Missing Hawaiian photographer Hannah Kobayashi’s household has claimed that two suspicious Venmo funds she made earlier than disappearing are being investigated by police. Kobayashi, 30, mysteriously vanished whereas heading to New York City.
Kobayashi made the funds to a person and lady on November 9, a day after she missed a connecting flight to New York and stayed again in Los Angeles, her aunt Larie Pidgeon advised the US Sun. One cost was made at 6:25 pm to a lady named Veronica Almendarez, together with an outline of a bow and arrow emoji. At 7:19 pm, Kobayashi made a second cost to a person named Jonathan Taylor with the topic line “Reading,” and it reportedly seemed to be for a tarot card studying.
“We have been made conscious and so have the LAPD. It’s of their palms,” Pidgeon advised the outlet.
“We are nonetheless targeted on Downtown LA. Even although it’s been 15 [days] we nonetheless have hope,” she added.
Kobayashi’s aunt additionally mentioned that the household was asking individuals “throughout the nation to maintain a watch in case she has been taken exterior of California.” “We are all prospects, accommodations, metros, bus, prepare stations,” she added.
It is unclear how a lot cash Kobayashi despatched the 2 individuals. The two recipients haven’t been accused of any wrongdoing.
The seek for Hannah Kobayashi continues
The Kobayashi household’s woes proceed because the younger lady stays lacking. To add to the distress, her father, 58-year-old Ryan Kobayashi, jumped to his dying in the course of the ongoing seek for his daughter.
Sydni Kobayashi, the sister of Hannah, has launched a GoFundMe, in search of help for the seek for her sister within the aftermath of their father’s dying. “We are elevating cash to help the persevering with mission to deliver Hannah house,” the web page reads, detailing how the funds might be used, together with for “Food & hydration for the search groups, most of whom are volunteers,” “Transportation for our household and significant help staff,” “Communication units and know-how for an in depth search space with no mobile phone service,” and extra.