Hannah Kobayashi: Sister, family’s lawyer say search is still ongoing | Banfield

[@Bella_Obscura]

Her sister saying that they keep in touch “here and there” and they both “have their own lives” does not sound like they were very close at all. I don’t think the family had any idea what was going on with her. I realize they are hurt and have just suffered a terrible loss, but all evidence points to Hannah intentionally walking away from her life and family. How would someone else be “doing this from a distance”? To still be saying she’s “in danger” is just denying the facts of the case. I do think, however, think that LAPD should have been more forthcoming with their findings sooner.

[@October_JennJenn]

Exactly. As the youngest sibling of a very dysfunctional family, it appears this is all typical of a really dysfunctional family dynamic.

[@deannasantos4093]

These are my thoughts exactly. Also the sister is questioning if the video of her entering Mexico is even her, and the police should have confirmed with the family. LAPD doesn’t need to do that with the technology and records they are capable of and clearly used to identify her in the surveillance.

​@@deannasantos4093 Her sister will do whatever it takes to continue to scam people on her gofundme.

[@JimmiAlli]

So many things here that do not add up.

[@mafongojr164]

This is my good friend's niece, and I agree with you

[@chanelle7484]

Facts!

[@jackdavis8701]

it makes clear sense she ran away

[@NickKautz]

It all adds up perfectly if you're smart enough to figure it out.

[@joes.4149]

@@NickKautzgood one. Dork.

[@PerryInterstellarHarry]

what adds up is she wanted to ditch her family. despite her sisters claim.

[@JuanGuillermoCastroVazquez]

No. N9😅

[@misskathleen490]

THEY are all narcs

[@eden_aumakua]

You've ZERO FACTS to prove that. No one has any idea - until Hannah is located. Be real not snarky.

[@tiktokmfr]

She's trying to get away from them for a reason

[@PerryInterstellarHarry]

@@eden_aumakua It is what it is.

[@Lazyfordays]

She is an adult who just doesn’t want to talk to her family…can we focus on people who are actually missing.

[@MarkOliver-p4i]

This won't be let go, still plenty of money for the armchair detectives to make, can't let this good crisis go to waste. PATHETIC.

[@getoffmylawnbeech]

Exactly what I have been saying! TY. Lazyfordays!

[@baldeagle4710]

Thousands of missing children and we are talking about a 30 year old woman who left voluntarily

[@karenkrejci1187]

@@baldeagle4710 Exactly!!!

[@joes.4149]

“We can focus” stop watching the news if you want them to change what they report 😂 they only care about views.

[@TheSaltySunflower]

They need to leave her alone. She clearly wants nothing to do with them.

[@cindymcmillan609]

Not really, she is acting out of character and may have mental issues that need to be dealt with. She also may not have seen any media.

[@shanaolson1812]

but now the public and police are involved, a case has been opened, so she has a responsibility to report as her well-being is required after a welfare check. And then she has a right to be mad as hell. She probably feels responsible for her dad's death and will never emerge. She wanted to go off the grid, possibly. And now she will never get away from the attention.

[@MaineUSA]

@@TheSaltySunflower they just want money

[@heidiiiiiiii]

​@shanaolson1812 she doesn't have a responsibility to check in, but it would be nice, so maybe the media will drop this.

[@td4906]

​@@heidiiiiiiii Maybe not legally but she has a moral responsibility

[@7FAFO]

FAMILY, Plz allow Hannah space. The fact that she hasn't responded to her father's death speaks volumes. If she wants to be found, she will.

[@LUXURYPREMIER]

I don’t think so, what is she is in danger and everyone the police is saying is false. Remember no one found her to confirm that she is safe and want to be left alone. Even that picture they showed it’s not a fact that the person in the picture is her. So many red flags and unanswered question. I would feel better if they had found her and she was safe and said she wanted to be left alone. How can the police make up all those statements without even finding and speaking to this lady. I feel like that girl is in danger, no one would go to Mexico without a phone and all the crap that is going on and willing missed her dream job in NY…..

[@deed2157]

She ditched her phone so she may not know the dad died

[@ARTtoGO]

If she's off the grid in mexico since Nov 12 then probably not watching the news ( how could she if she's off grid) but the family can't figure that part out and keep saying she would for sure contact them. She ditched her phone too at LAX after she picked up her bags which were sent back from NYC.They keep doubling down on everything. This family is whacko.

[@JohnKim-johnnygymkim]

We can say what is more likely and no doubt this family isn't as close as stated. But she could have very easily been trafficked or her potential mental state alone makes her vulnerable!!

[@JohnKim-johnnygymkim]

​@@LUXURYPREMIER Perfectly Said.

[@uptone12111]

I think the family's holding secrets because they want people to keep looking. I think she is mentally unstable and was looking to escape

[@keiki9972]

It’s a possibility!

[@reallifebarbie1]

Yes I think mental illness plays a part in this

[@WhiteDove73-888]

The entire family is nuts except this sis. Edit. Nope she’s nuts too

[@issahumps]

Disconnecting is a fad/trend lol I did it for 6 months but told people ahead of time 😂

[@Messpinoza]

At this point, I’d have to agree

[@J509-b8c]

The cops are not telling the family nothing probably because they’re investigating them. They know something is up as well.

[@shanaolson1812]

that's where I would start. Then I'd go to a welfare check imposed on Hannah to verify her mental health status.

[@cindymcmillan609]

It’s the detectives and the district attorney who are incompetent. lLA has just gotten rid of the worst DA that they have ever experienced. The new DA has not taken over yet, so it still is lousy service. I feel sorry for police, they do all the dirty work and the detectives and DA do absolutely NOTHING!!!!

