We were not expecting this MAJOR twist in the search for missing woman Hannah Kobayashi… It’s been nearly a month now since the Hawaii resident failed to board her connecting flight from LA to New York and fell off the face of the earth.
A lot has happened since then — several theories have popped up about her whereabouts, her father Ryan tragically died by suicide while searching for her, and her family has continued to advocate for her safe return.
But on Tuesday, the LAPD’s investigation took a turn as Chief Jim McDonnell revealed she was spotted crossing the US-Mexico border on foot and “unharmed” in November — one day after her loved ones last heard from her.
Lieutenant Douglas Oldfield noted there were “indications” on her social media that she wanted to “disconnect” from her phone prior to her disappearance, and McDonnell gave her missing status the new classification of “voluntary missing person.” But one of the biggest glaring red flags that the LAPD couldn’t quite crack were the odd text messages she sent her loved ones prior to vanishing.
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