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Lionel Toro

Missing
Case Description
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Lionel Michael Toro, a 31-year-old Hispanic man, vanished in Honolulu, Hawaii, on or about May 1, 1978. His family has not seen or heard from him since that date. At the time he went missing, Toro was described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Honolulu Police Department is handling the investigation into his disappearance.

Decades after he was last seen, information surfaced in online forums dedicated to unsolved mysteries sugges ...Read More
Last Seen: May 01, 1978
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Victim Details

Nov 26, 2025

Dec 04, 2025

Lionel

Toro

79

31

66 inches

130 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

May 01, 1978

Honolulu

Hawaii

Honolulu County

Honolulu

No

181628

Honolulu Police Department

Honolulu

Hawaii

Honolulu County

96813

Michael Garcia

Detective

801 South Beretania Street, Hawaii

8085293111

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.honolulupd.org

79-N74131

1979-12-26

Honolulu Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

01/24/2026


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Forum Posts (2)
There's been a lot of fascinating chatter about Lionel Toro's case lately, especially with the infor... ...Read More
10/14/2025
Has anyone been able to dig up more info about that *Honolulu Star-Bulletin* article from May 4, 198... ...Read More
12/29/2024
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