Today is the 7th anniversary of the disappearance of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser. On July 30, 2016, Fraser disappeared suddenly without a trace.

Former Honolulu business owner Michael J. Miske Jr. faces several charges related to Fraser’s disappearance and murder, including murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, murder for hire conspiracy resulting in death, kidnapping using a facility of interstate commerce resulting in death, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping using a facility of interstate commerce.

Two of those charges have mandatory minimum sentences of life in prison if Miske is convicted, while two others call for a maximum life sentence.

I didn’t know Johnny Fraser, but I’ve heard a lot about him over the years since his disappearance became a focal point of the federal government’s investigation of Mike Miske and the criminal organization he is accused of controlling and directing.

Johnny Fraser went to King Intermediate, then attended Castle High School, although he didn’t graduate. He stood just 5′-7″, and weighed in around 150 pounds. He loved the ocean, shoreline fishing, boogie boarding. He loved to work on cars, then got into street racing, outlaw racing. On Instagram, he boasted about the Mad Dog racing group, “Team Mad.”

Johnny like to smoke weed. And he loved playing football. He had played Pop Warner football, and was said to have a “good arm,” but didn’t do well enough academically in high school to turn out for the team. And he loved dogs, especially his pit bull, Nala, who was said to be “his world.”

Fraser wasn’t an angel, and he had struggles. But family members described him as quiet and respectful. Once he knew you, he would talk. He wasn’t an aggressive punk kid, I was told, but “he could handle himself.”

In May 2018, the FBI offered a $20,000 reward “for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the disappearance of Jonathan Fraser.” It isn’t known whether that reward has been claimed.

The following description of Fraser’s disappearance is taken from the December 2016 affidavit of an FBI special agent assigned to the agency’s Criminal Enterprise Squad in Honolulu that was submitted in support of a search warrant application. It is among dozens of search warrants unsealed by court order last year.

On November 17, 2015, Caleb Miske (Caleb), son of Michael Miske, Jr., (Miske) was involved in a motor vehicle accident with Johnathan Fraser (Fraser) in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Investigation by HD determined that Caleb and Fraser were together in the same vehicle while traveling at an excessive speed when it collided with another vehicle on Kaneohe Bay Drive. Investigation by HD determined that Caleb was the driver of the vehicle and Fraser was in the front passenger seat. As a result of the accident, Fraser and Caleb suffered from severe injuries and were hospitalized. Fraser was able to recover physically to the point where he was released from the hospital, although he still suffered mental and physical pain and fatigue. Caleb was unable to recover from the accident and died in the hospital on March 12, 2016.

On July 30, 2016 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Fraser and the vehicle he used, a 1994 Honda Civic, were reported missing from his apartment, located at 6233 Keokea Place, Apartment #101, Honolulu, Hawaii. Fraser and his vehicle were reported missing by Fraser’s family and close friends. Fraser was last seen at approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 30th. Following the report of Fraser’s disappearance, HD opened a missing person investigation to locate Fraser and his vehicle. As of the date of this affidavit, Fraser remains missing.

The 1994 Honda Civic used by Fraser was purchased by Mike, and the registered owner was Hawaii Partners LLC, one of Miske’s businesses.

On July 31, 2016, HPD interviewed Confidential Witness One (CW1) regarding Fraser’s disappearance. CW is a close acquaintance to Fraser, Fraser’s family, and Fraser’s friends. CW1 stated the apartment Fraser had been staying in had been rented by Miske for his daughter-in-law, Delia Miske (Delia), the widow of Caleb. Investigators believe that Miske had permitted Fraser and Fraser’s girlfriend, Ashley Wong (Wong), to stay at the apartment with Delia. CW stated that prior to his death, Caleb and Fraser were good friends. CW1 also stated that Delia and Wong were good friends.

CW1 stated that Miske and his family did not accept that Caleb was the driver during the accident with Fraser that ultimately caused his death. CW1 stated that Miske had openly expressed to family and friends his belief that Fraser was the driver during the accident and was at fault for the crash….

On July 31, 2016, HD interviewed Confidential Witness Two (CW2) regarding Fraser’s disappearance. CW is another close acquaintance of Fraser, Fraser’s family, and Fraser’s friends. CW2 advised that during hospital visits, Miske openly blamed Fraser for the vehicle accident that caused Caleb’s death. CW2 stated that Miske and his family forbid Fraser from attending Caleb’s funeral services because of Mike’s belief that Fraser was the reason for his son’s death. However, after Caleb’s funeral, Miske personally visited the family of Fraser and expressed that he believed the hospital was to blame for Caleb’s death. Despite that representation by Miske, Miske’s family threatened Fraser.

