Walter Robert “Fig” Mitchell Murder (Kauai) — 2002 Wailua Cold Case Homicide, Unsolved | Revisited: 059

Walter Robert “Fig” Mitchell murder in Wailua, Kauai — June 10, 2002. Fig was a familiar Kauai sports voice: a youth-sports coach, a radio sportscaster, and a former sports editor tied to local games and local routine. He was found dead at home, and the case remains unsolved. Early reporting said police found injuries but did not suspect foul play while awaiting autopsy findings. Days later, reporting described investigators seeking help identifying a suspect vehicle seen speeding away around the time he was killed, and later coverage described blunt-force trauma to the head and an early Crime Stoppers request tied to a vehicle and a person description. Today, the County of Kauai lists the case as an unsolved homicide, with death attributed to trauma injuries. If you have information that could help, contact Special Investigator Cynthia Reider at 808-241-2882 or email [email protected]. Follow Beneath the Palms for more Hawaii cold cases, and if this episode stayed with you, share it with someone who remembers Kauai in 2002—or someone who might remember a detail you don’t. Sources: 2002 - Walter Robert “Fig” Mitchell (County of Kauai Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Cold Cases) — https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Prosecuting-Attorney/Cold-Cases/2002-Walter-Robert-Fig-Mitchell Cold Cases (County of Kauai Office of the Prosecuting Attorney) — https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Prosecuting-Attorney/Cold-Cases Hawaii News Briefs / Police, Fire, Courts: “Police ID man found dead in his Kauai home” (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 13, 2002) — https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06/13/news/briefs.html Hawaii News Briefs / Police, Fire, Courts: “Police seek suspect in Kauai editor’s death” (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 18, 2002) — https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06/18/news/briefs.html Obituaries: “Walter R. Mitchell II” (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 19, 2002) — https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06/19/news/obits.html KPD: Mitchell died from blow to head (The Garden Island, June 26, 2002) — https://www.thegardenisland.com/2002/06/26/news/kpd-mitchell-died-from-blow-to-head/ Kahuku’s Carvalho recalls 1991 Red Raiders (Hawaii Prep World) — https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/football/kahukus-carvalho-recalls-1991-red-raiders/ Walter MITCHELL Obituary (The Cincinnati Enquirer via Legacy.com, Jun. 6, 2004) — https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/cincinnati/name/walter-mitchell-obituary?id=48048919 Walter Robert Mitchell II (Find a Grave Memorial ID 176098704) — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176098704/walter-robert-mitchell-ii Fig Mitchell Story - Kauai Broadcasting Legend (Kauai Sports Page, YouTube) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43C7l_ZGaX8 #WalterRobertMitchell #FigMitchell #Kauai #Wailua #KauaiColdCase #UnsolvedHomicide #ColdCase #HawaiiTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #BeneathThePalms #KauaiCounty #JusticeForFigMitchell