Hannah Kobayashi’s family says she has been found. Here’s a timeline of everything that’s happened since she was reported missing last month.

Hannah Kobayashi’s family says she has been found. Here’s a timeline of everything that’s happened since she was reported missing last month.

The case of Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who the Los Angeles Police Department says disappeared “voluntarily” in early November, has drawn widespread national attention as her family and supporters have tried to find out what happened to her .

On December 11, exactly a month after Kobayashi’s family members said they had last heard from her, her family issued a statement through their lawyer saying they were “incredibly relieved and grateful” that she was “in Safety was found”.

Here is a detailed timeline of events and updates that Kobayashi’s family and the LAPD have released since Kobayashi was reported missing in early November.

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November 8th: Both Kobayashi and her ex-boyfriend are flying from Maui to New York with a stopover in Los Angeles. Kobayashi’s ex-boyfriend boards the flight to New York, while Kobayashi tells her family that she missed the connection.

November 9th: Kobayashi texts her family telling them that she is sightseeing in Los Angeles and visiting the Grove Mall and downtown LA

November 10th: Kobayashi visits the Grove again for a Nike event. She is filmed at the event and later uploads a photo from the event to her public Instagram account.

Kobayashi also sent money through Venmo to two people unknown to her family — transactions that Yahoo News was able to verify because Kobayashi’s Venmo account is public.

November 11th: Kobayashi tells her aunt Larie Pidgeon that she is returning to LAX for a new flight to New York. According to an interview Pidgeon gave to USA Today, Kobayashi spoke with an American Airlines agent sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. local time. But she never boarded the flight.

In other media interviews, several family members have described Kobayashi’s texts from that day as strange and out of character. She allegedly told her relatives that she had been “hacked” and “tricked” into giving money to “someone I thought I loved.”

One of her last text messages allegedly said: “I just had a very intense spiritual awakening. I’m heading back to the airport to get to NYC. “I might need some help getting there.” This was the last day Kobayashi is known to have communicated with her family and friends.

November 12th: Kobayashi’s family files a missing person report in California. According to Kobayashi’s family, her father Ryan was also flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles at this time to help search for her.

A flyer attached to a pole with two pictures of Kobayashi with the caption: Missing, Hannah Kobayashi. If you are seen, call 911 or RAD Movement (619) 904-0840.

A flyer with information about Hannah Kobayashi in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

November 15th: The Los Angeles Police Department posted on Facebook about Kobayashi’s disappearance.

November 17th: Kobayashi’s sister Sydni issued a statement saying that on the night of November 11, the family saw surveillance footage of Kobayashi walking around the subway station in downtown Los Angeles.

November 21st: A group of volunteers – including Kobayashi’s father Ryan – are canvassing downtown L.A., putting up posters of Kobayashi just blocks from where she is believed to have been last seen.

Ryan Kobayashi stands in front of a microphone alongside a few others and holds a picture of Hannah with the caption:

Ryan Kobayashi (right) holds a picture of his missing daughter in front of the Crypto.com Arena on November 21 in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

November 23rd: In an interview with NewsNation, Pidgeon says Kobayashi sent her mother a detailed itinerary for her stay in New York, including places she wanted to eat, museums she wanted to visit and a photography assignment “that has always been there.” was on her wish list.” .” Pidgeon also claimed that Kobayashi said she also paid “a few thousand dollars” for a hotel reservation.

Read more from Yahoo News: Hannah Kobayashi is still missing: Here’s what her family has gathered so far

November 24th: Kobayashi’s father Ryan is found dead in a parking lot near Los Angeles International Airport around 4 a.m. The coroner’s office later confirmed that he died by suicide.

November 26th: At a Police Commission meeting, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said that Kobayashi “missed her connecting flight from LAX to New York, which the investigation indicates was intentional.”

November 30th: Kobayashi’s sister Sydni and her mother released a statement on Facebook in response to McDonnell’s statement, denying the claim “that Hannah intentionally missed her flight.”

Dec 2nd: At a news conference, McDonnell said that the LAPD “reviewed U.S. Customs and Border Protection video surveillance that clearly shows Kobayashi crossing the U.S. border on foot into Mexico.” She was alone with her luggage and appeared unharmed be.”

According to some news outlets, there was a post on the “Help Us Find Hannah” Facebook group – a private page with over 25,000 members – that said the family would close the Facebook group and no longer respond to messages the case. It is not clear whether this post was shared before or after the LAPD’s latest press conference.

Read more from Yahoo News: Hannah Kobayashi is still missing: LAPD says she voluntarily entered Mexico alone

Dec 3rd: In an interview with NBC News, Sydni says the family was “shocked” and “frustrated” when they learned Kobayashi had gone to Mexico. Sydni also rejects the LAPD’s conclusion that Kobayashi voluntarily cut off communications with her family before leaving the country.

“She was in different places, but she always checked in,” Sydni said. “She always lets us know what’s going on.”

Dec 4th: Kobayashi’s family issues a statement, which their lawyer issues

“It has been 22 agonizing days since we last heard from her and not knowing where she is or if she is okay is heartbreaking,” the statement continued. “Like everyone else, we receive updates through the media because the LAPD has not fully informed us directly of important developments.”

Los Angeles Magazine publishes a report claiming the family believes Kobayashi may have “conducted a secret marriage for money,” adding that sources claimed the “secret new husband” was on the flight to Los Angeles .

After the article was published, the family lawyer issued another statement regarding to verify the legitimacy of this information.”

Dec 11: The family issued another statement through their lawyer announcing that Kobayashi had been “found safe.”

“The last month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family and we kindly ask for privacy as we take the time to heal and process everything we have been through. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us during this difficult time.” . Your kindness and care meant a lot to us.

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