than a hundred followers from Los Angeles to the islands of Hawaii, chasing a vision of spiritual freedom. What began as The Source Familyâa commune built on vegetarian living, music, and mysticismâsoon became a story of control, devotion, and the search for transcendence.This episode explores the rise of the Source Family, their move across the Pacific, and the mysterious final chapter that unfolded along the cliffs of Oahu. From celebrity fame on Sunset Boulevard to isolation in Lanikai, this is the story of belief, power, and the cost of surrender.đ§ Featuring archival research, verified accounts, and the haunting echoes of those who lived it.đ” With music by Yoza â âObsession.âIf you value the work behind Beneath the Palms, follow the show on Spotify, Apple, or Amazon, and consider joining us on Patreon for bonus episodes and behind-the-scenes content.#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrime #Hawaii #CultStories #FatherYod #SourceFamily #Oahu #Lanikai #LosAngeles #Spirituality #MysteryPodcast #PodcastSeries #CrimePodcast #HawaiiHistory #BeneathThePalmsPodcast #AkuBoneMedia
In July 2021, 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum disappeared from Pahoa. Nine days later, a fisherman spotted a body below the lava cliffs at MacKenzie State Recreation Area. It wasnât an accident. Heâd been shot.Four years on, the case is still open. No arrests. No suspects named. We trace the timeline, the gaps, and the silence that still hangs over Punaâand we ask for the one detail that could turn this into justice.Know something? Call Hawaii Island CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300. You can remain anonymous.SourcesHawaii Police Department â âPolice Seek Leads in July 2021 Puna Murderâ (June 30, 2025): https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-seek-leads-in-july-2021-puna-murderHawaii News Now â âHawaii Island police seek leads in 2021 unsolved murderâ (June 30, 2025): https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/01/hawaii-island-police-seek-leads-2021-unsolved-murder/Big Island Now â âPolice seek leads regarding an unsolved murderâŠâ (June 30, 2025): https://bigislandnow.com/2025/06/30/police-seek-leads-regarding-an-unsolved-murder-from-nearly-four-years-ago/HPD Media Release (Nov 14, 2023): https://www.hawaiipolice.com/11-14-23-police-renew-request-for-leads-in-july-2021-murder-of-elderly-puna-manBig Island Video News (Jul 17, 2023): https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/07/17/police-seeking-leads-in-july-2021-murder-of-michael-rosenbaum/#BeneathThePalms #Hawaii #Puna #Pahoa #BigIsland #MacKenzie #ColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #TrueCrime #CrimeStoppers
April 12, 2007. On a quiet road in Pupukea, twenty-one-year-old Masumi Watanabe â shy, gentle, and far from her home on Sado Island, Japan â was last seen alive. Neighbors heard her cry out, a single word: âNo.âBy nightfall, she was missing.What followed was an island-wide search, the discovery of her glasses and blood in a pest control truck, a midnight witness at Kahana Bay, and a trial that would expose impossible lies. A jury found Kirk Matthew Lankford guilty of second-degree murder, and the Hawaii Paroling Authority set a record 150-year minimum.Yet Masumi has never been found. Her parents still return to Hawaii, pleading for one thing: to bring their daughter home.âSources for this episode include:Hawaii News NowThe Honolulu Star-BulletinThe Honolulu AdvertiserThe Charley ProjectfindMasumi.orgHawaii court recordsâSpecial mahalo to Yoza for her song Obsession â a piece that carries the ache and weight of Masumiâs story.â#MasumiWatanabe #HawaiiCrime #TrueCrime #NorthShore #Oahu #Unsolved #MissingPersons #BeneathThePalms
Some stories never fade. In 1977, sixteen-year-old Dawn Momohara, a sophomore at McKinley High, was found murdered inside her own school. For nearly half a century, her case sat cold. Families carried the silence. A city carried the fear.Then, in 2025, science caught up with the past. DNA pulled her name back into the headlines. A man was arrestedâthen released. Justice, almost within reach, slipped away once more.This Legacy episode returns to Dawnâs story with more clarity, more depth, and the weight of everything that has happened since we first told it. It is a story about innocence, about silence, and about the fight to remember a girl who never got the chance to grow old.This story was built on police files, court records, investigative journalism, and reporting from Hawaiiâs local newsrooms who refused to let her case be forgotten. Every fact here stands on their shoulders.If you have information that could help this case, contact Honolulu Police, or call CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300. Even now, every detail matters.Mahalo to Yoza, whose music carries us through every episode.Because darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiCrime #ColdCase #JusticeForDawn #McKinleyHigh #Hawaii
