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The investigation into the deaths of Johnalynn Ilae and Frank Camaro, first reported missing last week and later found dead in different locations on Oahu, is now being treated as a murder-suicide, Honolulu Police officials confirm.
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The investigation into the deaths of Johnalynn Ilae and Frank Camaro, first reported missing last week and later found dead in different locations on Oahu, is now being treated as a murder-suicide, Honolulu Police officials confirm.
Ilae and Camaro were both reported missing on Thursday, Jan. 26. Later that same evening, Camaro’s body was found in a room at the Ala Moana Hotel. HPD now says Camaro died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Courtesy: Honolulu Police Department
On Friday, Jan. 27, HPD said it found Ilae’s car in the 94-1000 block of Nawele Street in Waikele. Then on Saturday, Jan. 28, Ilae’s body was found in a bathtub inside an apartment in Waikele. Police say her wrists were bound by zip-ties, but because of the amount of decomposition, a cause of death could not immediately be determined.
On Monday morning, an autopsy determined Ilae was likely killed by strangulation and her death was classified as a homicide. Police are now investigating this incident as a second-degree murder case.
Police say Camaro and Ilae knew each other. According to investigators, the two met in Camaro’s vehicle at White Plains Beach on the day they were both reported as missing.
They later went back to Camaro’s apartment – the same apartment where Ilae’s body was later discovered – where police say he strangled her to death. He then left the apartment and went to the Ala Moana Hotel where his body was discovered.
Investigators have not yet confirmed additional details about this incident nor have they said anything about Camaro and Ilae’s relationship. A motive for the killing has not been confirmed.
This is a developing story. Check back with KTIV4 for more information.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
