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Strangled Paradise

Strangled Paradise

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Description
Honolulu in the late 1980s and early 1990s sold itself to the world as a vision of paradise: golden beaches, vibrant nightlife, and the promise of safety under the Pacific sun. Beneath that postcard-perfect surface, however, a string of brutal murders revealed a darker reality. Women vanished on commutes, were last seen in nightlife districts, or disappeared along tourist corridors, only to be found days later in remote corners of Oahu.
Strangled Paradise reconstructs the investigation in meticulous detail - from the discovery of the first body to the eventual conviction, through years of forensic limitations, media battles, appeals, and the persistence of families determined never to let the victims be forgotten. Drawing from trial transcripts, investigative records, and community memory, the book shows how a city balanced its dual identity: a global tourist destination and a real community forced to face its own vulnerabilities.
More than a true-crime chronicle, this is a portrait of Honolulu under strain - where the line between paradise and peril was thinner than anyone wanted to admit, and where the fight for justice demanded persistence across decades.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
264
Release Date:
2025-09-03
Publication Date:
2025-09-03
Publisher:
Independently Published
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1923593447
ISBN13:
9781923593442
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
388 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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