Beneath the Palms: Hawaii's Darkest True Crime and Mysteries
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🔍 Beneath the Palms: Hawaii's Darkest True Crime & Mysteries Podcast
Beneath the Palms dives deep into Hawaii’s most chilling true crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and shocking disappearances. From notorious criminals to eerie cold cases, this podcast exposes the dark side of paradise—where crime, secrets, and tragedy lurk beneath the beauty. Hosted anonymously, we uncover Hawaii’s hidden crimes, long-forgotten cases, and the investigations that shaped the islands’ criminal history.
🎧 New episodes every Thursday.
Because even in paradise, shadows remain.
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Elmer Lee Stevens and the Last Unanswered Lahaina Fire Missing Person Case | 070
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May 12, 2026 |
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Jacquelyn Glenn Missing in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | Last Seen December 5, 2025 | 069
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May 05, 2026 |
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McCully Murder & Kapolei Stabbing: John Nihipali Sr. and Hawaii’s Work Furlough Case | 068
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Shanice Ogata-Staudinger Missing in Hawaii: The Hau Bush Disappearance in Pahoa, Big Island | 067
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Koʻolau and Piʻilani of Kauai: Forced Exile, Kalalau Valley, and Resistance in 1893 Hawaii | 066
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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The Mysterious Death of David Douglas in Hawaii (1834) | Big Island Cold Case and Mauna Kea Mystery | 065
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Arthur K. Baker Buried Alive: Waikiki Kalakaua Avenue Abduction to Maili Beach Informant Murder (1978) | 064
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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063 | Maunalua Bay Beach Park Marines Double Murder (1980, Unsolved) | Rodney “Rocky” Padilla & Lawrence “Larry” Martens
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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062 | Waianae Valley Dismemberment Murders (Oahu, Hawaii): Patricia L.S. Stevens & Conrad Maesaka (1978) — Judge Shintaku Bribery Allegation
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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061 | Larry Kuriyama Assassination (1970): Hawaii State Senator Shot in Aiea Heights Driveway
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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060 | Linda Sue Hannon Murder: Kahana Bay, Oahu (2007) | Unsolved Hawaii Cold Case
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Walter Robert “Fig” Mitchell Murder (Kauai) — 2002 Wailua Cold Case Homicide, Unsolved | Revisited: 059
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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058 | John Reverio: The Unsolved 2002 Oahu Homicide (Makaha, Lahilahi Park, Keaau Beach Park)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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057 | Michael Robert Scheidt Murder at Kahe Point Beach Park (Waianae, Oahu) | Unsolved Hawaii Cold Case (2002)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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056 | Lisa Bissell Murder (Kauai) — Polihale Road Cold Case and the West Kauai Attacks (April 7, 2000)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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055 | Richard “Kalani” Vierra Jr. Missing on Oahu: Waianae Teen Vanishes After 11:30 AM Call From Kamaileunu Ridge (July 5, 2014)
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Samuel Martinez Missing on Kauai: Nebraska Student Vanishes After Solo Hiking Trip | Revisited: 054
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Khiara Henry: Missing on Maui at Waianapanapa | Revisited: 053
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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052 | Daylenn Pua: The Haiku Stairs Disappearance: Hawaii’s Most Enduring Missing Hiker Mystery
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Missing Hiker Kyle Brittain: The Unsolved Disappearance Above Waipio Valley | Revisited: 051
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Last Seen in the Pickup: Glenn Guerrero’s Unsolved 1996 Murder in Keaau, Hawaii | Revisited: 050
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Vanished at 4:45 p.m.: Jie Zhao Li’s Unsolved 1988 Missing Child Case in Nuuanu, Honolulu, Hawaii | Revisited: 049
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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047 | The Unsolved Murder of Sean Burgado: A Hilo Case That Still Haunts Hawaii
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Dawn “Dede” Bustamante Revisited: 1975 Kailua Abduction, Murder, and Unsolved Hawaii Cold Case | Revisited: 048
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Trailer | From Hawaii to Fitchburg: Introducing Under the Pines — A New True Crime Story from the Creators of Beneath the Palms
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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046 | Who Killed Kallen Agliam? The Unsolved 2001 Hilo Coast Murder (Revised 11/17/2025)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Aftermath: The Murder of a Witness – The Pali Golf Course Echoes: Jonnaven Monalim
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Bradley Bussewitz Murder: The Unidentified Body at Mile 12 on Saddle Road | Revisited: 045
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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044 | A Car in Flames, A Town in Silence – The Murder of Lynn Ebisuzaki
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Shot by the Shore: Who Killed Gayle Hook? 1973 South Kona Hawaii Cold Case | Revisited: 043
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Prophet Who Fell: Father Yod, the Source Family Cult, and the Hawaii Fall | Revisited: 042
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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041 | Below the Cliffs: The Unsolved Killing of Michael Rosenbaum
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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040 | The Last Walk of Masumi Watanabe (Revised and Updated)
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ingrid “Lori” Ostrenga: The Christmas Eve 1975 Kailua Murder Still Unsolved in Hawaii | Revisited: 039
