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Big Isle police identify possible murder victim found in stream

Hawaii County police identified a 49-year-old Honokaa man whose body was discovered in Waipio Valley last week.

Thaine Ulysses Lucifer Price’s death is being investigated as a murder case.

His body was discovered in Waipio Valley on March 3, partially submerged in the stream.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact either Detective Todd Pataray at (808) 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov, or Detective Robert Almeida at (808) 961-2386 or robert.almeida@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300.

7 responses to “Big Isle police identify possible murder victim found in stream”

  1. cojef says:

    Meaning the police do not have any clue how he died??

  2. rhone says:

    murder? that’s strange. according to allie, it was an unattended death of natural causes. does this mean (s)he was wrong?

  3. Willieboy says:

    man…. big island getting kinda ghetto these days…. plenty people dying. I wonder how come?

  4. allie says:

    so scary on that island

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