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What dark secrets lurked beneath Hawaii’s sunlit paradise in the 1980s? On this gripping episode of the End of Reason podcast, we revisit the terror that the Honolulu Strangler inflicted on Honolulu's streets, revealing an era fraught with contrasts and hidden dangers. We start with the heart-wrenching case of Vicky Purdy, a young woman whose dreams of a Hawaiian life ended in tragedy, setting off a chilling chain of events that would grip the community with fear. We explore the social and economic backdrop of the time, painting a vivid picture of a paradise shadowed by economic struggles and rising crime.
As we continue, the unsettling discovery of a second victim, Regina Sakamoto, makes it clear that a serial killer is on the loose, leaving the local community in a state of panic. We investigate the patterns that emerged, the dead-end leads, and the profound impact these murders had on the city. Join us as we recount the harrowing details, the stalled investigation, and the relentless pursuit for justice that defined Honolulu’s darkest days. This episode promises a sobering and compelling look at how the allure of paradise masked a nightmarish reality for those who lived through the terror of the Honolulu Strangler.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Before we begin today's episode, we want to
provide a subject matter warning.
This podcast delves intoreal-life crimes and their often
graphic and disturbing details.
Today's episode containsdiscussions of violence, murder
and other sensitive topics thatmay not be suitable for all
listeners.
We understand that this contentcan be triggering or upsetting
(00:22):
for some and we urge you toconsider your own well-being as
you listen.
With that said, let's proceedwith today's case.
(00:54):
In the mid-1980s, hawaiianauthorities confronted a
sadistic serial killer whostalked the streets of Honolulu,
leaving behind a trail ofstrangled victims.
The streets of Honolulu,leaving behind a trail of
strangled victims.
The terrifying spree began inlate May 1985 with the
disappearance of a young woman.
Her body was eventuallydiscovered, hands bound tightly
(01:15):
behind her back, a chillingsignature that would become the
hallmark of the so-calledHonolulu Strangler.
Welcome to the End of Reasonpodcast.
Today we are looking at thecase of Honolulu Strangler.
In the 1980s, hawaii was a placeof contrasts.
(01:36):
It was a time of growth, withtourism booming and Honolulu
transforming into a bustling hubof new hotels, resorts and
infrastructure, welcomingvisitors from around the globe.
The islands thrived on a uniqueblend of cultures, with a rich
tapestry of Asian and PacificIslander influences shaping its
(01:57):
food, music and festivals.
But beneath the surface of thistropical paradise, a different
story was unfolding.
But beneath the surface of thistropical paradise, a different
story was unfolding.
Hawaii grappled with the riseof the Hawaiian Sovereignty
Movement, a fight forrecognition and rights for
native Hawaiians.
The state also faced aneconomic recession, alongside a
dark undercurrent of drugtrafficking and organized crime.
(02:19):
As Hawaii navigated thesesocial and economic shifts, it
remained a paradise in the eyesof millions, even as shadows
crept through its sunlit streets.
This is where our story beginsin the Hawaii of the 1980s, with
the first victim of theHonolulu Strangler, vicky Purdy.
(02:39):
Vicky Purdy was just 25, afeisty woman with a spark who
could always hold her own.
Her husband recalled how shehad always dreamed of living in
Hawaii, but the laid-back islandlife on Oahu took some
adjusting.
She finally began to settle inwhen she took a job at a local
(03:00):
video store.
On May 29th 1985, vicky wentout for a night of clubbing with
friends in Waikak, located onthe south shore of Honolulu.
She was last seen just aftermidnight when a taxi dropped her
off at the Shorebird Hotelwhere her car was located.
She had told her husband, garyPurdy, an army helicopter pilot,
(03:22):
she'd be home by 9pm, but asthe hours ticked by, worry set
in.
When he went looking for her,he found her car, right where
she'd left it now, with a freshdent and no sign of Vicky.
(03:43):
The following day, a call cameinto the Honolulu Police
Department reporting a body inthe Key High Lagoon.
It was Vicky.
She was still in the clothesshe'd worn that night a yellow
jumpsuit with injuries.
That told the story of a brutalmurder.
Her hands were tied behind herback and she had been raped and
strangled.
