Police say a man whose body was found Sunday in Captain Cook was a victim of foul play. ADVERTISING Police say a man whose body was found Sunday in Captain Cook was a victim of foul play. He was identified
Police say a man whose body was found Sunday in Captain Cook was a victim of foul play.
He was identified through fingerprints as 69-year-old Dolores Borja Valle of Holualoa.
An autopsy conducted Tuesday determined Valle died from sharp and blunt force trauma to the head and that the manner of death was homicide.
Kona police detectives have reclassified the case to murder and continue to investigate.
Valle’s body was found in a coffee field off Keopuka Mauka Road.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Walter Ah Mow at 326-4646, ext. 238, or walter.ahmow@hawaiicounty.gov, or Detective David Matsushima at 326-4646, ext. 228, or david.matsushima@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
