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.
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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”
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Creepy…sad…and fascinating.
Home town boy?
This area of the Big Island is especially notorious for crime, violence, drugs and missing people. Tourists should avoid the area and Hawaii needs to warn tourists to stay away.
Still talking about things you don’t know anything about?
check the stats hon
In this case Allie is actually correct. I lived in Hilo for several years and can attest that the close by Puna area is notorious for drugs and crime. I’m sure there are many good people living there but it’s not a place that I would spend a lot of time hanging out.
Yes. Puna peril. So many who have relocated from their sordid pasts.
Again!
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.
Really “cold case” crime!
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.
Be careful what you ask for.
Agree. I think a lot of people (perhaps most people) would have a problem with that level of intrusiveness upon the activities of private citizens.
I put 1 each in my dog and in my two cats; to this day they still refuse to sit on the toilet and go like everyone else! I guess that’s their way of telling me they object to having a microchip in them!