[@joes.4149]

Do they? Lmfao yall are so du mmmmmbbb😂

[@iambeiam]

Because the family is potentially a suspect

[@RossellaPerry]

Well police and media do lie . This family has been through hell and accusations of being liars to scammers.

[@ginpepper]

It’s frustrating that Banfield talks over Sydney

[@JuttaBerlin]

it's all about getting more clicks

[@sheisnormalLinda]

Its because of the delay, so they end up talking over eachothers

[@abbydoss4967]

It’s frustrating but I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault, there’s simply a delay and so it makes it difficult for fluid communication sometimes..

[@Sam-gv6lo]

She talks over everyone

[@Mysticalwarlock89]

​@sheisnormalLinda even with the delay, all you have to do is wait for the other to finish speaking. She litterly cuts her off midsentence multiple times 😂

[@ValeskaTruax]

Even the sister seems to say she was not ordinarily in constant contact with her family.

[@MsK_1111]

I caught that too.

[@harriet677]

You need to watch again she did say Hannah always keeps in touch with her family

[@MsK_1111]

@@harriet677 i think you need to rewatch and pay close attention to her words

[@ValeskaTruax]

@harriet677 I heard her mumble something about how they all lived their own lives, which seemed to imply it wasn't every day or even every week.

[@nastaphantasia2895]

​@@ValeskaTruaxbut that's very normal in the mist familys 😅🤷

[@aPLAGUE0113]

Everyone is blaming the girl or calling her unstable. I left my family unnoticed and didn’t want to deal with them as well. It was an abusive household. The first person that came “looking” for me was my dad. Just like Hannah. There’s a reason why she left involuntarily.

[@ashtonwolgamott3526]

Why did the dad kill himself randomly? And why does it seem like Hannah is running away? She is obviously trying to get away for some reason. Now the family says they have a criminal attorney.. for what?.. this entire story is nothing but a confusing mess. There's alot more going on here that they are not telling us.

[@speedracerjeff]

@@ashtonwolgamott3526 yeah there’s more than meets the eye here. The whole family dynamic is strange.

[@nishottara777]

They had to because people want go be refunded. This is a group of nuts.

[@Mysticalwarlock89]

ITS CALLED DEPRRSSION !! People who feel hopeless and suffer with depression often kill themselves. I know you where born yesterday buy welcome to the real world

[@maribelru2011]

@@ashtonwolgamott3526 why would the dad kill himself when clearly there was a lot of hope that she was “OK” So many videos of her at the airport would give me so much hope. It seems very controlling tactic. We Dr. Grande to look at this!!

[@nendoakuma7451]

Yeah, it seems like there are some dark family secrets that they all want to stay buried. I don’t know that there is enough evidence of a crime or that she is in danger, but it is a very unusual case.

[@guslevy3506]

“This is so out of character for her…” Except the other times that she went dark and didn’t keep contact…

[@richardc5100]

The simplest answer is she hates her family and they aren’t even that close! The family don’t get along with each other and they want us to believe they are so close that they know each other and what they would do? This is a non story, she’s grown and can make her own decisions.

[@kendallevans4079]

Yup! At 31 you don't "run away" you simply go live your own life. That's not a crime or a public problem, it's a private matter.

[@JohnKim-johnnygymkim]

​@@kendallevans4079 I'm sure we don't hear about many missing people who don't go viral; buy who actively runs away from everyone in their lives?

[@guesswhosbackg6616]

agree. my fam hates one another lol if i disapear, im doomed xD

Or embarrassed that her criminal venture ended with her being scammed & her Dad dying.

[@DavidPage-tz5gc]

**they dont hire a private investigator they hire a criminal defense lawyer**

[@mrehernan1686]

Lawyer probably hires private investigator

[@angelalaskodi3459]

She also hired a private investigator who came on a channel earlier.

[@karenkrejci1187]

@@angelalaskodi3459 Dog the Bounty Hunter says he knows her...

[@joes.4149]

Stop worrying. Worry about your own failed life. Please. All of yall are “missing” more than Hannah is 😂

[@weho_brian]

stop making up stuff

[@BookMama72]

She was estranged from her father. People don’t become estranged for no reason. Was he abusive? Was he a drunk? We’ll never know. She spoke to the airline multiple times to get tickets and get her bags re-routed. The airline would have recognized if she was drugged or under duress. I think the sister is milking this for all it’s worth. I didn’t like her treatment of comments in the fb group. I exited long before she disabled the group. She’s not listening to police. She doesn’t want to. Bet she didn’t disable the GoFundMe account.

[@kimemerson4608]

He,wasn't involved in her life at young age. The girl is drama and a problem. Well now you have a direction to go by go to Mexico.

[@FredPorlock-1892]

I don’t believe this lady is telling the truth. You can tell by the way she backtracks on when/how they were informed by the police. She also continues and says “in my opinion”… she’s hiding something.

[@dr.jenniferma3914]

If Hannah has gone missing before the whole family has been hiding this piece from the beginning. I find it odd that they've done this.

[@DabreeOne]

based on the eyebrows & tattoos: these sisters are not the same. She needed this distance from her family. Her Dad doesn't try to have a relationship for years but committed suicide after no contact for 11 days?!? No wonder she needs space from these toxic narcissists!!!

[@TMrozinski]

Sydni - TAKE DOWN THE GOFUNDME!! She's not missing. She obviously doesn't want anything to do with her family. She tossed her phone at LAX for a reason - to go off the grid. Also, why are you not mentioning that she has done this at least 2-3 times in the past and nobody reported her as missing? Lying Larie said she's never done something like this before - untrue. And why do you have SO much debt!? Show the people your receipts, ma'am. 🙄

[@ca-fl5he]

I heard she did this one other time.

