Suspect in 1977 Killing Agrees to Be Extradited From Utah to Hawaii to Face Murder Charge

Suspect in 1977 Killing Agrees to Be Extradited From Utah to Hawaii to Face Murder Charge
President William McKinley High School campus is seen in Honolulu, Friday, July 29, 2022. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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SALT LAKE CITY—A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaii teenager agreed on Wednesday to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.

Gideon Castro waived the right to challenge his extradition during a hearing before a judge in Salt Lake City. Castro, who is ill, appeared by video from a hospital bed.