The Cuckold’s Revenge: The Acupuncture Clinic Murder

John Tokuhara, a popular Japanese-American acupuncturist in Hawaii, was found shot to death in his clinic in 2022, a crime that police eventually linked to his extensive history of illicit affairs with married female patients. Investigation revealed that Eric Thompson, a wealthy local businessman, targeted Tokuhara after discovering the victim had been involved with his wife and was even the potential biological father of their child. Although the first trial ended in a mistrial, Thompson was eventually convicted of second-degree murder during a second trial after forensic evidence linked his DNA to a hat left at the scene and established his extreme jealousy as a motive.