[@baldeagle4710]

Yeah I heard she did this in high school. Basically the whole thing sounds scammy. Sydni has been lying to us from the beginning

[@dr.jenniferma3914]

What's odd is that the father died by suicide even knowing his daughter has done this before. So what was compelling him?

[@joes.4149]

Dad still died.

[@joes.4149]

@@baldeagle4710scammy? You do know you don’t get that money guaranteed. She would’ve been on the same amount of channels if they raised $1000 only. Read that again, she’d be on the same amount of channels, same concern, if they only raised $1,000. I bet if you made a go fund me rn no one would give shit. It’s like becoming a singer expecting to blow up. You just don’t that easily. Let me repeat: if they raised only $1,000 they’d still be on tv asking for help.

[@Puaspapa]

The aunt has done more than the mom and sister who’s still on Maui. The sister is crazy to say the aunt is NOT family

[@joes.4149]

The aunt lives in California 😂

[@The_Aging_Millennial]

@@joes.4149 Unless they are some health issues that prevent them from traveling. They now have the means to get on a flight and come even the Rad movement allegedly offered to fly them in. Mom and sis should be down in LA helping with the search. Pretty messed up that they are throwing the aunt under the bus now when her and the dad had spent at least two weeks in LA searching.

[@AssettoCorsaDragacing-dm8td]

@@The_Aging_MillennialThere’s this thing called money that not everyone has.

[@guesswhosbackg6616]

lol do u know her aunt? LOL not all families are nice. my cousin stole my grandmothers pension, my other cousin stole my uncles phone. dude not all aunts are nice good people. mines an acoholic

[@terrihernandez5414]

The Aunt lives in New York-she was who Hannah was going to supposedly visit

[@hardknocks96792]

U can tell they are not SUPER CLOSE, u can tell.. She wanted to dissapear and she did. She didnt know the family was gonna make this a national story that blew up and didnt know her Dad was going to committ suicide.. She willingly crossed the border by herself.. If she was in danger she woulda just went to the authorities and be saved.. They are trying to place blame on LAPD when she clearly wants to be off the grid

[@speedracerjeff]

What a waste of resources and tax payer dollars. Why should this woman get so much air time with all the people going missing daily in this country.

[@jayr.3673]

Saying this is like saying life is a waste of time.

[@cheebees]

​@@jayr.3673 well her dad thought so too and he did something about it.

[@martinwhite418]

Because you are here.

[@robertotrevino9737]

Agreed! There’s so many girls that have gone missing, have never been found, and the media never even noticed!

[@KSmith16]

What if it was ur family member ?

[@nikkimendoza2720]

The police said the same about the Mcstay family for years and then we find out they were murder by his business partner

[@questlive2338]

This sounds like adult autonomy - someone from the police or embassy/state department was likely able to contact Hannah who expressed they did not want to be in contact with family. I feel bad for the family but this happens more often than people probably realize.

[@annacoribioanna]

The police showed the video to the aunt as said by the sister! the girl here said that the aunt DID see the video but it's whining because she didn't get to see it or the father, but if the family had chosen the aunt to take the lead and be the spokesperson, she clearly was the spokesperson of the family because the aunt was the one giving the interviews and was the one hanging out with the father giving interviews. So isn't the aunt FAMILY? If the police told the aunt that's enough to consider the police having informed "the family"!!!! So now they are whining because she individually didn't get to see the video and the police didn't tell her? It would be her aunt why didn't the aunt tell her. Not the police. They were communicating with the aunt and that means updating the family. The rest clearly just two women with feuds. The police have done a great job

[@JustKatTalking]

I absolutely 100% agree. Now they want to claim that it may not have even been her crossing the border? No. The cops go through multiple avenues to verify her identity. There IS a method to their madness and they just don’t even think of that.

[@bluepainting]

Correct. They are vultures fighting over Go Fund Me money.

[@cindymcmillan609]

You are not walking in their shoes. They obviously expressed a desire to be kept involved in her rescue.

[@bluepainting]

@@cindymcmillan609 Oh really? How do you know? They are money grubbing liars who are now going to sue the LAPD. Financial problems galore. Public record.

[@shanaolson1812]

sister badly wants to be seen as in charge. So badly, she and the attorney are making the family look bad.

[@Miss_Cherry]

Thats the one thing I've been wondering, does she know her father has died? If that doesn't make you call home, wow.

[@MissRed92837]

We don’t know what kind of a dad he was to Hannah. I have a very toxic abusive mother and wouldn’t call my family, if she would pass away. I would send a condolence card through to her husband and my siblings.

[@siriusjones956]

No. And she did not call the sister either. Perhaps there's a reason why! And the aunt and sister are not speaking.

[@Midna.K]

She doesn't have her phone with her, she got rid of it on the 11th before going to Mexico. Also her father was a deadbeat dad, by his own admission he wasn't in Hannah's life, they were estranged and in one of his latest interviews he expressed the desire to reconcile with his daughter and also said that he has a lot of regrets

[@karenmbbaxter]

I watched an interview where they say the fayjer was estranged from his daughter until recently and is trying to make up for lost time. Maybe she wanted out because she didn't want to pursue a relationship with her father. .....Maybe she had inherited some money and her father then came back into her life and her sister and mother are all around her that she cut and run.

[@TheSaltySunflower]

And I wouldn't call either. Not every family is the picture perfect fairy tale. Lots of families are abusive and have dark secrets.

[@TLm111]

No local/hawaiian girl would jump on the plane and go dark from her family. Trust me. Ohana (family) is everything to us here in hawaii, especially when you are born and raised and have roots and ties to Hawaii. If you dont know our islands are very small! Everyone knows everyone. We are all related. We have lots of cousins, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, and friends who become family! We are raised in tight-knit communities. We have huge family/friend gathering all the time. It's different from the mainland/other states... we are built differently and raised differently! I truly believe something is wrong and something is def. Up. LAPD needs to release that video of her crossing the boarder

[@jerrymiller9039]

There are both people that want and do not want contact with their family everywhere.

