Arthur K. Baker Buried Alive: Waikiki Kalakaua Avenue Abduction to Maili Beach Informant Murder (1978) | 064

In 1978 on Oahu, public reporting describes Arthur K. Baker as a government informant. On November 13, 1978, reporting later describes him being taken from a Waikiki cocktail lounge on Kalakaua Avenue, driven west, and buried alive in the sand at Maili. Years later, the case is repeatedly summarized in news retrospectives because it wasn’t only a killing—it was a warning delivered through fear. This episode contains factual reporting on kidnapping and homicide and includes disturbing details. Some language may be explicit. The story is reconstructed from documented reporting and publicly available case summaries; where the record is limited, unclear, or silent, I say so plainly and don’t fill in gaps. A clearly labeled Speculation Lane appears later and is not presented as fact. If you’re on Spotify, tap Follow. Anywhere else you listen, follow the show there too—so you don’t miss what’s next. And if you want to help in the simplest way—share this episode with someone who lived on Oahu in the late 1970s, especially someone who remembers Waikiki nights on Kalakaua, or the Waianae Coast, or Maili before it became a headline. Memory moves through people. Let it move. And if you have anything verifiable—archived reporting scans, court paperwork, microfilm pulls—send it in. Mahalo to Yoza for the song “Obsession,” used for the show. Sources referenced for this episode include archived Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporting and later retrospective coverage, Honolulu Advertiser retrospective reporting, and Hawaii News Now retrospective reporting on Ronald “Ronnie” Ching and the Arthur K. Baker case. #BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #Oahu #Waikiki #KalakauaAvenue #Maili #Waianae #Honolulu #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiHistory #Informant #Kidnapping #Homicide #ColdCaseFiles #CrimeStory