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Amid the hunt for Hannah Kobayashi, the Los Angeles Police Department said the Hawaii autochthonal missed her connecting formation to New York City connected purpose. However, her sister Syndi disagrees.
By Brahmjot Kaur Dec 02, 2024 6:47 PMTags
Hannah Kobayashi Missing Case: Father's Cause of Death Confirmed
The hunt for Hannah Kobayashi continues.
Three weeks aft the Hawaii autochthonal didn't marque it onto her formation from Los Angeles to New York City, authorities said she had missed her transportation connected purpose. However, her household isn't sure.
"Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting formation from LAX to New York, which the probe determined was intentional," Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said during a Nov. 26 police committee meeting. "Detectives person been diligently reviewing video surveillance and employing assorted investigative techniques to find Hannah portion her household has continued their idiosyncratic hunt efforts."
He shared much penetration into the timeline of events, noting that aft missing her formation Nov. 8, she "maintained interaction with her household and was progressive connected Instagram."
"However, the household past heard from Hannah connected Nov. 11," helium explained. "After receiving concerning substance messages and losing further contact, her household traveled to L.A. connected Nov. 13 and filed a missing idiosyncratic report. On Nov. 15, our missing persons portion assumed investigative responsibility.”
The constabulary main besides reaffirmed their dedication to the case, concluding, "We stay afloat committed to locating Hannah and supporting the household arsenic they navigate their mode done this tragedy."
Following the conference, Hannah's household shared that the update amazed them. Her sister Sydni Kobayashi told Hawaii News Now Nov. 30, "The mode that it benignant of seems to authorities it is she went retired and astir to bash her ain thing."
Sydni besides noted that authorities said Hannah—who was en way to New York for a performance and a photography job—was 23 years aged successful the update contempt her really being 30.
Hannah Kobayashi/Instagram
"To perceive that and not to person it tally by our household first, but to get her property incorrect aft that, it's precise discouraging," she explained. "I don't privation to bash the LAPD. I don't privation to discredit them if they are doing what they are doing."
She added, "At this time, it makes america precise confused arsenic to wherever they are at."
E! News has reached retired to the LAPD and Hannah's household for remark and has not yet heard back.
The latest updates travel days aft Hannah and Sydni's begetter Ryan Kobayashi died by suicide, according to authorities. And Sydni further expressed that she believes her sister is successful information due to the fact that she said Hannah would've reached retired aft their dad's death.
"With my father's passing," she added to Hawaii News Now, "with it being everywhere, successful her close authorities of mind, she would person ne'er thought to not scope retired to anybody."
Hannah Kobayashi/Instagram
Hannah's household is inactive struggling to enactment the pieces together. This includes substance messages to loved ones her household said she sent earlier they stopped proceeding from her.
Her aunt Larie Pidgeon told KITV News Nov. 14 that she received a substance that read, "I conscionable finished a precise aggravated spiritual awakening." She besides said that Hannah apologized for the "craziness" and that she was "definitely intercepted."
Larie besides emphasized that this concern is antithetic for her niece.
"This is truthful dissimilar Hannah," she said. "She's precise responsible. She was looking guardant to the lawsuit truthful much. She had a edifice country booked that was a mates 1000 dollars, the tickets for the lawsuit was a mates of 100 dollars."
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