{"id":795,"date":"2026-05-31T05:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2026-05-31T05:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:05:56","slug":"suspect-in-puna-triple-homicide-charged-with-multiple-murder-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Puna triple homicide charged with multiple murder counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The suspect in a triple homicide case in Puna was charged Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=793\">First Alert Forecast: Lighter trades, big south shore surf for Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Court records show Jacob Daniel Baker, 36, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder. No bail was set. <\/p>\n<p>A first-degree murder charges is relatively rare in Hawaii, and is only issued if there are more than one death, or if a suspect is accused in the deaths of a law enforcement officer, judge or prosecutor. It has a maximum penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=791\">Hawaii Democrats select new party chair to focus on change, shared values<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baker is scheduled to appear in court Monday, June 1, in Hilo. Prosecutors are expected to ask a judge to hold Baker without bail.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police initiated a search for Baker after finding the bodies of three men: Robert Shine, 69, Chitta Morse, 79, and John Carse, 69. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=789\">What\u2019s Cooking: \u2018Ohana Style\u2019 recipes with Chef Sheldon Simeon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police identified Baker as the suspect in all three murders.<\/p>\n<p>A candlelight vigil in honor of the victims was set for Saturday in Kapoho.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Daniel Baker is scheduled to appear in court Monday, June 1, in Hilo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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