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Hawai’i Island police seek information on Puna homicide investigation

The victim of the 2022 slaying has been identified as 47-year-old James Paul Phelps, of Mountain View.

Police identify woman murdered with sword in Puna on Big Island

A 58-year-old woman who was murdered with a sword during a domestic-related incident on April 28, 2023, in Puna was identified as Teri Lynn Apple.

Police identify homicide victim discovered buried in Ka‘ū District in late July

The body discovered buried in the Ka‘ū District in late July 2022 has been identified by Hawai’i Island police as 36-year-old George “Eddie” Dodge of Mountain View.

Puna Man Arrested for Murdering Wife Five Years Ago

In 2008, Alexander Gambsky had told Hawai`i Police investigators his wife may have left him due to an affair he had with a co-worker.