Christmas Eve, 1975. Kailua.Twenty-seven-year-old Ingrid âLoriâ Ostrenga was found strangled in her home, an electrical cord around her neck. Police noted she was a dancer at a Honolulu nightclub called El Morocco, and an avid horseback rider on Oahuâs Windward side.Her name appeared in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin once, on January 1, 1976. And thenâit disappeared from the public record.Almost fifty years later, her case is still unsolved. HPD keeps her listed on their Cold Case page, waiting for someone to come forward.Some details about Loriâs lifeâlike a possible birth date, a middle name, and even her burial placeâcome only from community listings and have not been verified through official records. Weâve flagged those in this episode, because telling her story means sharing what we know, and acknowledging what we donât.If you knew Lori, her family, or remember the El Morocco club or Kailuaâs horse circles in the 1970s, we invite you to reach out. Even a single memory might matter.âSources for this episode include:Honolulu Police Department Cold Case UnitHawaiÊ»i Crime Victims Compensation Commission (case 76-51)Honolulu Star-Bulletin archivesPublic obituaries of the Ostrenga familyâFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon. For visuals and updates, join us on Instagram and YouTube. To walk further with us, bonus episodes and behind-the-scenes content are on Patreon at Beneath the Palms Podcast.â#BeneathThePalmsPodcast #HawaiiTrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase #IngridOstrenga #LoriOstrenga #Kailua #Honolulu #HawaiiPodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity
Two crews. One parking lot. And in broad daylight at a city golf course, a handshake turned into gunfire.On January 7, 2004, Lepo Utu Taliese, his brother Tino Sao, and Romelius âJuniorâ Corpuz Jr. met with rivals Ethan âMaluâ Motta, Rodney Joseph Jr., and Kevin âPanchoâ Gonsalves outside the Pali Municipal Golf Course. Within minutes, golfers dove for cover as 13 to 18 shots echoed across the fairway. Taliese and Corpuz Jr. lay dead. Sao survived a bullet to the face. And Taliese, collapsing on the grass, used his dying breath to name his killers.What followed was more than a murder case. It became one of HawaiÊ»iâs biggest organized crime trials â a federal RICO prosecution that put defendants away for life and reshaped the cityâs gambling underworld.This is a story of families shattered, turf wars over illegal gambling rooms, and the violence that spilled into a public space where no one expected it.âSources for this episode include:The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii News Now archives, federal court filings, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.âFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.For visuals and updates, join us on Instagram and YouTube.And if youâd like to walk further with us, you can find bonus episodes and support on Patreon at Beneath the Palms Podcast.â#BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #PaliGolfCourse #HawaiiPodcast #HawaiiHistory #TrueCrimePodcasts #HawaiiTrueCrimePodcast #OrganizedCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #HawaiiCrime
On January 20, 1982, nineteen-year-old Lisa Au left her boyfriendâs apartment in Makiki during a heavy storm. By morning, her car was found abandoned on the Kahekili Highwayâwindow down, purse untouched, seat pushed back too far for her small frame. Ten days later, Lisaâs body was discovered in a Tantalus ravine.No weapon. No cause of death. No one ever charged.Her case shook Hawaii, sparking fears of police impersonation and leaving her family with decades of unanswered questions. In this newly remastered legacy episode, we return to Lisaâs story with deeper research, greater compassion, and a renewed call for justice.Sources:Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii News Now archives, KHON2 News, KITV4, Civil Beat reporting, and HPD public records.Mahalo & Thanks:To the Au family for keeping Lisaâs memory alive, to local journalists who never let her story fade, and to Yoza for her track Obsession, which carries us through the shadows.#BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #LisaAu #ColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #Honolulu #TrueCrimePodcasts #HawaiiCrime #JusticeForLisa
