Last Seen in the Pickup: Glenn Guerrero’s Unsolved 1996 Murder in Keaau, Hawaii | Revisited: 050

Eighteen-year-old Glenn Guerrero was last seen alive in the passenger seat of a pickup truck leaving Shipman Ballpark in Keaau, Hawaii. Hours later, he was found shot to death off a dirt road above the field. The truck was never publicly identified. The driver was never named. And nearly thirty years later, his murder remains unsolved. This revisited episode of Beneath the Palms takes a deeper, more careful look at the 1996 unsolved homicide of Glenn Guerrero on Hawaii Island. Built from public records, police appeals, and credible local reporting, this episode follows the verified timeline: the last sighting, the unidentified pickup, the dirt road above Shipman Ballpark, the autopsy finding, the renewed 2017 appeal, and the silence that still surrounds the case. This is not just a cold case. It is the story of an eighteen-year-old from Keaau who should have had a lifetime beyond that road. Where the record is clear, we stay with it. Where the record goes quiet, we say so plainly. Public discussion and online speculation are treated carefully and never presented as fact. If you have information about Glenn Guerrero’s murder, or any unsolved homicide on Hawaii Island, contact the Hawaii Police Department Unsolved Homicides Division at 808-961-2380. Anonymous tips can also be made through Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300. Mahalo to Yoza for the song “Broken Wings,” and for letting that music carry stories where grief and hope have to live in the same breath. Find Yoza on Instagram at @yozamusic and at yozamusic.com. Sources: Hawaii Police Department | Glenn Guerrero Murder (F-03588) https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/glenn-guerrero-murder-f-03588/ Hawaii Police Department | 01-20-17 Police Seek Information About 1996 Murder https://www.hawaiipolice.com/01-20-17-police-seek-information-about-1996-murder Hawaii News Now | Police Renew Call for Tips in Big Island Teen’s 1996 Murder https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34311324/police-renew-call-for-tips-in-big-island-teens-1996-death/ Big Island Now | HPD Renewing Request for Info on 1996 Murder https://bigislandnow.com/2017/01/20/hpd-renewing-request-for-info-on-1996-murder/ Maui Now | Hawaii Police Department Launches Unsolved Homicides Website https://mauinow.com/2021/05/10/hawaii-police-department-launches-unsolved-homicides-website/ Gun Violence Memorial | Glenn Guerrero, Age 18 https://gunmemorial.org/1996/08/12/glenn-guerrero #BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #GlennGuerrero #Keaau #BigIsland #HawaiiIsland #ShipmanBallpark #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #JusticeForGlennGuerrero