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Three weeks after a Hawaii woman disappeared in Los Angeles, her family vows to continue the search for the mysterious disappearance amid disturbing text messages.

Hannah Kobayashi, 30, was last heard from on Nov. 11 after she missed a connecting flight from Maui to New York City at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8, her family said.

On Nov. 24, her father, who had been trying to find his daughter, was found dead near the L.A. airport of an apparent suicide, police said.

Surveillance videos have shown her at a Los Angeles mall and train station, and strange messages and online payments have since only deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance.

On Tuesday, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said police determined Kobayashi intentionally missed her flight.

“Our condolences go out to the Kobayashi family in this unimaginable time of grief,” McDonnell said at a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners in Los Angeles. “We remain committed to locating Hannah and supporting the family as they navigate this tragedy.”

The LAPD did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for further updates on the investigation Friday. USA TODAY also reached out to an organization representing the family.

Here’s what we know:

Who is Hannah Kobayashi?

According to an LAPD description, Kobayashi is described as 5 feet tall and weighing about 150 pounds. She has brown hair, hazel eyes, and freckles on her face and usually wears glasses. She has a heart with a knife tattooed on her right forearm.

Friends described her as creative and entrepreneurial and an aspiring photographer, CNN reported. She planned to travel to New York to visit an aunt and also planned to take photos at a concert in Brooklyn in mid-November, her family told the news outlet.

Kobayashi was on the same flight to New York as her ex-boyfriend. They kept the tickets because they couldn’t get refunds and planned to go their separate ways after landing in New York, Kobayashi’s sister told the Los Angeles Times.

CNN reported that the ex-girlfriend had booked the connecting flight, but she didn’t.

What did Kobayashi do after he missed the flight?

A day after she missed her flight, the LA Times reported that Kobayashi visited a bookstore at The Grove shopping center in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Her aunt told the newspaper that she had sent a photo of a book to a relative. Using the photo’s dates, the family later went to that bookstore and confirmed that she had been there and that she had filled out a newsletter form.

She also sent two payments via Venmo to two people her family did not know, CNN reported. Police said she remained active on Instagram.

On November 10, she was identified in a promotional video for a LeBron James Nike event at The Grove. She also posted a photo of the event on her Instagram, her last public post, in which she tagged the LA Times.

Regarding text messages before disappearance

The family received worrying text messages after Kobayashi missed her flight, family and police said. The news was out of character for Kobayashi, her aunt Larie Pidgeon told USA TODAY. These included strange phrases and a lack of emojis.

On the news, Kobayashi said she didn’t feel safe, CNN reported. She wrote that someone wanted to steal her money and her identity. In another text, CNN reported that she wrote that she had been “tricked” into giving away all of her money. “For someone I thought I loved,” a follow-up message said.

CBS reported in one of her messages that she had completed a “very intense spiritual awakening” and said she was on her way back to the airport but she “might need some help getting there.”

The last day her family contacted her was November 11th. In screenshots of text messages shared with USA TODAY, Kobayashi said she was on her way to the airport.

“I have a safe passage” and “I’ll keep you posted,” she said, later adding “Matrix style.”

In follow-up messages, she said: “I’m fine,” “I love you,” “Don’t worry,” “For the good of everyone,” “I’ll keep you updated,” “I promise,” and “Call you.” ” soon.”

On November 11, surveillance cameras showed Kobayashi at LAX, but she never boarded a flight. Sometime after 4:30 p.m., Pidgeon said, she spoke with an American Airlines agent.

That was the last time her phone was turned on at LAX.

Where was Kobayshi last seen?

That night, Kobayashi was captured on CCTV footage in downtown LA. She was with an unknown person at the Pico Metro light rail station near the Crypto.com Arena.

On November 12, Kobayashi’s family said they had filed a missing person report. The LAPD announced her as a missing person on November 15th.

The search for Kobayashi has attracted widespread attention online and in Los Angeles, and volunteers have organized groups to search the streets for her.

Days later, police found her father, Ryan Kobayashi, dead in a parking lot near LAX on Nov. 24. Ryan had been searching for his daughter in Los Angeles for almost two weeks.

The family confirmed that he died by suicide. McDonnell, the police chief, said preliminary findings indicate it was a suicide.

Pidgeon told USA TODAY that the last few weeks had already been difficult before she learned of her brother-in-law’s sudden death.

“He just died of a broken heart,” Pidgeon said. “Being on the street and seeing what options there are for where his daughter could be. No sleep. The speculative rumors that are circulating. It just took a toll on him.”

Anyone with information about Kobayashi’s whereabouts is asked to call Los Angeles police at 1-877-527-3247 The wheel movement at 619-904-0840.

Featuring: Anthony Robledo and James Powel

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Search for Hannah Kobayashi continues three weeks after missed LAX flight