Three lives ended in minutes on a quiet ridge above Honolulu.A taxi driver, Jason and Colleen Takamori, and the Tantalus Lookout â a place known for romance and city views â became the center of one of Hawaiiâs most shocking crimes.On July 6, 2006, the Tantalus triple murder unfolded with chilling precision. A cab ride, a married coupleâs evening out, and suddenly, three lives stolen execution-style. Hours later, the violence escalated to a home invasion and car theft that terrified Honolulu through the night. The suspect was caught â but instead of trial and sentencing, the story turned toward mental illness, courtroom delays, and a ruling of permanent unfitness to stand trial.This is the Honolulu triple murder that left families without justice, and cast a shadow over one of Oahuâs most beautiful lookouts.âSources for this episode include:The Honolulu AdvertiserThe Honolulu Star-BulletinHawaii News NowTaxi Library Memorial for Manh NguyenâFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.For visuals and updates, join us on Instagram and YouTube.And if youâd like to walk further with us, you can find bonus episodes and support on Patreon at Beneath the Palms Podcast.â#HawaiiTrueCrime #Honolulu #TantalusLookout #TripleMurder #UnsolvedJustice #BeneathThePalmsPodcast
Today, weâre bringing you something different. A special preview from our sister podcast, Shadows of Siam â a series that dives deep into Thailandâs darkest crimes, mysteries, and legends.This story is about Si Quey Sae-Ung, a man whose name became a warning whispered into the ears of children for generations:âIf you misbehave, Si Quey will come. And heâll eat your liver.âAccused of killing children in the 1950s, executed in 1959, and displayed behind glass for over sixty years, Si Quey became more than a man. He became Thailandâs most feared bogeyman.What youâll hear today is just the beginning of his story. To hear the full episode â including his trial, the cannibal myth, and the decades he spent embalmed as a museum exhibit â head over to Shadows of Siam.New episodes drop every Tuesday at 7 AM Thailand time.âFollow Beneath the Palms here for new episodes every Thursday at 7 AM HST.Follow Shadows of Siam for new episodes every Tuesday at 7 AM Thailand time.#BeneathThePalms #ShadowsOfSiam #TrueCrimePodcast #ThailandCrime #SiQuey #CannibalKiller #UrbanLegends #TrueCrimeCommunity #PodcastPreview #ColdWarHistory
On July 6, 1985, nineteen-year-old Diane Suzuki finished teaching dance at the Rosalie Woodson Academy in Aiea. She was supposed to meet friends at Turtle Bay that afternoon. Her car was still in the lot. Her purse and keys were left behind. Diane never made it out the door.The community searched through the night. Police questioned classmates, instructors, and the photographer who lingered at the studio. A trunk seen carried out. Scratches on his arms. A failed polygraph. Luminol in the bathroom. Suspicions piled high â but no body, no eyewitness, no charges.Nearly forty years later, Dianeâs family still waits. Vigils have been held. Laws have been changed. Her name has traveled from Hawaii to Unsolved Mysteries and Americaâs Most Wanted. Yet her case remains one of the islandsâ most haunting disappearances.This is Dianeâs story â retold and remastered â not to replace the past, but to honor her, and to bring her case forward in the way it was always meant to be heard.If you know anything about the disappearance of Diane Suzuki, please contact Honolulu CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300, the Honolulu Police Department at (808) 529-3111, or visit NamUs.gov.âFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.Find visuals and updates on Instagram and YouTube.Bonus content and behind-the-scenes are available on Patreon.âSources for this episode include:Hawaii News Nowâs Who Killed Diane Suzuki?Honolulu Star-Bulletin archivesKHON2 News coverageThe Charley ProjectPBS Hawaiiâs What School You Went? PodcastUnsolved Mysteries and Americaâs Most WantedMahalo to the journalists, investigators, and the Suzuki family for keeping Dianeâs name alive.#DianeSuzuki #HawaiiCrime #MissingPerson #ColdCase #UnsolvedMystery #TrueCrimePodcast #BeneathThePalms
Seventeen years old. A red roadster. A boy who couldnât take no for an answer.In 1932, Margaret Enos of Hilo said no to a marriage proposal â and paid the price with her life at the edge of Halemau'mau' crater. What followed blurred the line between crime and myth: whispers of Peleâs fury, a tidal wave in Hilo Bay, and one of the strangest rescues ever attempted in Hawaii.This is a story of youth and obsession, of violence carried to sacred ground, and of the quiet courage of a man who risked everything to bring two souls back from Peleâs fire.âSources for this episode include:The Chicago Tribune archives (1932)The Fresno Bee (1932)The Stanford Daily (1932)Peter T. Youngâs Images of Old HawaiiâFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.For visuals and updates, join us on Instagram and YouTube.And if youâd like to walk further with us, you can find bonus episodes and support on Patreon at Beneath the Palms Podcast.
