The victim of this weekend’s suspected murder case on Molokai has been identified by the Maui Police Department as 43-year-old Amie Kaholoaa of Kaunakakai, who was the girlfriend of suspect Mariano Garces.

Garces, 59, is in custody and charged with second-degree murder with bail set at $1 million.

Police officers early Sunday morning arrested Garces after receiving a call from him the night before describing a possible murder in his home located in Kaunakakai on Molokai.

While responding officers found the lifeless body of the woman in the home Sunday, Garces was nowhere to be found, police said.

However, at 6 a.m. Sunday, following an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division and Molokai Patrol, the man was arrested, police said.

“I’d like to recognize the hard work of our employees who were able to solve and arrest the suspect in this investigation so quickly,” said Bryan Manlapao, acting CID captain.

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