Overview
- Jenny Lupton, a Southwest flight attendant, was found dead after a reported fall from a 24th-floor balcony at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Thursday, Aug. 20.
- The Honolulu Police Department opened an unattended death probe and said its Homicide Detail is actively interviewing witnesses, recovering and reviewing surveillance, and collecting evidence.
- Lupton’s family disclosed a final text she sent asking about plans for the next day and said they do not believe she was suicidal, a claim that has driven their call for further scrutiny.
- The family says police did not contact them for several days after the discovery, a delay HPD attributes to medical examiner positive-identification and notification procedures.
- The local medical examiner has not released a cause or manner of death pending autopsy and toxicology results and investigators warn that video reviews and lab work could take days to months.