Father Of Missing Hawaii Woman Dies By Suicide, Family Blames Conspiracies
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Hannah Kobayashi’s father had traveled to Los Angeles to help search for her.
A Hawaii man found dead in Los Angeles during a weekslong search for his missing daughter died by suicide, authorities confirmed Monday, prompting one family member to blame online conspiracy theories for his death.
Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was found dead in a parking garage early Sunday at the Los Angeles International Airport. He died from multiple blunt-force traumatic injuries, the Los Angeles County medical examiner concluded.
Kobayashi had flown into Los Angeles to help participate in the search for his daughter, 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished in the city after missing a connecting flight to New York on Nov. 8.
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