[@LEONARDO_DAVINCI_2.0]

Maybe she wanted to run away from her life and eveyone else but why perhaps because of the ex boyfriend? Maybe arguments with her dad etc? Is she Mentally unwell due to the Stress and Expectations and Pressures on each and everyone in this life?

[@jonathanchui]

lol so she’s crying how she’s being scammed and then lost all her money and oh it’s a long story and all of the sudden there’s someone I thought I loved.. and yet she apparently felt freedom to check out LeBron James event and run around LA and picked up her luggage and hop on a bus with her passport with what money again? Oh her own and didn’t even bother texting or calling her family member like said she’s in duress the whole time she can’t possibly just ask someone for a phone to call or text even if she lost or has her stolen.. righttrrrr make perfect sense lol

[@annacoribioanna]

Tight family so why? Maybe for that reason NEEDS to escape a tight controlling family? Her dad abd her were not talking before she left Hawaii.

[@hapahaole9819]

Well said!! I live in Hawaii too!! Sick and tired of the negative comments. The Kobayashi Ohana needs our respect right now. They have to hire a Lawyer. This Lawyer would NOT take the case if it was a simple voluntary action. No one knows until Hannah is found. We all don't know at this time!!!

[@maribelru2011]

If Hannah wants to be left alone are they going to track her down and harass her to the point where it causes mental distress??

[@issahumps]

I mean dad already minecrafted himself

[@LUXURYPREMIER]

I am not sure that she wants to be left alone. No one knows that not even the police. They are making up things without finding the girl, I feel like she is in danger.

[@kimberlymiller655]

She’s most likely already in mental distress.

[@BR-ex9xp]

@@kimberlymiller655if she just needed to start over that does not mean she is a mental case. You need to understand that. So saying she was already under duress makes no sense

[@kimberlymiller655]

@ yes. I do undertake. There are many forms of mental distress I am referring to. She may be trying to not be found in regard to traveling with her ex boyfriend or other reasons. Confusion and distress. Decision fatigue and making the decision to go here or there. She was originally supposed to be going to NY.

[@mobbinkorrectly]

Its plain as day she is running from the family maybe they were causing her physical even mental abuse. The sister says the aunt is giving out misinformation yet she nor her mom has any info nor said the last time she talked to her. Seem like the girl trusted the aunt more then her mother and big sister.

[@sarahrose4126]

Sydni has hired an attorney to say that she and the rest of the family think her aunts statements to the media havent been true ? Where is the Kobayashi family getting all this money from ? And if they have enough money to hire a criminal defense attorney (Why do they need a criminal defense attorney ? ) , Why dont they offer a Gofundme reward money for information leading to finding Hannah ?

[@Leah-br6xu]

the aunt has been getting a ton of backlash in the online sleuthing communities for confusing statements, and being performative last I checked in. I think seemingly inconsistent statements just were a result of makin some assumptions to fill in the (many) blanks that existed during the first week or so especially

[@chyennele1101]

Go fund me

[@Jpfinn3408]

Exactly

[@Jpfinn3408]

Weird family dynamic esp now they are disconnecting with the aunt . Let the family locate her with the Go fund money etc … we need to help real missing persons

[@The_Aging_Millennial]

@@Jpfinn3408 True, throwing the aunt under the bus. Hey, at least she was there to help search with the Dad. Where have the mom and sister been? At home. Are they not able to fly, they clearly have the money from the gofundme to travel to go talk to LAPD face to face. Apparently the Rad movement also offered to fly them in and they did not. So they expect everyone else to do the work for them? what?

[@AAWGASHTADS]

There are people Actually missing including a lot of Native American Women that could use just Any of this air time

[@speedracerjeff]

Yeah I’m over this, what makes her so special compared to all the thousands of people that go missing in this country daily.

[@lb6056]

Exactly. This is a scam by a sheltered, immature narcissist. No mental illness. People need to stop with the excuse making.

[@martinwhite418]

But you are here.

[@wgcds7jyg897]

No need to say Native American. Irrelevant.

[@didibolter9362]

​@wgcds7jyg897 Then, how would you describe them??

[@michellemartinico5914]

If I went missing, I'd want my Mother/kids to confirm its me on video..just saying.

[@HeyYou80855]

Not if you wanted to go “missing,” and not be found.

[@Last_Laugh_Is_Mine]

It had to be more than just a video. You have to show your passport to enter into Mexico. Or they allow you to enter once with a valid ID/license.

[@annacoribioanna]

Watch dr. Grande video, he's a psychiatrist and immediately said (before police statement) that she was alive and left on her own. According to him and his experience, specially Hanna's texts, she is very clearly squizofrenic and or is having a psicosis onset. If the family knows of her mental illness issues this should be no surprise BUT as he noted perhaps they don't and her either if it's the FIRST onset or first psicosis event. In these scenarios it's normal for the family not to understand since they know knew a healthy individual but schizophrenia can start very often in 30s. The first psicosis is a strange event. Also her texts of being followed or needing to escape IS what these individuals do and for them it's real. Even if her dad passed she might be hiding due to fear. MENTAL illness is the most probable cause and this family either knows it well or can't accept it. Go to Mexico she needs mental assistance not the police.

[@RonMarek]

Dr. Grande is not a psychiatrist, nor is he a psychologist. He is a counselor with a PhD in counselor education and supervision.

[@misskathleen490]

he isnt a psychiatrist or even a psychologist he is a youtuber that lies that is his thing

[@Jae-g9g]

Grande isNOT a psychiatrist. He’s not a clinical doctor at all. He’s a fraud

[@eden_aumakua]

Dr Grande is an ENTERTAINER on KZbin. I believe his idea about as much as I'd believe no one in particular.

