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Legacy Episode 001: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Au (Retold & Remastered)

Legacy Episode 001: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Au (Retold & Remastered)

Update: 2025-09-15
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On January 20, 1982, nineteen-year-old Lisa Au left her boyfriend’s apartment in Makiki during a heavy storm. By morning, her car was found abandoned on the Kahekili Highway—window down, purse untouched, seat pushed back too far for her small frame. Ten days later, Lisa’s 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 Lisa’s 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 Lisa’s 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

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Legacy Episode 001: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Au (Retold & Remastered)

Legacy Episode 001: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa Au (Retold & Remastered)

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