Hawaii Police file last-minute motion saving detectives from sharing evidence in Ireland investigation

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Big Island Police filed a last-minute motion with the Hawaii Supreme Court Wednesday morning, saving detectives from sharing its latest findings in the Dana Ireland case - for now.

Judge Peter Kubota seemed frustrated by the move. And for the first time, made his opinion very clear.

"So I'll ask you this, what further investigation does the police conduct with a guy who's now deceased?" said Judge Kubota. "You can get all the information and all the evidence, but what are you gonna do with that? Are you gonna prosecute this dead guy?"

Lawyers for Albert Ian and Shawn Schweitzer have been requesting all information on the Hawaii Police Department's investigation on Albert Lauro Jr. He's the man recently identified as the "unknown male" in connection with Ireland's murder in 1991.

Detectives interviewed him, but Lauro killed himself days later.

"We have the police going on and defending their actions in this case repeatedly from the very start when they could not find a suspect," said Keith Shigetomi, attorney for Shawn Schweitzer. "When they get in bed with convicted felons, and ...