Her husband suspected theremight be a connection between
Vicky's murder and her job atthe video rental store, a place
(04:05):
with a notorious reputation.
The store didn't just rent outthe latest blockbusters, it also
dealt in adult films.
Just a year earlier, two womenhad been brutally stabbed to
death there, adding anunsettling layer to the already
mysterious circumstances ofVicky's death.
The investigation into VickyPurdy's death quickly hit a wall
(04:26):
, despite her husband'ssuspicion that her job at the
video store, with itsconnections to the adult film
industry, might have played arole.
That lead turned cold.
There were no clues, nosuspects and no promising
evidence.
The case seemed to be slippingaway.
Months passed without a singlelead, but then, on the morning
(04:49):
of January 14th 1986, anotherbody was found.
17-year-old Regina Sakamotovanished after quickly calling
her boyfriend, telling him she'dbe late for school, missing her
usual bus, she took localtransit instead and was last
seen waiting at the bus stop.
No one realised something waswrong until later that evening,
(05:12):
when she didn't return home.
Her worried family contactedthe police reporting her missing
.
On January 15th her body wasdiscovered in Kehi Lagoon.
Regina was also wearing thesame clothes as when she went
missing a blue tank top andwhite sweatshirt.
But she was nude from the waistdown and her hands were tied
(05:33):
behind her back.
She had been raped andstrangled.
Given the identical method ofoperation and the fact that both
victims' bodies were discoveredat the same location, police
were convinced they were huntinga single, relentless killer.
Two weeks after ReginaSakamoto's body was discovered,
authorities found another victim, 21-year-old Denise Hughes,
(05:57):
living in Pearl City with herhusband.
Hughes was known to take thebus daily.
When she failed to return homeone day, she was reported
missing.
Three teenagers discovered herbody in a drainage canal near
the sites where Vicky Purdy andRegina Sakamoto were found.
Regina, like the others, hadbeen wearing the same clothes as
the night she went missing ablue dress and she had been
(06:20):
raped and strangled.
Due to similarities in herinjuries to those of the
previous victims, the policeassembled a 27-man task force on
February 5th to tackle theinvestigation.
The task force's profilerscrafted an intricate profile of
the suspect, describing him asan opportunistic yet organised
(06:41):
killer.
Their analysis suggested heleft minimal evidence and likely
worked or lived in the area.
Investigators also scrutinisedthe rope used to bind the
victim's wrists and discoveredit was a parachute cord, a
detail that could providecrucial insights into the
killer's background.
The fourth victim was25-year-old Louise Medeiros.
(07:04):
Louise, a resident of Waipahu,had recently travelled to Kauai
to be with her extended family.
After her mother's passing Onthe night of March 26th, she
took a late flight back to Oahu,telling her family she planned
to catch a bus home from theairport.
She never made it.
Her family she planned to catcha bus home from the airport.
(07:26):
She never made it.
After disembarking from theplane, louise vanished without a
trace.
Her decomposing body wasdiscovered a week later, on
April 2nd, by road workers nearWakell Stream.
Louise was still wearing herblouse, her lower half unclothed
and her hands tied behind yourback.
She was bearing the sameinjuries as the other victims.
(07:47):
In a desperate bid to catch thekiller, police launched
undercover sting operations,deploying female officers around
Kehi Lagoon and HonoluluInternational Airport, the very
spots where the murderer hadleft his victims.
In the meantime, authoritieswarned women to be vigilant and
avoid public transportation.
On April 29th 1986, 36-year-oldLinda Pesci was reported
(08:14):
missing by her roommate.
Linda had left work the nightbefore but never made it home,
and when she failed to show upfor work the next day, alarm
bells went off.
Her car was found abandoned onthe side of the Nimitz H1
viaduct.
Police, already on edge, withroadblocks in place to question
regular commuters about anysuspicious activity, quickly
(08:37):
zeroed in on Linda's case.
Witnesses recalled seeingLinda's car the night she
disappeared and reportedspotting a light-coloured van
nearby, driven by a mandescribed as Caucasian or mixed
race.
A few days later, a 46-year-oldman walked into the Honolulu
Police Department with anunusual tip.
