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DNA Technology Solves 1977 Hawaii Cold Case; Arrest Made
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- Gideon Castro arrested for 1977 murder of classmate Dawn Momohara.
- DNA advances led to a breakthrough in the cold case from 1977.
- Dawn was found strangled at Honolulu's McKinley High School.
- DNA from 1977 linked Castro, not his brother, to the crime.
- Suspect Castro detained in Utah and awaits extradition to Honolulu.
- Lieutenant Deena Thoemmes credits new DNA technology for breakthrough.
- Case shows forensic tech's role in solving old, unsolved cases.
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