Cops issue major update on missing Hannah Kobayashi as they reveal why she missed her flight before vanishing

POLICE person released a large update astir missing pistillate Hannah Kobayashi arsenic they uncover wherefore she missed her formation earlier she vanished.

A immense hunt for Hannah, who was past seen connected November 11, commenced successful Los Angeles, aft a bid of unexpected and worrying updates emerged from her case.

The 30-year-old failed to get connected her connecting formation for a travel of a beingness to New York, aft leaving her location successful Hawaii connected November 8.

She was past seen successful a bookshop an hr distant from LAX the adjacent time but remains missing.

Police revealed the results of their probe into Hannah not getting onto her 2nd flight, connected Tuesday astatine an LAPD Board of Commissioners meeting.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said: "On Friday, Nov. 8 23-year-old Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting formation from LAX to New York which the probe determined was intentional."

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"Over the adjacent fewer days, she maintained interaction with her household and remained progressive connected Instagram."

He added: "Our hearts spell retired to the Kobayashi household during this unimaginable clip of grief.

"We stay afloat committed to locating Hannah and supporting the household arsenic they navigate their mode done this tragedy."

The hunt for Hannah took a bid of antithetic turns specified arsenic a slew of cryptic texts that were sent from her telephone connected November 10.

One of the messages said she had been tricked into giving distant wealth to idiosyncratic she loved.

It read: "I got tricked beauteous overmuch into giving distant each my funds for idiosyncratic I thought I loved."

These messages sparked immense interest arsenic her sister, Sydni Kobayashi, said the texts could person been sent by idiosyncratic else.

Speaking to NewsNation CUOMO, she said; "[It] feels similar idiosyncratic was controlling her.

"Intuitively knowing her and being truthful adjacent to her my full life, I conscionable cognize this is perfectly not similar her."

The enigma deepened arsenic Hannah was seen astatine a Nike lawsuit successful LA the aforesaid day.

By November 11, Hannah's telephone placed her backmost astatine LAX and she posted a representation connected her Instagram of the Nike event.

Her telephone was past turned off.

Hannah was spotted again connected November 11 astatine the Metro Pico presumption successful downtown Los Angeles, with an chartless man.

Her family, who person seen the surveillance footage, said she did not look good and fearfulness she whitethorn person been abducted oregon trafficked.

The family, who flew to Los Angeles to hunt for Hannah, took a 2nd tragic stroke arsenic the missing woman's father, Ryan, was recovered dormant successful a parking batch connected November 24.

The LA County Medical Examiner ruled his decease arsenic suicide.

Ryan was said to person searched done immoderate of LA's astir unsafe neighborhoods, including the infamous Ski Row, for his girl.

Hannah's aunt Larie told the New York Post: “Imagine looking successful places similar Skid Row, picturing his girl being enactment trafficked, not getting sleep,”

"He conscionable broke.”