(08:58):
He claimed that a psychic hadtold him where a body could be
found on Sand Island.
Though sceptical, the policeagreed to let him take them to
the site.
After a thorough search,nothing initially turned up, but
when they expanded the searchto the entire island, they
discovered Linda Pesci's bodycompletely nude, with her hands
(09:19):
bound behind her back.
With this latest murder, localbusinesses offered a $25,000
reward for any informationleading to an arrest.
The man who provided the tipquickly became the prime suspect
.
Investigators began trackinghis every move, questioning his
friends, family and co-workers.
(09:40):
He was Howard Gay, amiddle-aged Caucasian mechanic
from Iwa Beach, described bythose who knew him as clean-cut
and polite.
The La Mariana Sailing Clubstaff, where Gay often spent
time, believed he was fascinatedwith one of the waitresses.
She recalled an unsettlingencounter when he offered her a
(10:02):
ride home, but she chose toleave with a local biker she
knew.
Instead, with his suspiciousknowledge of the crime scene's
location, police arrested Gayand brought him in for
questioning.
Howard Gay's ex-wife andgirlfriend provided troubling
testimonies.
They described him as a smoothtalker who had a disturbing
preference for having sex withthem while their hands were
(10:24):
bound behind their backs.
His girlfriend also mentionedthat on the nights of the
murders, gay would often stormout of the house after heated
arguments.
Additionally, he had a historyof violence, including a severe
altercation with a young womanwho refused to accept a ride
from him.
Altercation with a young womanwho refused to accept a ride
from him.
Despite these allegations, gaywas interrogated between 8pm and
(10:55):
3am and failed a polygraph test.
However, due to insufficientevidence, he was released.
Two months later a woman cameforward claiming she had seen
Pesci's car the night.
She disappeared and had spottedher with a man.
She identified Gay in a photoline-up but chose not to testify
, fearing that Gay had seen her.
Without further evidence, thecase went cold.
Howard Gay eventually moved tothe mainland and the murders
(11:18):
ceased abruptly.
To this day, the HonoluluStrangler remains unidentified
and the case remains unsolved.
Now let's look at Howard Gay,the man potentially responsible
for all of this violence.
He was born in 1943 in Buffalo,new York.
His early life remainedundocumented, but he joined the
(11:40):
army.
Buffalo, new York.
His early life remainedundocumented, but he joined the
army.
He was stationed at George AirForce Base, located about 30
minutes from Apple Valley,california, where he would
eventually settle.
After being discharged in 1965,gay attended Victor Valley
College, earned an associatedegree and started working for
Continental Telephone inVictorville as a lineman and
(12:01):
teletype repairman.
That same year, gay married hiscollege sweetheart, rita
Thompson, and they had two sons,justin and Jason.
By 1968, gay had taken a jobwith Flying Tiger Line at Los
Angeles International Airport.
In his role with Flying TigerLine, howard Gay was responsible
(12:22):
for training cargo aircraftmechanics worldwide.
In 1980, he was transferred toDaniel K Inouye International
Airport in Honolulu, hawaii.
Gay settled into a rentedthree-bedroom house in Ewa Beach
.
He and his wife divorced in1983.
Rented three-bedroom house inEwa Beach.
(12:43):
He and his wife divorced in1983.
During a surprise visit fromhis family, gay reacted angrily,
refusing to let them into hishome and insisting they stay at
a hotel.
They were sent back toCalifornia two days later.
Despite this, neighboursdescribed him as a polite and
helpful individual.
However, at the La MarianaSailing Club in 1986, a female
(13:03):
assistant manager reported thatGay frequently stared at her,
persistently offered rides anddisplayed a volatile temper when
she declined his advances.
In June 1986, howard Gayreturned to California to attend
his son, jason's high schoolgraduation.
Tragically, just three dayslater, jason was killed in a car
(13:25):
accident.
This loss led Gay to embraceChristianity.
In 1988, after Flying TigerLine was acquired by FedEx, gay
began working for the company inMemphis, tennessee.
He lived there until his deathfrom kidney failure in November
2003, when he was 60 years old.
