MUS-2026-0326
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MUS-2026-0326
Homicide
- Incident
- 1997
- Indexed
- Oct 18, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Hawaii Police Department
- Location
- Hilo HI
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Sean Burgado, 27, failed to show up for work at a Hilo health care facility in May 1997; a neighbor checking his home found him shot dead inside. A 2019 renewed appeal produced a composite sketch of an unidentified man possibly seen nearby, but no arrest followed. In 2021 the case was listed among the first five on the Hawaii Police Department's Unsolved Homicides website.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- May 1997
Burgado, 27, fails to show up for work at a health care facility; his employer asks a neighbor to check his home.
- May 21, 1997
His body is found in his residence on Malaai Road, upper Waiakea Uka, Hilo; autopsy determines death by gunshot wounds, ruled a homicide.
- Feb 13, 2019
Police renew interest and release a forensic-artist composite of a male possibly seen near a Malaai Road residence in late May 1997, possibly accompanied by two other unidentified individuals.
- May 2021
The case is listed among the first five on the Hawaii Police Department's Unsolved Homicides website; no arrest reported since.
- 2026
The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
27. Failed to show for work at a Hilo health care facility in May 1997; found shot dead inside his home.
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