On March 10, 2006, in the heart of Honolulu, thirty-one-year-old Jason Nam was washing his car in his apartment garage. Three masked men pulled up in a stolen Nissan Maxima. A baseball bat. A handgun. A single shot.By nightfall, the getaway car was torched in Mililani. A mask had slipped, a composite sketch was drawn, and an anonymous voice called CrimeStoppers. And then â nothing.Nearly twenty years later, Jasonâs family is still waiting for answers. His fiancĂ©e Sandra still remembers the phone call that shattered her life: âJasonâs been shot.â His parents, Michael and Alicia, continue to plead for closure.This is Jasonâs story â retold and remastered â not to replace the past, but to honor him, and to bring his case forward in the way it was always meant to be heard.If you know anything about the murder of Jason Nam, please contact Honolulu CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300 or visit honolulucrimestoppers.org.âFollow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon.Find visuals and updates on Instagram and YouTube.Bonus content and behind-the-scenes are available on Patreon.âHonolulu Advertiser archives (2006, 2016)Honolulu Star-Bulletin archives (2006)Honolulu Police Department Cold Case DatabaseHawaii News Now (2016, 2021 coverage)KHON2 (2006, 2016)Mahalo to all the local journalists and CrimeStoppers volunteers who have kept Jasonâs story alive.#JasonNam #HawaiiCrime #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase #Honolulu #TrueCrimePodcast #BeneathThePalms
She was an experienced wildlife biologist.A surfer. A camper. Someone who knew Mauiâs rugged coastline better than most. And on February 21, 2010, Laura Vogel texted a friend to say she was camped near the Pauwela Lighthouse, âmeeting all the locals.âBy morning, her van sat by the trail.Keys in the ignition.Surfboards waiting.Her wallet and phone gone.Searchers found a sandal near the cliffâs edge. Pieces of her phone scattered in the brush. And two unexplained calls to a transient man camping nearby.Laura was gone.No body. No arrest.Only theories â accident, foul play, or a voluntary disappearance her friends say makes no sense.Fifteen years later, the cliffs still hold their silence.And her family is still waiting for answers.âSources for this episode include:The Charley Project, NamUs, Maui Now, Maui News, public statements from the Maui Police Department, and coverage from Hawaiiâs missing persons bulletins.âđ§ Follow the podcast on Spotify, Apple, or Amazon.đș Subscribe on YouTube @BeneathThePalmsPodcastđž Follow us on Instagram @BeneathThePalmsPodcastIf you have information about the disappearance of Laura Vogel, contact CrimeStoppers Maui at 808-242-6966 or the Maui Police Department.âDarkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.#TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiTrueCrime #LauraVogel #MauiMystery #UnsolvedCase #PauwelaLighthouse #MissingPerson #BeneathThePalmsPodcast #HawaiiCases #HawaiiMissing























