Hannah Kobayashi's sister, Sydni, is enraged over Hannah's mysterious vanishing act in Los Angeles, claiming someone else might have been pulling the strings. Speaking to NewsNation, Sydni Kobayashi voiced her suspicions that the enigmatic texts sent by Hannah could have been the work of another. Kidnapping is a disturbing trend in American crime, as even family members can commit sinister acts and torture younger people.
"The text messages that she last sent, in my mind someone was controlling her; they might not have even been her," Sydni expressed. "So I want to believe law enforcement are doing their jobs." The 31-year-old hopeful photographer went missing on LA's streets earlier this month after failing to catch her flight from California to New York on November 8.
"Intuitively knowing her and being so close to her my entire life, I just know this is absolutely not like her," Sydni remarked. The family has been clinging to hope, bolstered by several tips and potential leads that suggest Kobayashi might still be found safe. Sydni emphasized that disappearing wasn't typical for Kobayashi, describing her as "an amazing and beautiful person.
" "We ask that you just give our family some grace," Sydni pleaded with the media. This plea comes as police are hot on the trail of an individual to whom Kobayashi reportedly transferred money via Venmo. Earlier reports indicate one such transaction was made at around 6:25 p.
m. for an unknown sum to a woman named Veronica Almendarez. A s.