[@amirtz3342]

@@RonMareka grand fraude

[@Veronica99709]

Mental health is a big deal here.

[@siriusjones956]

She may be mentally well and finally free from them. I saw a recent story of a women who wanted to get away. Took off and never responded to the family. She finally stated she wanted to be gone. Note how the aunt and sister are not even on the same side.

[@el_gallo562]

wow throwing the aunt under the bus??

[@sonyak8416]

For everyone shouting, family and the lawyer included, “release the video?!” Consider the the video is not LAPD’s video to release. The officer said he “reviewed” the footage. The video would belong to US Customs and Border Protection. That’s a different process than just getting public or private property surveillance video. Just a thought.

[@paulovergara7787]

It’s also a security issue to show the public videos of boarder footage. It reveals where camera are and where agents are positioned. Plus privacy issues if there are other travelers in the footage.

[@CityLadyLA]

​@@paulovergara7787 wrong! Feds need a court subpoena. Private information cannot be released media willy nilly

[@sonyak8416]

@@paulovergara7787 Exactly. People act like we the public are owed every bit of information to law enforcement investigations.

[@cindymcmillan609]

The father actually lost his life and they are still more concerned with Hannah because her absence is a mystery. There appears to be very little grief expressed over his death and also zero footage of the parking lot where he died. Many believe he was murdered so why are we shown how it wasn’t murder?

[@bajacowgirl3228]

She's a 30 year old woman, not a 10 year old child. If she was alone crossing the boarder and alone at the ticket agent counter at LAX, when she picked up her luggage, why would she not descretely ask someone for help? Pass someone a note? She has had ample opportunities to ask someone to call police, and she hasn't.

[@ShroomFactory]

Maybe she is mentally ill. Would you expect a person with dementia to ask for help?

[@kennytesta9312]

Why did she say “my father” and not “our father” hmm

[@newbooks9858]

Hannah's passive-aggressive behavior, silent treatment, ghosting everybody, has done a lot of damage.

[@yellaboi6257]

This has turned into a Soap Opera….

[@Doesitreallymstter]

Hiring Sara means nobody is getting their GoFundMe back

[@keiki9972]

Sending your sister a message vs she must’ve been kidnapped or trafficked doesn’t fit the original narrative… Is there a message for the alleged kidnapper? Any evidence of a kidnapper? Is there a photo that can support the allegation? How about proof to back up your allegations that she’s in danger? Start telling the truth please… unverified allegations don’t help your narrative especially now since you’re distancing yourself from your own aunty? Especially when there’s GoFundMe $$$$ involved. Is that why you need a lawyer? Why aren’t people asking Sydni these questions? Is it true that people also want their money back?? First they wanted to help somehow and now they want their money back .. are you going to refund the money Sydni. Also, if the search for Hannah is still on by you… why shut down the facebook account that was set up to search for Hannah? Now you don’t need or want help from the people who are questioning your narrative? Isn’t it true that you blocked these people who were asking questions that you couldn’t answer? Is this a scam? Just answer the questions please.. oh yeah… why not honor your father? Why allow strangers to spin accusations about assault? You never addressed that… you don’t even defend your Dad or your family name? It’s all about finding your sister and no mention about your dad? Hard questions but your family asked all the world for help? You got people in Mexico looking for her! Why not go there yourself and get your sister and see if she wants to willingly go with you? You obviously don’t believe anything that the police said so … go get her yourself. I mean your best friends right? She should trust you of all people!!

[@ct2267]

Scam. Family too

[@ylekiote99999]

I find this whole story relatable and funny. 4 years ago I pretty much escaped my family and relationships and moved to Mexico. Didn't get one single news story though:).

[@dhampir216]

That's cause nobody cares 😅

[@jewelg9569]

Funny????😢

[@joes.4149]

So funny. Did your dad off himself, funny.

[@ssmith364]

Sydni - your sister LEFT because of issues WITH THE FAMILY!!!

[@dwj9099]

Investigate this family.

[@ForeverHomeItaly]

The father said Don’t be afraid to call’ Why would he say that unless he knew she was afraid because something must have happened within that family and it must have been bad for him to them kill himself! Definitely more to this than being told by family.

[@rcinematic]

Why didn’t they police contact the family and showed the footage to confirm if that’s Hannah, so strange

[@Leah-br6xu]

very

[@speedracerjeff]

The aunt has seen the video. I wouldn’t believe everything the family is saying. They keep crying wolf when there may be no wolf.

[@carolinadecalistomaui]

@@speedracerjeffhow do you know may I ask that the aunt saw the video ???

[@chyennele1101]

They know the info before. Sister want to keep away the aunt, the one that travel to LA

[@BsTheLadynred]

@@speedracerjeff Oh please so the aunt is keeping that to herself.

[@Madcaps215]

It kills me that people, women are so distraught about a family member they really, really want to be missing and under duress, have the wherewithal to go get their hair done, lip fillers. IF I was certain one of my sisters were missing and in imminent danger, I’d be looking like hell and not give a damn. Like a person does when a loved one dies. Who cares how they present themselves? Sadness, worry, grief? Those things don’t square with looking beautiful in interviews. Let’s be real.

[@LucyElizabeth83]

Really sad how the family has spiraled downward while she seems to be alive. I know it must be terrifying to not know what state she is in right now though.

[@LEONARDO_DAVINCI_2.0]

Maybe she wanted to run away from her life and eveyone else but why perhaps because of the ex boyfriend? Maybe arguments with her dad etc? Is she mentally unwell due to the Stress and Expectations and Pressures on each and everyone in this life??

