The father of a missing Hawaiian woman dies by suicide in Los Angeles

Father missing woman from Hawaii died by suicide, Los Angeles police said.

A police spokesman said that at 4 a.m. Sunday, officers went to the 6100 block of West Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport to conduct a death investigation.

An investigation revealed that Ryan Kobayashi, 58, Hannah Kobayashi’s father, died by suicide, police said.

Ryan Kobayashi, who lived in Honolulu, and other members of his family were in Los Angeles searching for Hannah Kobayashi, who flew from Hawaii, where she lived, to Los Angeles on Nov. 8. on her way to New York, but she had less than an hour to reach the departure terminal and missed her connecting flighther aunt Larie Pidgeon said. Her family said Hannah Kobayashi decided to explore the area while waiting for the next flight.

On November 10, Hannah Kobayashi was recorded at a Nike event at The Grove mall, about 12 miles north of Los Angeles International Airport, but her family reported receiving text messages about her phone in the coming days.

In her last message on Nov. 11, Hannah Kobayashi mentioned that she was scared and worried that someone might try to steal her money and identity, Pidgeon said.

According to a video report sent by NBC, family members quoted one of the texts KHNL from Honolulu: “I was tricked into giving away all my funds to the person I thought I loved.”

Facebook from November 15 post by RAD Movement – a nonprofit missing persons group in San Diego County, California – said surveillance video in the area of ​​Pico Boulevard and Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles showed Kobayashi with someone, which raised concerns.

“The video clearly shows that Hannah does not appear to be in good condition and is not alone,” the post said. “Due to the ongoing and active nature of this investigation, we are unable to share any further details at this time.”

It is unclear when the video was recorded.

“There is reason to believe, based on video surveillance, that nothing good is happening to Hannah,” Pidgeon said a week ago, adding that the family did not want to discuss details because they did not want to hinder the investigation.

A Los Angeles police spokesman said Monday that there was no further information and that the investigation was ongoing.

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