Yorck Kenneth Woita was 28 when he vanished from Honolulu in late summer 2003. A carpenter and student of business and German at Hawaii Pacific University, he was described by his mother as close to his family. On August 28, 2003, he was last seen entering the home of Gregory Awana, a former deputy sheriff then working as an investigator for the city medical examiner. The two had a business relationship involving marijuana cultivation, and Yorck believed Awana owed him money from the profits.

Yorck’s stepbrother and a friend watched from a distance as he and Awana went into the house between 5:00 and 5:15 p.m. At 5:35 p.m. Yorck phoned to say Awana had a gun; a later call about 6:45 p.m. sounded calm, and a call around 7:30 to 7:45 p.m. arranged to meet at the hotel. Yorck’s phone went unanswered afterward. At 9:05 p.m. the yellow Nissan Xterra he had been driving was found burning on Mokulama Street in Waimanalo.

Two days later police observed Awana and his wife taking garbage bags to a dump; deputies later found marijuana plants, a bloodstained cement block, blood-soaked towels, and a spent .22-caliber casing inside the bags. Awana admitted that he had killed Yorck, saying the gun discharged during a struggle. Yorck’s body has not been recovered. Does anyone have information about Yorck’s last day, movements, or contacts that could help fill gaps in the timeline?