Hawaiian Homicide

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Amber Jackson is living her dream life on Kauai when she suddenly disappears. Nine days later, a wild hog hunter discovers her body in a ravine on a remote part of the island — she has been brutally murdered. Twelve years after the tragedy, Amber’s loved ones still demand justice for the woman they say was a free spirit and guiding light. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I sped to her house as fast as I could.
0:09.2	The house was locked.
0:10.6	I could see her dogs in the house.
0:13.8	And I did a quick run out in the yard along the stream, just screaming her name as loud
0:20.5	as I could in case she was laying hurt somewhere and could yell out at me.
0:25.3	I just knew something seriously wrong here.
0:32.3	In 2010, 57-year-old Amber Jackson is living her lifelong dream.
0:44.0	She's left the U.S. mainland behind and settled into a hillside home on the lush tropical
0:48.7	island of Kauai in Hawaii.
0:51.4	Amber is a free spirit, known for her kind and outgoing personality.
0:55.9	But on the evening of June 24, 2010, she disappears and days later is found brutally murdered.
1:02.9	Her close-knit island community is still seeking answers and justice.
1:10.0	I'm Steve French and this is Unsolved Mysteries, Hawaiian Homicide.
1:21.4	Amber was more like family than a friend.
1:38.8	She's closer to me than my sister is and we call it Hanai family here.
1:45.9	So Amber was our Hanai sister.
1:50.9	Every seplow was one of Amber's dearest friends on Kauai.
1:54.8	They met in 2000 and quickly formed a close bond.
1:59.3	Amber and I became friends when my husband, Ken and myself moved to the island of Kauai.
2:07.0	She was also a new resident and she hired my husband to remodel a house she bought.
2:15.7	Her and Ken just transformed it into a wonderful place.
2:23.3	Originally from Riverside, California, Amber spent her early years doing social work in
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