044 | A Car in Flames, A Town in Silence – The Murder of Lynn Ebisuzaki

In 1987, twenty-six-year-old Lynn Ebisuzaki left a friend’s home in Hilo and never made it back. Hours later, her car was found burned on a remote road, and her body was discovered nearby. Decades have passed, but the person responsible for her murder has never been found. This episode revisits her story, the town that still remembers, and the silence that continues to haunt Hawaii’s Big Island. Sources: Hawaii Tribune-Herald archives (1987–1988 coverage) Honolulu Advertiser reports Hawaii County Police Department public cold case files Historical research on late-1980s Hilo investigations and community responses Special Thanks: A mahalo to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and Honolulu Advertiser for their archived reporting, and to Hawaii County Police for preserving open case records that help keep Lynn’s story alive. A special mahalo to Yoza for her song Obsession—the sound that carries us through these shadows. Find her on Instagram @yozamusic and at yozamusic.com. If you have any information about the murder of Lynn Ebisuzaki, contact Hawaii County Police at (808) 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300. Anonymous tips can be submitted at hawaiicrimestoppers.net. #BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #LynnEbisuzaki #Hilo #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #CrimePodcast #HawaiiTrueCrime #MissingJustice #AkuBoneMedia #SoDoesHope