Despite initially blaming Fraser for his son’s death in March of 2016, months later, in July of 2016, Miske allowed Fraser and his girlfriend to stay in an apartment that was believed to have been rented by Miske for his daughter-in-law, Delia.

On August 7, 2016, the Honda Civic used by Fraser was discovered in the vicinity of 6233 Keokea Place, Apartment #101, near the intersection of Summer Street and Kuliouou Road in Honolulu, Hawaii. The vehicle had been secured and was unattended.

Another account of Fraser’s disappearance was contained in a separate affidavit by an IRS Criminal Investigation special agent filed with another search warrant application several years later in July 2020.

At least one of MISKE’s intended murder victims was, in fact, murdered: 21-year-old Johnathan Fraser. HPD records show that Fraser was in an automobile accident with MISKE’s son, Caleb Mike (hereinafter “Caleb”), in November 2015. Fraser recovered from his injuries, but Caleb remained hospitalized until he passed away in March 2016. Fraser then disappeared on July 30, 2016. CW-1 has explained that Fraser’s disappearance was the result of MISKE’s efforts to have Fraser kidnapped and murdered. CW-1 has described the extensive and meticulous efforts that MISKE made to facilitate and conceal these efforts, including calling to meet and instructing that cellphones be left behind; offering CW-1 to name his/her price for carrying out the murder; purchasing a Boston Whaler vessel for use in disposing Fraser’s body into the ocean where it would not be found; permitting Fraser and his girlfriend to move into an apartment that MISKE controlled in order to facilitate the kidnapping and murder plans; instructing CW-1 to purchase firearms and other items that could be used to murder Fraser; and instructing JASON K. YOKOYAMA (hereinafter “YOKOYAMA”), a business partner of MISKE, to purchase vehicles that could be used in the kidnapping and murder plot. Although CW-1 assisted with the planning and preparation, CW-1 did not help MISKE with the actual kidnapping and killing of Fraser, and lost favor in MISKE’s eyes as a result. MISKE told CW-1, after Fraser’s disappearance, that he had the assistance of “Hammah,” the common alias for BERMUDEZ….[Lance Bermudez was one of Miske’s ten original co-defendants. He pleaded guilty last year and is expected to testify against Miske and others. He is apparently now in a witness protection program, and his current whereabouts are unknown.]

…MISKE’s daughter-in-law, DELIA FABRO-MISKE (hereinafter “FABRO-MISKE”), assisted MISKE with the kidnapping of Fraser that resulted in his death. An individual (“Individual-12) has explained that Individual-12 was in a relationship with Fraser in November 2015 when Fraser and MISKE’s son got into the car accident. After MISKE’s son passed away, MISKE held a grudge against Fraser. Beginning around May 2016, however, Individual-12 observed that MISKE seemed to have an apparent change of heart, and he made amends with Fraser. In June 2016, MISKE invited Fraser and Individual-12 to stay at an apartment in Hawaii Kai that MISKE rented at that time and in which FABRO-MISKE was already living. Fraser and Individual-12 moved into MISKE’s apartment about two weeks before Fraser went missing. Then, on the day that Fraser went missing July 30, 2016-FABRO-MISKE took Individual-12 on a “spa day” at the Disney Aulani Resort in Koolina for which FABRO-MISKE offered to pay. This was the first time FABRO-MISKE had ever asked Individual-12 to do that, even though they had known each other for several years. As a result of this “spa day,” Individual-12 was not together with Fraser when Fraser went missing on July 30, 2016. Credit card records for a card in the name of FABRO-MISKE, which is billed to MISKE at the address of KTPC [Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control], show that on the day Fraser went missing, July 30, 2016, FABRO-MISKE spent $1,072.50 at the Laniwai Spa at the Disney Aulani Resort.

Fabro-Miske was not one of the original defendants in the case, but was added (along with Jason Yokoyama) in a superseding indictment in July 2021. She and Yokoyama are both charged with racketeering conspiracy for their alleged roles in what prosecutors say was a racketeering enterprise directed by Miske. In addition, Fabro-Miske is also charged with bank fraud stemming from allegedly falsifying documents when applying for a Bank of Hawaii loan in 2017.

A Facebook group, Justice for Johnny, currently has 429 members and shares information relevant to Fraser, his disappearance, and the pending criminal charges related to his kidnapping and murder.