On November 9, the day Kobayashi was supposed to arrive in New York City, USA, she reportedly made two payments using the Venmo app.
Venmo is a mobile payment app that allows users to send and receivemoneyfrom other users. It is only available for domestic money transfers or payments in US dollars within the US.
Kobayashi reportedly made a payment at 6:25 p.m. to a woman named Veronica Almendarez for an undisclosed amount, with the description showing only a bow-and-arrow emoji.
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The second payment was made less than an hour later at 7:19 p.m. to a man called Jonathan Taylor with the description, “Reading,”The Sun USreported.
Kobayashi’s aunt, Larie Pidgeon, toldThe Sun: “We have been made aware and so have the [Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)]. It’s in their hands.
“We are still focused on Downtown LA. Even though it’s been 15 [days] we still have hope. We are also now encouraging people from across the nation to keep an eye in case she has been taken outside of California.
“We are looking at all possibilities, hotels, metros, bus, train stations.”
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Reddit users have reportedly pointed out that Kobayashi followed Twin Flame accounts associated withthe spiritual movement “Twin Flames Universe,”and she went missing on 11/11, a date often seen as significant in the community for marking reunions and new beginnings.
Kobayashi follows four accounts linked to the cult,The Sunconfirmed.
Pidgeon told the American tabloid: “We have asked all tips to be turned in to the LAPD so they can follow up.
“If we chased every rumor that’s out there we would go crazy. The internet is going wild with conspiracy theories.”
Kobayashi is a 30-year-old photographer from Maui, Hawaii, who has been missing since November 9
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She further stated: “It’s our job as her family to keep the search going and focus on the facts.”
Police have since classified Kobayashi as a “voluntary missing person” and have not released any full statements about the case, according toThe Sun.
Kobayashi was reportedly seen on surveillance footage at LAX with her suitcase and backpack, even though most luggage is typically sent to a traveler’s final destination.
After missing her flight earlier this month, she explored Los Angeles, visiting a bookshop and a Nike event at The Grove, but her family became concerned when she sent texts about being hacked and having her funds stolen.
It is unclear where she stayed in the city, and her family maintains she did not know anyone in Los Angeles.
Kobayashi’s other aunt, Geordan Montalvo, said: “She got paranoid. She started saying, ‘How do you know it’s me?’
“And that’s when we were like, ‘Hannah, what is going on, are you okay? What’s happening?”
One of Kobayashi’s last text messages read: “Hi loves. I just finished a very intense spiritual awakening.
“I’m charging my phone and heading back to the airport to get to NYC. I might need some help getting there, it’s a long story. I’ll keep you posted. I think I still have my hotel room.”
Kobayashi’s last cellphone ping was at LAX on November 11, but she did not rebook her flight, as perThe Sun.
Instead, she was seen exiting the metro at Pico Station in downtown Los Angeles that evening, and her family has not heard from her since.
The LAPD is now reportedly investigating her disappearance, though the family has expressed frustration over a slow initial response from authorities
Kobayashi’s family has been compounded with grief and worry as the missing woman’s father,Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead just two weeks into the search for his missing daughter.
Kobayashi was found dead at the age of 58 in a parking lot near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 4 a.m. local time on Sunday morning (November 24).
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AGoFundMecampaign created to support Li Jaena, his fiancée, offered a heartfelt tribute.
The page, which has raised $7,450 at the time of writing, stated: “We are raising funds to support the Kobayashifamilyand provide assistance to Li during this unimaginable time.
“Ryan Kobayashi flew to Los Angeles immediately after learning of Hannah’s disappearance. Tragically, Ryan is no longer with us, leaving us all heartbroken and at a loss for words.
“If you would like to directly support Li, this GoFundMe will help her navigate through this devastating time.”
“He has been living his absolute worst nightmare, since Hannah’s disappearance, and now, with his passing, our family is grappling withunimaginable grief.
“Ryan’s love for his family was boundless, and he would do anything to protect and care for his daughters.
Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old aspiring photographer from Maui, Hawaii, USA, has been missing since November 9 after failing to catch her connecting flight at Los Angeles International Airport,Bored Pandapreviously reported.
Kobayashi disappeared from the streets of downtown Los Angeles after missing the connecting flight from her native Maui in Hawaii en route to New York City.
Aunt Pidgeon previously toldThe Daily Mail: “As of today the police have reached out to family members who last spoke with Hannah. We want them to take it a bit more seriously.
“We think they realize we’re not going away and we’re going to be really loud. We’re going to do something until they do something.
“I think now they are beginning the process of what we began six days ago. The entire world is looking for you (Hannah) because that’s how special you are.
“We are not going to stop until we find you. We love you.”
On November 8, Kobayashi began to travel, which she reportedly described as a “bucket list dream become reality” in a handwritten itinerary,Bored Pandapreviously shared.
On November 9, the day Kobayashi was supposed to arrive in New York City, USA, she reportedly made two payments using the Venmo app
However, Kobayashi missed her connecting flight in Los Angeles while traveling to meet her aunt Geordan Montalvo inNew York.
After sending cryptic texts that raised concerns about potential abduction or trafficking, her family grew increasingly worried for her safety.
Ryan Kobayashi, still alive at the time, revealed that his daughter had begun sending odd texts to family members about a “spiritual awakening.“
“She felt like she was in danger,” he said at the time. “She felt like somebody was trying to get her identity or her phone.”
Hannah Kobayashi was reportedly spotted in Los Angeles on November 9 at the Taschen bookstore located in The Grove shopping center,Bored Pandapreviously reported.
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Her sister, Sydni Kobayashi, stated that Kobayashi sent a Venmo payment to two people whose names the family does not recognize.
On November 11, surveillance video around a downtown Los Angeles Metro train station near the Crypto.com arena reportedly showed Kobayashi with an unknown person.
Her family said she “does not appear to be in good condition” in the footage. Her Aunt Pidgeon told The Mail: “She didn’t look her normal self.
“She was with someone but we don’t know who it was at this point. She didn’t look like she was safe.”
“My take is she wanted to disappear from her life,” a reader speculated
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