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Father a Hawaii A woman who went missing two weeks ago was found dead Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Ryan Kobayashi traveled to Los Angeles to help find his daughter Hannah Kobayashi.
The 30-year-old was last heard from on Nov. 11, after she failed to board a flight to New York during a layover at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8.
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Ryan Kobayashi’s body was found around 4 a.m. Sunday on West Century Boulevard, the LAPD confirmed to CNN — at an address near the airport.
Police have not released any information on the 58-year-old’s cause of death, but Kobayashi’s family said he died by suicide.
“The Kobayashi family experienced a devastating tragedy today.
After tirelessly searching Los Angeles for 13 days, Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, tragically took his own life.
This loss has immeasurably increased the family’s suffering,” the family said statement released through a non-profit group helping to find Hannah Kobayashi.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office is listing Kobayashi’s death as an open case, and the cause of death has not been released.
The file states that he died in the parking lot. CNN has requested more details.
“As you can imagine, the family is devastated,” Hannah Kobayashi’s aunt, Larie Pidgeon, told CNN.
She said Ryan “died of a broken heart.”
Since Hannah went missing, the elder Kobayashi has spoken to the media on behalf of his family and asked for the public’s help in finding his daughter.
“Hannah loved to travel. She loved photography, art, music. I wasn’t too close to her… growing up. We hadn’t been in touch for a while,” Ryan Kobayashi said in an interview with CNN last week.
“I’m just trying to make peace. I’m trying to get her back. That’s my main focus.”
In a statement, the Kobayashi family urged the public to “maintain focus on the search.”
“Hannah is still missing and is believed to be in immediate danger. It is critical that everyone remains vigilant in their efforts to locate Hannah,” the statement said.
In another statement released by Pidgeon, the Kobayashi family said they had been “overwhelmed by the overwhelming outpouring of love and support during this deeply difficult time.”
“Every step you take, every poster you hang, every message you share and every act of kindness brings us closer to finding Hannah. We can’t thank you enough for being with us during this journey,” the family said.
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The family received suspicious text messages
Hannah was supposed to visit her aunt in upstate New York, her sister Sydni Kobayashi told CNN earlier.
She and her ex-boyfriend planned a trip to New York while they were still together, according to her sister.
Since the tickets were non-refundable, they decided to keep their tickets but change seats and travel separately, she added.
The ex-boyfriend, unlike Hannah, boarded the flight to New York from Los Angeles.
CNN obtained a photo of what appears to be Hannah getting off a flight at the Los Angeles airport.
The next day, she was spotted at the Taschen bookstore in The Grove, a mall in Los Angeles, her sister said.
She then sent a Venmo payment to two people whose names the family did not recognize, according to her sister.
On November 10, a video was posted on YouTube showing Hannah at the LeBron XXII Trial Experience, an event held at a Nike store in the same mall.
A photo of the event was also posted on her Instagram profile, her sister said.
In the days after the 30-year-old missed her flight, family and friends received a series of suspicious messages from her phone.
On November 11 – the last day anyone heard from the missing woman – her mother texted her asking if she had arrived in New York.
Hannah said no, her sister said.
She also sent messages to a friend saying she didn’t feel safe and that someone was trying to steal her identity and funds, according to screenshots her sister sent to CNN.
“Deep Hackers have wiped my identity, stolen all my funds and have been targeting me since Friday,” one message to a friend read.
Another message said: “Pretty much tricked me into giving away all my funds,” followed by one message: “For someone I thought I loved.”
On November 15, the LAPD’s missing persons unit created a poster about Hannah’s disappearance, saying she was last seen at the airport. It said he had freckles on his face and a tattoo on his forearm.
On Nov. 17, in a statement posted on Facebook, Sydni Kobayashi said the family obtained surveillance footage showing her sister around a downtown subway train station near Crypto.com | Safely buy, sell and trade Bitcoins, Ethereum and 350+ Altcoins Arena, although it was not clear exactly when the footage was taken.
In the video, Hannah is not alone and “doesn’t appear to be in good health,” the family wrote on Facebook, saying they could not share further details.
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