Paris Oda, who was a 46-year-old chiropractor in Honolulu was found to be the person who sadly stabbed his wife and their three children to death at their home in Manoa, Hawaii
After killing his family, Paris Oda took his own life. This happened on March 10, 2024, in their home’s second-floor unit in the Manoa neighbourhood.
Who is Honolulu Hawaii chiropracter Dr Paris Oda who murdered his wife and children in mass killing and committed suicide
Police arrived at the home after receiving a 911 call from an unknown person. They found the husband, wife, and their three children, aged 10, 12, and 17, all dead.
Witnesses said the tragedy started with an argument in the house early in the morning. The police said the husband stabbed his family and then himself. According to media reports, the family members were Paris Oda, his wife Naoko, and their three children: Sakurako (17), Orion (12), and Nana (10).
🚨A devastating tragedy in Honolulu as a chiropractor, identified as Paris Oda, reportedly fatally stabbed his wife and three children before taking his own life. The heartbreaking incident, was the second-deadliest mass killing in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/UZAUA5Kp1A
— US-Crimes (@OfficialUScrime) March 11, 2024
Paris Oda started his own chiropractic clinic called Oda Ohana Chiropractic and Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Massage in Honolulu back in 2005. He finished his chiropractic studies at Palmer College of Chiropractic in San Jose, California in the same year. He also got a degree in BASc from Eastern Oregon University in 2000.
Paris Oda’s suicide murder
According to media, a neighbour and friend of the family said that Paris Oda’s wife, Naoko Oda, would sometimes help out at her husband’s chiropractic clinic. Paris Oda’s employees revealed that he was a loving family man who was very close to his wife and three kids. One employee, Cammy Divers mentioned that he would wake up early to make breakfast and pack lunch for his family, letting his wife sleep in. She thought he was a really good husband and dad.
Divers said that Oda used to be a nice and friendly person, but he started to change last year. She noticed that he seemed sad and depressed before the incident happened. “He seemed different—never smiled and looked grumpy sometimes. I felt scared to talk to him because he seemed really unhappy.”
The police revealed this event was one of the second-worst mass murders in Hawaii’s recent history, but they didn’t give a reason for why it happened. However, according to Oda’s employees, they believed he was having serious money problems.