Alarming text messages sent from missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi's cell phone may have come from someone “controlling her,” says Hannah's sister, an aspiring photographer. believed and claimed to be alive.
Kobayashi has been missing since November 11th after he missed a connecting flight in Los Angeles during a trip from Hawaii to New York.
The 31-year-old had texted a friend that she had been “tricked into donating almost all of my funds,” but a follow-up investigation revealed that she had “deceived me into donating almost all of my funds to someone I thought I loved.” ” It was claimed that he had been deceived.
Kobayashi's younger sister, Sidney, felt that the mysterious message “didn't seem like me.”
“This is completely out of line for my sister,” Sidoni Kobayashi said. News Nation. “Knowing her intuitively and having been around her all my life, I knew this was definitely not like her.”
“Especially the last text message she just sent, it felt like someone was controlling her in my mind. Or maybe it wasn't herself,” she said. added.
The two messages were sent just before her phone was turned off.
Two separate Venmo payments, possibly made for tarot readings, are being investigated by police.
“We're recognized and so is the LAPD. It's in their hands,” said Hannah's aunt, Larry Pidgeon. he told the US Sun.
Sydni said the whole situation was “strange” as her sister “would never have done something like this to our family.”
Since the missing persons report was filed, the Kobayashi family had flown to Los Angeles to help with search efforts.
Initially, the family was kept in the dark by detectives, with no contact from authorities for the first 10 days, and only after the family gathered together and began searching for the missing woman in downtown Los Angeles.
Since then, the family has received regular updates on the case and the lead detective has been consulting with Kobayashi's mother.
Sydni teased that the family received information that led them to believe that Hannah was still alive.
“I can't reveal it yet, but I don't think people understand that we have to be very careful about what we publish because we receive thousands of pieces of information from everywhere.” she told the media.
Since the disappearance of their daughter, the Kobayashi family faced several difficulties, which ultimately led to the tragic death of her father.
Ryan Kobayashi took his own life while searching for his daughter.
Police confirmed that Ryan Kobayashi, 58, jumped to his death from a parking lot near LAX around 4 a.m. Sunday, six days after his daughter was reported missing.
Sidoni Kobayashi recalled her father as a “loving, caring, kind-hearted man who fought until his last breath” to find his daughter.
“Please give our family a little bit of reprieve,” Sidoni said. “Imagine if that was the person you love.”
