Ex-soldier, with prior murder conviction, arrested for 1999 murder

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Darnell Griffin

Police Arrest Man In 1999 Murder Case

Suspect Previously Convicted Of Murder

POSTED: 1:36 pm HST March 30, 2007

HONOLULU — Honolulu police arrested a convicted murder in connection with a murder case that happened in 1999.

Darnell Griffin faces charges of second-degree murder in the death of Evelyn Luka.

Luka was last seen alive leaving Venus nightclub with a man matching Griffin’s description one night, according to police. Her body was found the next day along the H-2 Freeway near the Ka Uka Road overpass.

The 20-year-old woman was barely alive. She remained in a hospital for a month before she died.

Griffin’s registered DNA appeared as a possible match to the cold case. Police arrested him on a parole violation. They tested his DNA and found it was a match in Luka’s case, according to police.

Police are holding Griffin in custody. He is expected to appear in court next week.

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