Elizabeth Fernandez, 42, was found dead on January 1, 2024, at a property along Māmalahoa Highway in Kealakekua on Hawaiʻi Island. Officers discovered Fernandez inside the home with an apparent gunshot wound to her face and confirmed her deceased at the scene. Her father had gone to check on her around noon and found another body in the yard, her ex-boyfriend lying near a rifle with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Police described the incident as an apparent murder-suicide and later identified the man as 43-year-old Garret Kaleohano of Captain Cook, naming him as the suspect. Investigators said Fernandez had recently obtained a temporary restraining order requiring him to stay away and surrender firearms. Family accounts describe a forced door, a recently installed deadbolt after a reported assault days earlier, and the shock of finding her on the floor.

Does anyone have information about Fernandez’s case or the days leading up to January 1 that could help investigators fill in the remaining gaps?