Below, we take a closer look at the larger case, starting with what’s believed to have transpired in November of this year. Hannah Kobayashi is described in reports as a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii.

The family of a Hawaii woman missing since Nov. 11 has hired a criminal defense attorney after the Los Angeles police chief said she entered Mexico voluntarily and amid a report that she may have been involved in an alleged immigration scam marriage with an Argentine man.

Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago, walked freely into Mexico, police said. Authorities declared Kobayashi a “voluntary missing person,

Hannah Kobayashi’s missing persons case in Los Angeles took a turn this week when police said they found surveillance footage of her crossing into Mexico. Here’s what’s known.

As the LAPD determines that missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi intentionally missed her connecting flight to New York on November 8, her family pushes back against that narrative, while also noting some facts of the case the LAPD chief got wrong in his statement to commissioners.

Hannah Kobayashi's family believed she was missing before police confirmed the Hawaii woman crossed the U.S. border to Mexico. Here's a complete timeline of Hannah Kobayashi's alleged disappearance.

The mystery began with a missed flight. On November 8, Hannah Kobayashi traveled from her home in Maui to L.A., where she failed to make her connection to NYC. Four days later, her family reported her missing.