LAPD believes missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi intentionally missed flight from LAX

abc7.com December 2, 2024, 06:01 AM UTC

LAPD has determined that Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Maui, intentionally missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York on November 8. She has not been in contact with her family since then. Family members have expressed confusion over the LAPD's findings, stating they were not informed of this development. They also noted inaccuracies in the police briefing, including Hannah's age and timeline details. After missing her flight, Hannah was seen in a social media video on November 10, but there have been no updates since November 11. Her father, who traveled to Los Angeles to help search for her, was found dead near LAX two weeks later.


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