[@misskathleen490]

It seems like they are just desperate to keep this fake drama going ...since the GOFUNDME people want there money back

[@MaineUSA]

@@LucyElizabeth83 they just want donations

[@GilesSlade-ez4gb]

there seem to be some serious boundary issues here... An adult woman takes time out from her family and her life after a serious break-up, and some of the relatives assume she's been trafficked, then they hire a lawyer and a team of investigators to pursue her, while they start bickering among themselves. Apparently, Hannah doesn't want to be found. Her choice. Listen carefully.

[@jeanjacobson8911]

We are all here and praying for you! You have the right person now helping you! Sara A.

[@MitchellHenderson-q4h]

It is not a mystery. Several times in my life I have gotten off the plane and just wanted to disappear, leaving this world behind. Why? The deep pain of the Hostile world I was living in. By hostile world, I mean my personal world. Good Luck Hannah, I get it.

[@passionnotparked9099]

The Family keep saying she is missing, while PD already shows proof she is not missing. PD says they are in constant contact with the family. Family says PD has been lazy about the case. Family does nothing else to suggest Family is seriously searching...Folks one side is Lying.

[@lisad56]

The family is lying. They went to the extreme of saying Hannah is being trafficked and under distress. A witness corrected them and said no Hannah looked tired//sleepy not distressed. The family has been lying the whole time. The family said they never saw the footage but the LApD announced they informed and showed the family the video.

[@joes.4149]

Lmao the PD sounded so dumb saying what makes them believe she wanted to go off grid is her ig posts 😂 they don’t describe that so detailed. They just assume. 😂 imagine cops looking thru ig’s and determining that 😂

[@BR-ex9xp]

Criminal defense lawyer. WTF. What is this family up to?

[@jiac.briones]

Something is off. If she was my sister I would be out searching for her. Hire a private detective to search in Mexico and make sure she is ok, use the gofundme money for it and keep people who gave that money informed. Move your butt sister!

[@cafezo87934]

Yeah go to Mexico and search for yourself

[@dlynn101]

tha's what they're doing , Einstein

[@jiac.briones]

@@dlynn101 oh really, how do you know? Are you a police officer?

[@tinamartina1801]

​@@dlynn101I do not think so.

[@SoWhat59]

​@jiac.briones Is that not what she's asking for?

[@gonzalopantoja2276]

Felt sorry for her at first now hopefully they arrest her and charge her for the time spent looking for her

[@nishottara777]

Nothing is "off". There is no conspiracy here. This is a mentally unwell family. They need to refund everyone.

[@cpilfold420]

Sounds like both projection and you being a horrible read of the room.

[@ARTtoGO]

Guaranteed after she comes out of hiding that they will request "privacy" for the family and therefor no further interviews or media contact at this time. Same as the Sheri Papini case and countless others. None of the Papini GFM $ was ever returned. They get the whole world out looking for her and turning it into an international viral story yet in the end it will be "no further comments at this time & please allow us privacy."

[@aurora4110]

The sister knows more she’s Saying. I’ve never heard of a father committing suicide while searching for his child.

[@RubenReyes-m1v]

Dad kill’s himself at lax? That’s just really weird.

[@dlynn101]

and when did they have time to investigate before jumping to conclusions?

[@reallifebarbie1]

So Strange

[@speedracerjeff]

@@RubenReyes-m1v very suspicious

[@Njvghvvnn]

@@dlynn101 video. It’s LAX and LA in general has cameras everywhere. It’s 2024 it’s clear how they know. He may have left a note or texts too .

[@cpilfold420]

​@Njvghvvnn so then why aren't they releasing it. They aren't releasing her going into Mexico either

[@sammyocgirl7411]

they are not telling us that the woman has mental problems....now they are blaming police what a JOKE that family is....

[@maggie7843]

Yup. And If the family knew Hannah was mentally unstable to the point she can’t care for herself, they could have contacted HI authorities for help.

[@Mikomido5]

Some of you can’t accept the truth.

[@MarksTorres-x6p]

And the truth is?

[@Mikomido5]

the truth is she left on her own free will.

[@snowdenj666]

It’s not out of her character. There’s are plenty of other records of her pulling the same shit. She hates her dad for some reason we don’t know and didn’t want anything to do with him.

[@BR-ex9xp]

So are grown people not allowed to travel anymore? Why is this woman being treated as a criminal of sorts?

[@ShroomFactory]

My grandma with dementia is out traveling as we speak. She left on her own. No one knows where she is.

[@BR-ex9xp]

@ well why isn’t the world looking for her then?

[@hungkiet7535]

This missing person is beyond crazy!

[@trinity6993]

Sad that LAPD just puts out answers even if untrue just so they can stop looking and not carry any responsibility.

[@MelindaLeo-Rodriguez]

Hannah had plenty of opportunities to contact the family and she chose not to. The family needs to back of and respect that.

[@jackieblue6116]

Or she’s in trouble.

[@beenther3donethat]

She sent the messages to signal something wasn't right. I do not believe she did this on her own. Someone extorted her to walk across the border. Such bs to say she went on our her just because there's no gun to her head. Ridiculous.

[@simonevotruba9632]

Yeah, the voices in her head told her

[@joes.4149]

I think she’s crazy

[@joes.4149]

Trust me LAPD knows how it looks when you’re being ordered to move from place to place. They know what it looks like when someone is nonchalantly traveling. 😂

[@beenther3donethat]

@joes.4149 very possible, but it's kind of high stakes bet for the police to take that position.

[@beenther3donethat]

@@simonevotruba9632 is there any evidence of that so far? If so, I missed it.

[@ssmith364]

She would like you know if something dramatic is happening- WELL SYDNI…. SHE LETTING you know there is NOTHING dramatic happening…leave your sister alone … LE… please focus funds on real missing people.

