The third victim was Denise Hughes,[3][4] age 21, a secretary for a telephone company who commuted by bus and was active in her Christian church.
She did not show up to work on January 30, and was found dead in Moanalua stream by three young fishermen on February 1.
Medeiros took a late night flight back to Oahu on March 26 and told her family she would get home by bus from the airport.
Police set up sting operations using policewomen around Keehi Lagoon and the Honolulu International Airport.
The next morning, after being told that Pesce had not shown up for work and that her car was parked on the side of the Nimitz-H1 viaduct, her roommate reported her missing.
The killer's profile was that of an opportunist who attacked women who were vulnerable, such as at bus stops, not one who stalks his victims.
Witnesses came forward saying they had seen a light colored van and a Caucasian or mixed-race man with Pesce's car.
They also provided a potentially incriminating fetish clue, as both recalled engaging in bondage activity, allowing him to tie them up and have sex with their hands bound behind their back.
The suspect lived in Ewa Beach and worked as a mechanic at one of the air freight carriers along Lagoon Drive.
Two months after the arrest of the suspect, a woman came forward and claimed she saw a man with an unnamed victim on the night of her murder.