It's a 40-year-old murder mystery.
Diane Suzuki, 19, disappeared on July 6, 1985, in broad daylight, at a busy place in Central Oahu.
Her attacker had less than 15 minutes to commit the crime and hide her body.
In this episode of "The Other Side of Paradise," Lynn Kawano revisits the case from the day she went missing to the failed grand jury proceedings eight years later.
The HNN investigative reporter talks to the man Suzuki was planning her life with, and explains why law enforcement won't open the files to clarify rumors that have swirled for decades.
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July 15th, 2025, 12:02 am
'The Other Side of Paradise' with Lynn Kawano
32. Who killed Diane Suzuki?
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Published July 15th, 2025, 12:02 am
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It's a 40-year-old murder mystery.
Diane Suzuki, 19, disappeared on July 6, 1985, in broad daylight, at a busy place in Central Oahu.
Her attacker had less than 15 minutes to commit the crime and hide her body.
In this episode of "The Other Side of Paradise," Lynn Kawano revisits the case from the day she went missing to the failed grand jury proceedings eight years later.
The HNN investigative reporter talks to the man Suzuki was planning her life with, and explains why law enforcement won't open the files to clarify rumors that have swirled for decades.
Listen for exclusive bonus content not available anywhere else.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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'The Other Side of Paradise' with Lynn Kawano
Crime, corruption, scandal ... You won't find it in the travel brochures or on the postcards, but life in Hawaii isn't always paradise. In this podcast from Hawaii News Now Chief Investigative Reporter Lynn Kawano, we take you behind the headlines that the visitor bureaus don't advertise and delve into the stories that keep us talking (and up at night).