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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037 | Execution on Tantalus: The Honolulu Triple Murder
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Special Preview | Eat Your Liver: The True Story of Si Quey (Shadows of Siam)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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The Murder of Margaret Enos — Hilo, Halemaumau Crater, Pele, and the 1932 Volcano Killing | Revisited: 036
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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035 | Missing in Maui: The Laura Vogel Case
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Pali Golf Course Shootings: Lepo Taliese, Romelius Corpuz Jr., Tino Sao and Oahu’s Gambling War | Revisited: 038
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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034 | The Woman Who Kept Hawaii’s Most Dangerous Secrets (Updated and Revised)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii Couple Who Stole Dead Babies’ Identities: Bobby Fort, Julie Montague, Walter Primrose & Gwynn Morrison | Revisited: 033
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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032 | Death at the Moana – The Poisoning of Jane Stanford
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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031 | The Painter Turned Killer — Part 2: The Final Warning
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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030 | The Painter Turned Killer – Part 1: He Wasn’t Supposed to Get Out
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Mary Sue Fink: Hawaii Cold Case Murder of a Toddler Found in a Waikiki Closet | Revisited: 029
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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028 | From Maui to Murder: Gary Gene Ramirez and the 1982 Killing of Karen Stitt
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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027 | The Concrete Bathtub Murder of Gary Ruby – Hawaii Loa Ridge’s Most Disturbing Case (Revised and Updated)
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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026 | The Cliff, the Syringes, and the Surgeon (Part 1)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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025 | Vanished from Waikiki: The Unsolved Disappearance of Carlos Carrillo
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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024 | Mililani to Nowhere: The Vanishing of Two Teens
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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023 | The Murder of Charli Scott: The Case That Created the Charli Alert (Revised and Updated)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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022 | Silenced on Kauai: The Unsolved Murder of Amber Jackson
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May 29, 2025 |
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021 | Buried in Paradise: The Unsolved Murder of Matthew Peak in Waipio Valley
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May 22, 2025 |
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020 | No One Came Looking: The Unsolved Death of Michelle Bensinger
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May 15, 2025 |
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019 | Wrapped in Silence: The Unsolved Murder of Jubilee ‘Maile’ Lum
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May 08, 2025 |
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The Disappearance of Commander Thomas C. Latimore: Pearl Harbor, USS Dobbin, Aiea, and Hawaii’s Unsolved 1941 Mystery | Revisited: 018
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May 01, 2025 |
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Glen Grant and Hawaii’s Most Famous Haunted House Legend: The Kaimuki Kasha House | Revisited: 017
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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015 | Nancy Anderson: The Waikiki Cold Case Solved by DNA 50 Years Later
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The Disappearance of Jonathan Fraser | Michael Miske, Hawaii Kai, Honolulu Organized Crime, FBI Missing Person Case | Revisited: 014
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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The Honolulu Exorcism Story: 1970s Kalihi Possession Mystery, Hawaiian Spiritual Beliefs & Catholic Exorcism | Revisited: 013
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Janine Meyer Murder in Waikiki, Hawaii: She Tried to Warn Us | Revisited: 016
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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The Oda Family Murders in Manoa, Hawaii: Naoko, Sakurako, Orion and Nana Oda | Revisited 012
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Jason Nam Murder: The Unsolved 2006 Honolulu Cold Case | Revisited 011
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Michael Miske Jr. and the Miske Enterprise: Johnathan Fraser, Honolulu Organized Crime, and Hawaii’s Biggest RICO Trial | Revisited: 009
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Vanished in Paradise: Honolulu Strangler & Hawaii’s Unsolved Murders of Vicki Purdy, Regina Sakamoto, Denise Hughes, Louise Medeiros & Linda Pesce | Revisited: 006
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Sand Island Hostage Crisis: Sherry Lynn Holmes, Tom McNeil, and the 1996 Honolulu Standoff | Revisited: 010
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Dawn Momohara Murder: McKinley High School Hawaii Cold Case, Gideon Castro DNA Arrest, Unfinished Justice | Revisited: 005
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Sarah Joe: The 1979 Hana Fishermen Mystery, Scott Moorman, and the Maui Boat Found 2,000 Miles Away | Revisited: 004
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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The Disappearance of Diane Suzuki: Hawaii’s 1985 Aiea Dance Studio Cold Case | Revisited: 003
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The Unsolved Murder of Leilani Castro Kim | Revisited: 002
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Lisa Au Murder: 1982 Hawaii Cold Case, Oahu Unsolved Murder, and Tantalus Drive | Revisited 001
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Jan 25, 2025 |