Police today arrested a Kurtistown man on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a 44-year-old Puna man.
Dante Peter Gilman. HPD photo.
Dante Peter Gilman was initially reported as missing as of Jan. 10. Police said Wednesday that during the course of the missing-person investigation they found information that led them to believe Gilman had been murdered.
The man arrested today was identified as 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause. He was being held at the Hilo cellblock without charges pending further investigation.
A search is ongoing for Gilman’s body, police said.
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Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Det. John Rodrigues Jr. at 961-2384 or by email at [email protected], or Det. Norbert Serrao at 961-2383 or [email protected].
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