Chicago woman, 29, vanishes on trip to Japan
Chicago woman, 29, disappears during trip to Japan as family say they haven’t heard from her or the 27-year-old man she’s traveling with in two weeks
- Kandace Schipper, 29, was last in contact with her family on June 4
- She was traveling in Tokyo with Luis Torres, 27, at the time she disappeared
- Her family has reported her missing to the police and the US embassy
The family of a missing Chicago woman has filed a report after she disappeared while traveling through Japan nine days ago.
Kandace Schipper, 29, was last in contact with her family on June 4 and has been traveling through Tokyo, Japan, since May 8.
She had been traveling with Luis Torres, 27, and her family became increasingly concerned after communication between them both stopped.
Schipper was last in Shibuya, Japan, after a credit card transaction notified the family of her whereabouts on June 5.
But relatives say communication between them “suddenly stopped” on June 4, adding that Schipper was posting regularly on social media.
Kandace Schipper, 29, was last in touch with her family on June 4 and has been touring Tokyo, Japan since May 8 (pictured)
Her sister Nicole Willea posted a missing poster online, and her husband told WGN9, “She was in touch with family and friends every day.
“I mean text, phone calls, photos, updates, Instagram posts. And then it came to an abrupt end on 4 June.’
The family filed a missing persons report with the Chicago Police Department, who contacted the U.S. Embassy in Japan to locate Schipper.
But the Tokyo Metropolitan Police say they can’t help until Schipper misses her flight home.
Willea added: ‘I think so [an] problem because technically her flight home isn’t scheduled yet. So until she misses her flight home, they don’t even start a report.
She had been traveling with Luis Torres, 27, (pictured) and her family became increasingly concerned after communication between them both stopped
Her sister Nicole Willea posted a missing poster online, and her husband told WGN9: ‘She was in contact with family and friends every day’
Schipper is said to have stayed at the APA hotel and her latest transaction was at JS Burger in Shinjuku
“We are here in the United States. We literally can’t do anything. So this helpless feeling of not knowing if she’s in a hospital, is she being held against her will somewhere?
‘Is she hurt? We can’t even do anything because it’s in Toyko, Japan. We need feet on the ground there.’
Schipper is said to have stayed at the APA hotel and her latest transaction was at JS Burger in Shinjuku.
Her family is asking anyone with information to contact or reach out to authorities at +1 616-439-0160 or email helpfindkandace@gmail.com