Carol Drake, 56, was found fatally stabbed inside her Wahiawa business on Oahu on December 16, 1985, alongside employee Terry Shimizu who was also dead. A visitor arriving about 1:50 p.m. found the video store locked; employees forced the door open around 2:25 p.m. and discovered the two bodies in the back office. A bloody knife was recovered at the scene.

Investigators noted the storefront showed no obvious forced entry and neighboring workers reported no loud commotion. Blood patterns and pooling near the victims suggested the attacks occurred while the women were low to the ground. The medical examiner reported a single lethal stab wound to Drake’s heart and a single lethal stab wound to Shimizu’s neck, with wound placement indicating different angles of attack. Some money and the day’s receipts appeared missing, though an envelope of cash was left on the floor.

Drake had recently received probation related to selling sexually explicit material and had prior arrests tied to promoting pornography at the business; whether that played a role was not established publicly. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. Does anyone have information about who might have had contact with the business that day or noticed unusual activity on Wilikina Drive that afternoon?