Allen Francisco: Ala Moana Trunk Murder, Henry Huihui, and Hawaii’s 1974 Organized Crime Shadow | 073

Allen Patrick Francisco was 21 years old when he was found dead in the trunk of his own car at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. He had been bound, gagged, blindfolded, and left in one of the busiest places in Hawaii. But Allen was more than the way he was found. He was Lico and Solidad Francisco’s son, a brother to seven sisters, a fiancé to Colleen Lincoln, and a young man from North Kukui Street and Mayor Wright Housing whose life was still unfolding. His murder entered Honolulu’s long list of unanswered killings in 1974, then resurfaced more than a decade later through Henry Huihui, a convicted underworld figure whose admission connected Allen’s case to Hawaii’s organized crime era. In this episode of Beneath the Palms, we follow Allen’s life, the Ala Moana trunk murder, the wider fear around body-in-car cases in 1970s Honolulu, the later Huihui and Gilbert Madrid connection, and the painful truth of a case where an admission did not bring a clean ending. This episode includes discussion of homicide, organized crime, and violence against a young man. Listener discretion is advised. Sources: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Body Found in Car Trunk at Hickam Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Huihui’s Plea Agreement Is Rescinded Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Huihui Agreement Revoked by Judge Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Life sentence is sought for Huihui Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Huihui gets 10 years to life for murder Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Mixing wit with grit, modern-day marshals hunt down the bad guys Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Star-Advertiser obituary and funeral notices for Allen Patrick Francisco Palama Settlement Archives, Palama Settlement historical newsletter material #BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #AllenFrancisco #HonoluluTrueCrime #AlaMoana