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Investigation opened after human remains found near missing woman’s items

COURTESY HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT

Jessica Urbina, from Montreal, Quebec, was reported missing in 2001.

Hawaii island police said today they have opened a missing person case after human remains were found last month next to personal items belonging to a Canadian woman who has been missing for about 15 years.

Local hunters found the partial human skeleton remains on July 18 in a remote area of Hawaiian Paradise Park in Puna, police said.

Officers responded to the area off Beach Road about a half mile on the Pahoa side of Makuu Drive.

The officers located the remains and discovered personal items in the area belonging to Jessica Urbina, who would now be 37 years old.

Urbina, of Montreal, was reported missing to the Honolulu Police Department in 2001. She had come to Hawaii on vacation in November 2000 when she was 21 years old and was described as 5 foot 1 inch tall, 100 pounds with long black hair, brown eyes, and fair skin.

Hawaii island police opened a missing person case for Urbina after the personal items were found. In addition, a coroner’s inquest case was opened in connection with the human remains.

Police have not identified the remains and do not know if there is a link between them and Urbina.

Police ask anyone with information about the remains or Urbina to call Lt. Gregory Esteban at 961-2252 or gregory.esteban@hawaiicounty.gov.

Anonymous tips can be made to CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.

14 responses to “Investigation opened after human remains found near missing woman’s items”

  1. MillionMonkeys says:

    Creepy…sad…and fascinating.

  2. lokela says:

    If the remains is her at least the family has closure. Bless her soul. If a perp is involved hope they find him/her. For all you know they are in prison or dead by now.

  3. Blunt says:

    Would be nice if technology caught up and developed a microchip that can be implanted into every American citizen and can be tracked by GPS satellites. This device could replace passwords and backup fingerprints. Like commercial trucks in the mainland. Do the same for cars so can catch stolen ones. In this case might even show who was the last microchip with the victim before her chip flashed red upon her death. Bet you the liberals will protest against this wonderful device.

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