Although Gay was never chargedor tried, lieutenant Louis Sousa
(13:49):
, detective Jeff Yamashita, whoinvestigated the Medeiros case,
and Prosecutor Peter Carlylewere all firmly convinced that
Gay was the Honolulu Strangler.
All firmly convinced that Gaywas the Honolulu Strangler.
Thank you for joining us onthis journey through the shadows
of humanity.
On the End of Reason podcast.
(14:09):
As we conclude today's episode,remember that the pursuit of
truth never truly ends.
Until next time, stay vigilant,stay curious and never let go
of reason.
Before we begin today's episode, we want to
provide a subject matter warning.
This podcast delves intoreal-life crimes and their often
graphic and disturbing details.
Today's episode containsdiscussions of violence, murder
and other sensitive topics thatmay not be suitable for all
listeners.
We understand that this contentcan be triggering or upsetting
(00:22):
for some and we urge you toconsider your own well-being as
you listen.
With that said, let's proceedwith today's case.
(00:54):
In the mid-1980s, hawaiianauthorities confronted a
sadistic serial killer whostalked the streets of Honolulu,
leaving behind a trail ofstrangled victims.
The streets of Honolulu,leaving behind a trail of
strangled victims.
The terrifying spree began inlate May 1985 with the
disappearance of a young woman.
Her body was eventuallydiscovered, hands bound tightly
(01:15):
behind her back, a chillingsignature that would become the
hallmark of the so-calledHonolulu Strangler.
Welcome to the End of Reasonpodcast.
Today we are looking at thecase of Honolulu Strangler.
In the 1980s, hawaii was a placeof contrasts.
(01:36):
It was a time of growth, withtourism booming and Honolulu
transforming into a bustling hubof new hotels, resorts and
infrastructure, welcomingvisitors from around the globe.
The islands thrived on a uniqueblend of cultures, with a rich
tapestry of Asian and PacificIslander influences shaping its
(01:57):
food, music and festivals.
But beneath the surface of thistropical paradise, a different
story was unfolding.
But beneath the surface of thistropical paradise, a different
story was unfolding.
Hawaii grappled with the riseof the Hawaiian Sovereignty
Movement, a fight forrecognition and rights for
native Hawaiians.
The state also faced aneconomic recession, alongside a
dark undercurrent of drugtrafficking and organized crime.
(02:19):
As Hawaii navigated thesesocial and economic shifts, it
remained a paradise in the eyesof millions, even as shadows
crept through its sunlit streets.
This is where our story beginsin the Hawaii of the 1980s, with
the first victim of theHonolulu Strangler, vicky Purdy.
(02:39):
Vicky Purdy was just 25, afeisty woman with a spark who
could always hold her own.
Her husband recalled how shehad always dreamed of living in
Hawaii, but the laid-back islandlife on Oahu took some
adjusting.
She finally began to settle inwhen she took a job at a local
(03:00):
video store.
On May 29th 1985, vicky wentout for a night of clubbing with
friends in Waikak, located onthe south shore of Honolulu.
She was last seen just aftermidnight when a taxi dropped her
off at the Shorebird Hotelwhere her car was located.
She had told her husband, garyPurdy, an army helicopter pilot,
(03:22):
she'd be home by 9pm, but asthe hours ticked by, worry set
in.
When he went looking for her,he found her car, right where
she'd left it now, with a freshdent and no sign of Vicky.
(03:43):
The following day, a call cameinto the Honolulu Police
Department reporting a body inthe Key High Lagoon.
It was Vicky.
She was still in the clothesshe'd worn that night a yellow
jumpsuit with injuries.
That told the story of a brutalmurder.
Her hands were tied behind herback and she had been raped and
strangled.
Her husband suspected theremight be a connection between
Vicky's murder and her job atthe video rental store, a place
(04:05):
with a notorious reputation.
The store didn't just rent outthe latest blockbusters, it also
dealt in adult films.
Just a year earlier, two womenhad been brutally stabbed to
death there, adding anunsettling layer to the already
mysterious circumstances ofVicky's death.
The investigation into VickyPurdy's death quickly hit a wall
(04:26):
, despite her husband'ssuspicion that her job at the
video store, with itsconnections to the adult film
industry, might have played arole.
