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November 8 Hannah Kobayashi from Hawaii boarded a flight from Maui to New Yorkwith a short stop in Los Angeles.
But after missing her connecting flight, Hannah disappeared.
There have been a few brief sightings of the 31-year-old in LA and family members have received disturbing, unusual messages from her phone, but weeks later Hannah is reported missing.
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Now the body of her father, Ryan Kobayashi, has been found in LA after spending nearly two weeks desperately searching for his daughter.
Here’s everything you need to know about Hannah’s disappearance and the timeline of events since then.
November 8
Hannah flew from Maui to Los Angeles, landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 9:53 p.m. local time.
She was seen on surveillance footage exiting the plane wearing a black hoodie and colorful tights, but she never made it to the flight to New York.
Her family said she missed her flight due to a short 42-minute layover and was on standby for a new flight.
Her sister Sydni Kobayashi told CNN that Hannah had the same itinerary as her ex-boyfriend, but they were going to break up in New York.
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November 9
The next day, Hannah was seen at The Grove, a popular mall in downtown LA. Her family said she was spending time at a bookstore there.
Hannah’s aunt, Larie Pidgeon, told Fox News that her niece spent an hour and a half charging her phone at a Taschen bookstore and filling out a mailing list.
“It’s in her handwriting,” she told the newspaper on November 21.
Sydni told CNN that Hannah also sent Venmo payments to two people that day.
Hannah’s family did not recognize the names of the individuals.
November 10
Hannah returned to the mall the next day and was visible in the background of footage from an event held at the Nike store there.
She also posted a photo from the event on Instagram with a single speech bubble emoji showing an eye inside as the caption.
November 11
Three days after Hannah landed in LA, her family and friends started receiving disturbing messages from her phone.
In the messages, Hannah said she did not feel safe and claimed someone was trying to steal her money and identity, her family claims.
“I’ve been tricked enough to give away all my funds,” read one message to a friend, followed by another: “For someone I thought I loved.”
Another message sent to her aunt reportedly read: “I just finished a very intense spiritual awakening.”
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The texts used language that seemed unusual, according to Hannah’s family, and were devoid of the emojis Hannah usually used.
“It’s weird to me because it doesn’t sound like her, like there’s just something wrong… I don’t know if it’s her or if someone else was texting.”
Hannah was reportedly seen at LAX that same day, where Pidgeon said she spoke with an American Airlines ticket agent in hopes of getting a direct flight to New York City.
The family later said they also saw footage from surveillance cameras Hannah had installed at the Pico subway station near the airport just after 10 p.m. that night.
She reportedly left the station with an unidentified person, and the family claims she “didn’t look in good condition.”
Hannah’s phone last pinged at LAX on November 11th and has been turned off since then.
November 12
Four days after Hannah landed in LA, her family filed a missing person’s report with the Los Angeles Police Department.
A social media campaign was launched and the police asked the public for any information about her whereabouts.
The post shared online describes the 31-year-old as having brown hair and hazel eyes, freckles on her face and a knife tattoo on her arm.
She is 5’10” (177 cm) tall and weighs 140 pounds (63 kg).
November 24
Hannah’s father was found dead on Sunday, November 24, after nearly two weeks of searching the city for his missing daughter.
The LAPD confirmed that his body was discovered in the parking lot of an office near LAX around 4 a.m. local time.
The alleged cause of death has not been released.
“I wasn’t too close to her… growing up. We didn’t have contact for a while,” he told CNN days before his death.
“That’s my main focus.”
Pidgeon told CNN the family was devastated by Ryan’s death and said, “We also want to make it clear that Ryan died of a broken heart.”
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