Overview
- Hotel staff discovered 50-year-old Jenny Lupton near a service area below the Hilton Hawaiian Village and family were told she appeared to have fallen from a 24th-floor balcony on Aug. 20.
- The Honolulu Police Department opened an unattended death probe and assigned its Homicide Detail to lead a detailed inquiry that includes interviews and evidence collection.
- The City and County of Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified Lupton and said cause and manner of death are pending while toxicology and other forensic tests proceed.
- Lupton’s family rejects suicide, says the timeline and her recent messages make self-harm unlikely, and the Oklahoma attorney general has contacted Hawaii officials to monitor the investigation.
- Detectives are reviewing surveillance from roughly 70 cameras near the scene and collecting witness statements, and investigators warn the examination could take days to months before reaching conclusions.