That lead turned cold.
There were no clues, nosuspects and no promising
evidence.
The case seemed to be slippingaway.
Months passed without a singlelead, but then, on the morning
(04:49):
of January 14th 1986, anotherbody was found.
17-year-old Regina Sakamotovanished after quickly calling
her boyfriend, telling him she'dbe late for school, missing her
usual bus, she took localtransit instead and was last
seen waiting at the bus stop.
No one realised something waswrong until later that evening,
(05:12):
when she didn't return home.
Her worried family contactedthe police reporting her missing
.
On January 15th her body wasdiscovered in Kehi Lagoon.
Regina was also wearing thesame clothes as when she went
missing a blue tank top andwhite sweatshirt.
But she was nude from the waistdown and her hands were tied
(05:33):
behind her back.
She had been raped andstrangled.
Given the identical method ofoperation and the fact that both
victims' bodies were discoveredat the same location, police
were convinced they were huntinga single, relentless killer.
Two weeks after ReginaSakamoto's body was discovered,
authorities found another victim, 21-year-old Denise Hughes,
(05:57):
living in Pearl City with herhusband.
Hughes was known to take thebus daily.
When she failed to return homeone day, she was reported
missing.
Three teenagers discovered herbody in a drainage canal near
the sites where Vicky Purdy andRegina Sakamoto were found.
Regina, like the others, hadbeen wearing the same clothes as
the night she went missing ablue dress and she had been
(06:20):
raped and strangled.
Due to similarities in herinjuries to those of the
previous victims, the policeassembled a 27-man task force on
February 5th to tackle theinvestigation.
The task force's profilerscrafted an intricate profile of
the suspect, describing him asan opportunistic yet organised
(06:41):
killer.
Their analysis suggested heleft minimal evidence and likely
worked or lived in the area.
Investigators also scrutinisedthe rope used to bind the
victim's wrists and discoveredit was a parachute cord, a
detail that could providecrucial insights into the
killer's background.
The fourth victim was25-year-old Louise Medeiros.
(07:04):
Louise, a resident of Waipahu,had recently travelled to Kauai
to be with her extended family.
After her mother's passing Onthe night of March 26th, she
took a late flight back to Oahu,telling her family she planned
to catch a bus home from theairport.
She never made it.
Her family she planned to catcha bus home from the airport.
(07:26):
She never made it.
After disembarking from theplane, louise vanished without a
trace.
Her decomposing body wasdiscovered a week later, on
April 2nd, by road workers nearWakell Stream.
Louise was still wearing herblouse, her lower half unclothed
and her hands tied behind yourback.
She was bearing the sameinjuries as the other victims.
(07:47):
In a desperate bid to catch thekiller, police launched
undercover sting operations,deploying female officers around
Kehi Lagoon and HonoluluInternational Airport, the very
spots where the murderer hadleft his victims.
In the meantime, authoritieswarned women to be vigilant and
avoid public transportation.
On April 29th 1986, 36-year-oldLinda Pesci was reported
(08:14):
missing by her roommate.
Linda had left work the nightbefore but never made it home,
and when she failed to show upfor work the next day, alarm
bells went off.
Her car was found abandoned onthe side of the Nimitz H1
viaduct.
Police, already on edge, withroadblocks in place to question
regular commuters about anysuspicious activity, quickly
(08:37):
zeroed in on Linda's case.
Witnesses recalled seeingLinda's car the night she
disappeared and reportedspotting a light-coloured van
nearby, driven by a mandescribed as Caucasian or mixed
race.
A few days later, a 46-year-oldman walked into the Honolulu
Police Department with anunusual tip.
(08:58):
He claimed that a psychic hadtold him where a body could be
found on Sand Island.
Though sceptical, the policeagreed to let him take them to
the site.
After a thorough search,nothing initially turned up, but
when they expanded the searchto the entire island, they
discovered Linda Pesci's bodycompletely nude, with her hands
(09:19):
bound behind her back.
With this latest murder, localbusinesses offered a $25,000
reward for any informationleading to an arrest.
The man who provided the tipquickly became the prime suspect
.
