In a place where everyone knows everyone, during the early days of the investigation, police have no shortage of tips. Soon they turn their attention to three potential suspects: Frank Nasario, Anthony Torres and Roy Santos…but only a few months later, any hope that this case would be open and shut is dashed; none of the men’s DNA matches what was found on Dana Ireland or at the scene. Then, just when the Hawai’i Police Department think they have no other leads to explore, they conveniently get a phone call implicating who this man says are the real people who killed Dana Ireland.
The Hawai’i Innocence Project
Ken Lawson - Co-Director of the Hawai'i Innocence Project and a Faculty Specialist at the William S. Richardson Law School.
Randy Roth - Former Co-Director of the Hawai’i Innocence Project and professor emeritus at the William S. Richardson School of Law.
Ken Lawson During an Interview with our Team in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Ken Lawson & Randy Roth during an Interview with our Team in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Eric Carlsmith walking police through what he saw on Christmas Eve 1991 at the scene of the accident. Courtesy of Hawaii Innocence Project.
Investigative Journalist Lynn Kawano of Hawai’i News Now.
John Gonsalves.
Frank Pauline Jr.
Shawn Schweitzer and Ian Schweitzer during an Interview with our Team in Hilo, Hawai’i.