Kandace Schipper, (29F 140 lbs, 5’10”) has been missing since June 5th. Her last known whereabouts were in Shibuya City, Tokyo at a place called JS Burger Cafe. She has long strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes with a fair complexion. She was traveling with Luis Torres (27M, around 6ft, maybe 190 lbs). Luis is Latino with medium length black wavy hair and brown eyes.
We are trying desperately to get a hold of her- we want her to be safe. Please share this and be on the lookout. You can contact +1 616-439-0160 or email helpfindkandace@gmail.com with any information or tips at all. Thank you 🙏
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Congratulations you’re the 3rd one of these we’ve gotten and the first one I’m going to let through because of this:
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/family-searches-for-answers-after-chicago-woman-goes-missing-in-japan/
Now the standard reply for these sorts of situations:
>Willea said their family has filed a missing person’s report with the Chicago Police Department, contacted the U.S. Embassy, and authorities abroad to help them locate Schipper, but he said they’ve hit a roadblock with Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
The reason they have hit a road block with the Tokyo Police is that they have been arrested sometime after midnight Thursday (so the wee hours of Friday morning) the police won’t admit they have them until tomorrow – Thursday 6/15.
Or they were arrested Wednesday night or Thursday morning the police will admit to having them today 6/14 once the embassy inquires about them.
Other reports are that their cell phones are off which also indicates that they are in police custody. I wouldn’t worry to much until tomorrow, chances are they decided to try to score some drugs, got in a fight, or got drunk and caused property damage and are currently safely in a police holding cell waiting until the police will tell the embassy they do indeed have them.
With the drop in tourism it’s been a few years but you might say we’ve seen this happen a lot. If the police didn’t have them they would absolutely open a missing persons case especially once the embassy started inquiring.
And really shouldn’t it be American couple missing?
**EDIT** This has pictures of Luis as well as links to her sister’s facebook page (which also has pictures of Luis) – https://medicotopics.com/kandace-schipper-missing-what-we-know-about-the-chicago-woman-missing-in-japan/
You mean American couple missing right? Or is the guy not important?
Sharing to Facebook now.
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Luis is also missing, or not?
What a weird way to write this up.
It seems it would be more effective to say you’re looking for a pair traveling together than only one person, which might lead people to think she is a solo traveler and discount potential sightings of couples. And it increases the chance of success: most likely, if you find one you find both.
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What about the guy? Is he also missing? If not, can’t you just ask him?
You can’t ask for serious help while hiding vital information.
Whats that in cm and kg for those of us in 2023?
Just some clarification, as there seems to be some confusion over how the police handles family/embassy contact.
The police will offer to contact the embassy whenever a foreign national is detained. If this offer is declined, it will not be made again, and they will not make an effort to contact the embassy unless the detainee actively requests them to do so. Embassy contact also means they will furnish the embassy with the details of the charges and circumstances – detainees are informed of this, and many opt not to contact the embassy as they do not wish to have the nature of the charges shared.
If the detainee is a minor, or is an adult but still a student, the parents will (generally) be notified at the time of detention. If the detainee (adult or minor) is released, family will be contacted when possible to arrange for them to pick up the detainee as a guarantor.
Otherwise, the detainee will be held for **72 hours** from the time of arrest (not the time of initial detention!) incommunicado, unless they know the contact details for a lawyer. Once that 72 hours is up, they are able to request for family to be notified, but the police will generally not make an international call.
If the couple were arrested and are being detained, and they opted not to have the embassy informed, then the detaining station may have nobody local to contact.
The best thing the family can do is retain a local lawyer, who can file a search request with the police on their behalf, at which point the detaining station can usually be identified, but this does not always work as the detainee’s name will be entered into the system in katakana and if there are any errors they may not show up in a database search.
If they were detained in Tokyo, the flow is:
Suspect is brought in for questioning, and an arrest warrant is requested. If warrant is granted, a 72 hour clock starts when suspect is arrested.
Day 1 – Initial processing and questioning
Day 2 – Visit to prosecutor’s office to request 10 day extension of detention (always granted) – this is an all day affair as they process everyone arrested in Tokyo in the same facility. You see the detainee transport busses from all the various stations every morning and evening on the expressway.
Day 3 – Visit to judge to request judicial approval of 10 day extension of detention (always granted) – again, this is an all day affair.
Day 4 through 11 will be spent in questioning, and the detainee MAY be released at any point during this period if the prosecution decides it’s not worth following through.
Day 12 – Visit to prosecutor’s office to request additional 10 day extension of detention (always granted)
Day 13 – Visit to judge to request judicial approval of additional 10 day extension of detention (always granted)
Day 14 through 22 again will be spent in questioning, and the detainee MAY be released at any point during this period if the prosecution decides it’s not worth following through.
Day 23 – Detainee is either released or indicted. If indicted, they will be taken to pretrial detention.
This is missing some key information:
Why is the traveling companion (boyfriend?) not considered missing? The linked article says no one has heard from him, so what’s up?
Where were they staying? Have you contacted the hotel?
When are they supposed to leave Japan?
Js Burgers doesn’t exist in Shibuya, so you might want to check that information. Do you mean Shinjuku?
Info from FB: Luis is a long-term resident of Shibuya, Tokyo. Kandace was hanging out with him for a couple of days while visiting Japan.
Not clear if he’s actually missing too. At least, he’s not a tourist who came to Japan together with that girl.
Locking. The message is out there, please contact the family if you have any information.
Yes, u/bulldogdiver’s comments were insensitive, but arrest is still far and away the most likely reason for the lack of contact, especially as BOTH parties appear to be unreachable.
And yes, Luis also matters, and it is insensitive of OP to not include them – but keep in mind that they are concerned about their own family member and may not be all that concerned about being PC at the moment.
As to the people who used this thread as a launchpad for joking and trolling, this is not the thread for it.