Investigators began trackinghis every move, questioning his
friends, family and co-workers.
(09:40):
He was Howard Gay, amiddle-aged Caucasian mechanic
from Iwa Beach, described bythose who knew him as clean-cut
and polite.
The La Mariana Sailing Clubstaff, where Gay often spent
time, believed he was fascinatedwith one of the waitresses.
She recalled an unsettlingencounter when he offered her a
(10:02):
ride home, but she chose toleave with a local biker she
knew.
Instead, with his suspiciousknowledge of the crime scene's
location, police arrested Gayand brought him in for
questioning.
Howard Gay's ex-wife andgirlfriend provided troubling
testimonies.
They described him as a smoothtalker who had a disturbing
preference for having sex withthem while their hands were
(10:24):
bound behind their backs.
His girlfriend also mentionedthat on the nights of the
murders, gay would often stormout of the house after heated
arguments.
Additionally, he had a historyof violence, including a severe
altercation with a young womanwho refused to accept a ride
from him.
Altercation with a young womanwho refused to accept a ride
from him.
Despite these allegations, gaywas interrogated between 8pm and
(10:55):
3am and failed a polygraph test.
However, due to insufficientevidence, he was released.
Two months later a woman cameforward claiming she had seen
Pesci's car the night.
She disappeared and had spottedher with a man.
She identified Gay in a photoline-up but chose not to testify
, fearing that Gay had seen her.
Without further evidence, thecase went cold.
Howard Gay eventually moved tothe mainland and the murders
(11:18):
ceased abruptly.
To this day, the HonoluluStrangler remains unidentified
and the case remains unsolved.
Now let's look at Howard Gay,the man potentially responsible
for all of this violence.
He was born in 1943 in Buffalo,new York.
His early life remainedundocumented, but he joined the
(11:40):
army.
Buffalo, new York.
His early life remainedundocumented, but he joined the
army.
He was stationed at George AirForce Base, located about 30
minutes from Apple Valley,california, where he would
eventually settle.
After being discharged in 1965,gay attended Victor Valley
College, earned an associatedegree and started working for
Continental Telephone inVictorville as a lineman and
(12:01):
teletype repairman.
That same year, gay married hiscollege sweetheart, rita
Thompson, and they had two sons,justin and Jason.
By 1968, gay had taken a jobwith Flying Tiger Line at Los
Angeles International Airport.
In his role with Flying TigerLine, howard Gay was responsible
(12:22):
for training cargo aircraftmechanics worldwide.
In 1980, he was transferred toDaniel K Inouye International
Airport in Honolulu, hawaii.
Gay settled into a rentedthree-bedroom house in Ewa Beach
.
He and his wife divorced in1983.
Rented three-bedroom house inEwa Beach.
(12:43):
He and his wife divorced in1983.
During a surprise visit fromhis family, gay reacted angrily,
refusing to let them into hishome and insisting they stay at
a hotel.
They were sent back toCalifornia two days later.
Despite this, neighboursdescribed him as a polite and
helpful individual.
However, at the La MarianaSailing Club in 1986, a female
(13:03):
assistant manager reported thatGay frequently stared at her,
persistently offered rides anddisplayed a volatile temper when
she declined his advances.
In June 1986, howard Gayreturned to California to attend
his son, jason's high schoolgraduation.
Tragically, just three dayslater, jason was killed in a car
(13:25):
accident.
This loss led Gay to embraceChristianity.
In 1988, after Flying TigerLine was acquired by FedEx, gay
began working for the company inMemphis, tennessee.
He lived there until his deathfrom kidney failure in November
2003, when he was 60 years old.
Although Gay was never chargedor tried, lieutenant Louis Sousa
(13:49):
, detective Jeff Yamashita, whoinvestigated the Medeiros case,
and Prosecutor Peter Carlylewere all firmly convinced that
Gay was the Honolulu Strangler.
All firmly convinced that Gaywas the Honolulu Strangler.
Thank you for joining us onthis journey through the shadows
of humanity.
On the End of Reason podcast.
(14:09):
As we conclude today's episode,remember that the pursuit of
truth never truly ends.
Until next time, stay vigilant,stay curious and never let go
of reason.
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