The Big Island community is grappling with unsettling questions as police progress in a homicide case concerning a man found buried in a makeshift grave. According to Hawaii News Now, the body of Adam Santos, 51, was discovered on July 2 in a vacant lava field lot near his residence in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. Initially reported missing on June 30, Santos was last seen at his house just a week prior to the grim find.
An autopsy conducted recently confirmed on Hawaii News Now that Santos died from "multiple blunt force trauma to his head," shedding light on the violent nature of his demise. However, the police are still searching for the perpetrator as no suspects have been apprehended and the motive behind the atrocity remains ambiguous. Despite the details unearthed by the autopsy, authorities are at an apparent standstill, lacking both a suspect and clear leads on why Santos was killed.
Santos' family, torn by grief and the monstrous act inflicted upon their kin, are pleading for answers. "We kind of had a feeling that something or someone was definitely involved," Santos' sister Mary Benevides expressed in a heart-wrenching account to KITV. She continued, revealing the depth of their sorrow, "Just knowing that somebody hurt my brother, knowingly hurt my brother, and then just did that to him. Just discarded him like he was nothing. That's heartbreaking."
The community's assistance may prove vital in unraveling the circumstances surrounding Santos' death. The Big Island Police urge anyone with information to come forward. Witnesses and those with knowledge of the incident are encouraged to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118, or via email at [email protected].