[@lisad56]

Media needs to stop wasting time and covering this story. The family has twisted the truth to fit their narrative. The news should be covering real missing persons instead of this. I’m tired of seeing this family.

[@tierrabatido]

Hannah’s dad was abused by her dad so she cut them off. No father would commit suicide 2 weeks into his daughter’s disappearance. A loving father would keep searching for eternity. The family is hiding something. Let her be free! This is not a missing person’s case. This is a waste of resources.

[@vanessacaldwell6337]

Search is still ongoing for the family bit the police say it’s voluntary so they closed it. I heard it from the police themselves that it’s voluntary, she’s safe and it’s closed.

[@sonyak8416]

Her missing persons case is now classified as voluntarily missing. It doesn’t mean the case is closed. It means they no longer actively search for the reasons stated.

[@twinkletoes6290]

@@sonyak8416 they also won’t put any resources or work into her case as a voluntarily missing person. So, it’s effective closed, while not being officially closed.

[@sonyak8416]

@ It keeps her name in the system to be alerted if she were to have her ID ran. She would be notified that she’s been reported missing and encouraged to contact the reporting person. Discernment could be made by Officer at that time to lightly “investigate” safety of her situation. If she’s truly at free will on her own, officer just reports her siting. A closed case would not offer that.

[@shanaolson1812]

@@sonyak8416 they said they will interview her if she recrosses the US border-

[@sonyak8416]

@@shanaolson1812 They will not detain her. But her name will show up as having crossed back over Im talking about should she or any other voluntary missing person be pulled over or otherwise detained by law enforcement for any other reason. Lawfully crossing back into the United States is not a crime.

[@Shynestarlight2013]

She clearly doesn’t want to be found!!!

[@mattnorthrup6075]

I went to japan without telling my family. From Socal. Younger than her. Grow up.

[@MissRed92837]

I moved to a different continent to get away from my toxic family and also didn’t tell them!

[@dlynn101]

so everyone else is just like you? maybe you need to grow up.

[@MarksTorres-x6p]

Your family don’t care

[@dr.jenniferma3914]

But did you tell your family that you didn't feel safe and someone had stolen your funds and identity?

[@joes.4149]

I told my family “the redwoods are calling me. I’ll just go to a homeless shelter. Deep hackers took my stuff. Omg they’re chasing me omg!!! Also, don’t come looking for me. Hope these texts helped my plan to escape!

[@4BluDolphins]

Thank God you got rid of the Aunt…she was crazy messed up

[@hapakii]

Stop blaming LAPD for not doing enough. They have done more than most cases looking for a grown woman. You know where she is, go hire a P.I. it's not a police matter. Return all the go fund me money.

[@JohnnyMacaw]

Scram! leave her alone!....She doesn't wanna talk to you

[@dapocho]

Look when we know where someone remotely is,they are NOT MISSING! Put the effort to actual missing kids!!!

[@socalfriend6985]

The family needs to take a chill pill. Hannah will return evenrually to be detained once she reaches US soil, according to the LAPD. And now they have hired a criminal defense attorney? Just raises more questions.

[@Galactusz007]

Detain for what? She’s not a criminal. She didn’t break any laws. She has the right to leave and not say a word, it’s no one’s business, not even her family. Just leave her be…

[@soupnfresh]

They're not going to detain her. They're going to stop her and ask her if she's safe and okay and will tell her that her family is worried for her and filed a missing person's report. If Hannah says she's okay then that's it. They'll let her go on her way and tell her family she's okay. If she says she needs help then they'll help her.

[@ARTtoGO]

The LApd will be informed by border patrol about her reentry into U.S. when her passport pings but will not detain or arrest her in any way. Maybe perhaps do a welfare check to ask if she's Ok but legally she has broken no laws. Her family and the GFM $$ another story.

[@joes.4149]

@@ARTtoGO45k is a lot to yall? Split many ways? 13k minimum for dads funeral. Even more if they ship his body to Hawaii? People with less reasons have kept their GFM money. Dodger fan who blew his fingers off playing with fireworks raised a lot too 😂 chew on that.

[@samantha0917]

She is not " missing". She is 31. Plus, they should give the 50k back to people?

[@ShroomFactory]

I said the same thing about my 80 year old relative with dementia who went missing. She's 80 years old - a grown adult.

[@lilbuddhapct]

Some people want to be left alone. It’s not that unusual.

[@thewatchfuleye8401]

The whole time,, her family and cops, knew she is off chasing her new black boyfriend in mexico?? Also, media and cops, why cover up OR didnt show a pic of her "NEW" black boyfriend,,, to help her be found, instead of saying shes in danger or at risk? Why doenst the family return the go fund me money they raised,,, 75k???? To be sure, she was never at risk, trafficked or even missing, just dating a new black guy and family freaked out.

[@old-soul]

something strange going on. Praying for this family 🙏

[@koningklootzak7788]

It's just that the whole family is strange. Nothing else.

[@Ladybug-lz5un]

​@@koningklootzak7788 perhaps you are just unkind and don't care about the suffering of others. If that was your family you would want to know. Just because the news is reporting that she crossed voluntarily doesn't mean it's true!

[@koningklootzak7788]

@Ladybug-lz5un or maybe you are not so smart and are reading things wrong. There are many crazy families out there. A father who give his life up during the search of his own daughter, and daughter who doesn't care to show up even after her father's death. That's totally not normal. Me and my family aren't like that at all.

[@speedracerjeff]

Yeah it’s all very strange and suspicious.

[@amandaw4737]

family needs to research “mental break” “psychosis”

[@ShroomFactory]

agree

[@inteesapplebottomgenes1120]

If LAPD was communicating with the Aunt only then why is the rest of the family telling the public to not listen to her that she's not a reliable source. To me she would be a reliable source. I feel for Hannah's family. I'm sure they're scared for Hannah and may not want to expect the fact that Hannah may have done this willingly and is safe. LAPD said Hannah did make comments about possibly doing something like this. Whatever the outcome is I hope Hannah is safe and the family gets answers to her disappearance.

