According to a media release from the Hawai’i Police Department, a man resembling the suspect was seen on surveillance footage in a vacant lot. When authorities arrived at the lot, witnesses alleged they had seen the suspect ducking down each time traffic went by. Police viewed the surveillance footage and it showed the suspect, Jacob Baker, go onto an adjacent property.
On May 25, the body of 69-year-old Robert Shine was found, and though there were initially no signs of foul play, an investigation revealed he had died of strangulation, according to police.
Police Chief Reed Mahuna did not clarify how it was determined that Baker was connected to the three homicides, KOMO reports.
According to court documents referenced by KOMO, two women had sought restraining orders against Baker shortly before the homicides; one of them alleged that he threatened her life. In addition, KOMO reports that court documents state Baker has appeared in approximately 20 cases over the past two decades.
The investigation is ongoing.
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