[@masa10-ev3uq]

They hired a lawyer???? This family's stupidity just gets worse everyday.

[@cherlywhtsup]

There's other missing ppl to give attention to,it's clear she's alive and border crossed on her own free will,so quit wasting so much energy on this,it's like some ppl are hoping the worse for her

[@lb6056]

Scam for attention. Don’t give it to her Enough is enough. This chick’s playing games.

[@mattnorthrup6075]

Family is crazy. Not the first time she wanted to get away from them.

[@Zen-Wu08557]

...and how would you know that?

[@misskathleen490]

they and she are all narcs they feel like people should have to listen to this bs. AND chances are this was all a gofundme scam and dad wasnt in on it until right before hd jumped off that bldg

[@brendaamerica2926]

Victims of abuse leave in silence and go no contact. They make a plan to leave, save cash, and leave. They toss their phones so they can not be traced. She may be an abuse victim from her family. Stop trying to drag her back .

[@kellywhite2063]

Leave the girl alone. She doesn’t want to be bothered!

[@cindymcmillan609]

Oh yeah?! What if she does???

[@dtna]

If she's close to you, then why didn't you know that she got married???

[@RimmaPatvakanian]

Spot on 💯 %.

[@demijour1234]

WOW!! I can't believe the police knew about this picture and ONLY sent it to the Aunt when they could have sent it to the Sister and Bio Father and the Mother. When did the police know about this November 13th picture of walking into Mexico? Why did the police not tell the family before the public? Could the picture and knowledge helped the Father not commit suicide. And now the Aunt is no longer working together with her niece, the mother and Uncle. This just gets more complex. I am so sorry that this is what it has to come to with the Aunt and really the police. Sending Love, Prayers and Hugs. 🙏🙏🙏🫂🫂🫂❤❤❤

[@MsK_1111]

Well isn’t the aunt the one in LA? The one originally communicating with LE with the dad?

[@lisad56]

The police probably stop communicating with the family because they started twisting the story to fit their narrative. Saying she is trafficked and in distressed when she wasn’t. The family was also blaming the police of not doing enough. LAPD don’t have jurisdiction over the federal border patrol. The is a protocol and it probably takes time to get the videos. LAPD said they even crossed to TJ to get accurate information of her whereabouts. They went beyond their scope and jurisdiction. Believe me LAPD would not travel from LA to TJ to look for a missing person.

[@demijour1234]

@@lisad56 They said they wondered if she was trafficked, they did not know. They never said it was definite. Just like the parents of the Idaho killings when investigation was going on, they were saying the police were not doing enough and not informing them enough. This is how the family is feeling. If it was a member of your family or your child, you would want to know more. The bio father died, and they had that information long before possibly? When someone is missing and they get these strange texts, all kinds of things run through your mind. You have to understand that.

[@demijour1234]

@@MsK_1111 Whatever the case, the police should have communicated with the direct family not just the Aunt. The mother and father and sister.

[@MsK_1111]

@ first of all the father was with the aunt as a team in LA searching for Hannah, they were the communicators with LAPD. Second, the dad is now deceased. Third the sister and mom should go out and look for Hannah instead of bashing the people who actually did look for her, including LAPD. LE does not have to communicate information with every family member. If her sister wanted to be the point person she should of came to LA, but instead she’s running a PR tour.

[@cilonen]

Why do they look like this? Even the lawyer is odd looking

[@Leah-br6xu]

this was a solid interview, i hope Sydni and her mom get answers

[@leaarroyo202]

There’s a case of a missing lady who traveled to Puerto Rico and was found in a nursing home 3 decades later. She was not puerto rican nor had family or friends living there. The reason she decided to leave her husband and family was the fear of being placed in a mental institution. A social worker, who worked for the nursing home, was able to put the pieces together and solved the mystery. The social worker contacted the State of Pennsylvania and BINGO!

[@sonyak8416]

WTH! The aunt is a creepy busy body . Look at the in studio interview with the father with the local LA station. It’s bizarre.

[@sspodesto]

Why Mexico? Scary for a woman alone ....

[@ShroomFactory]

She has 180 days to stay in Mexico before her visa expires and she has to pay fines. Unless she applies for a work visa or something similar.

[@leahpollard3710]

This case is so crazy and the reaction from the public is crazy. I do t understand how the police say we think she is voluntary on her own and now the public turns against this family and gaslights them. If my sister went missing and the police told me it was a choice I would never let up on press conferences and trying to find her. The public make me sick

[@Mysticalwarlock89]

That was bound to happen. I said she was going to go from a missing person to one of the most hated person if she's alive. Exactly for this, all the resources she wasted. Family and friends concerned about her life just for her to be on vacation in Mexico. Father jumped cus her ! Horrible look

[@MsK_1111]

So would you just be giving PR interviews or would you be out looking for your sister? 🤔

[@leahpollard3710]

@@MsK_1111 i would be doing what they did, leaving my home in Hawaii and flying to LA and looking everywhere for her and using the press and internet to get help. Why did the police not tell her family that she walked into Mexico Nov 12th? Is that not fishy to anyone? Just because there is footage of her walking alone it doen't mean someone doesnt have her and is using her to traffic drugs or trafficking her. I don't know whats happened, all i know is people in the US must not be that close to their families because i dont care what police say, if i know my sister i know my sister.

[@theworldisavampire3346]

Perhaps there is a family secret which caused her to leave & may even give cause to her fathers actions.

[@titansmgr]

I'm done with this case

[@joes.4149]

No you’re not 😂