‘No evidence’ of crime in disappearance of Netflix software engineer Yohanes Kidane: cops

The continuing investigation into missing Netflix software engineer Yohanes Kidane has discovered “no proof” of a criminal offense, in response to cops — regardless of his household’s fears over a latest “unusual encounter” he had on a rideshare journey.

San José Police gave the replace Monday, per week after the 22-year-old New York man went lacking after taking one other Uber regardless of his fears over a experience simply two days earlier.

“The investigation has uncovered no proof to recommend {that a} crime has occurred,” police tweeted of the faculty grad who vanished simply weeks after shifting to Silicon Valley.

“San Jose Detectives have saved Mr. Kidane’s household suggested of all pertinent developments within the case. The case will stay open till Mr. Kidane is positioned.”

Kidane was final seen on surveillance footage leaving his condominium and getting right into a black Toyota sedan Uber certain for San Francisco late Aug. 14, simply weeks into his new job as a software program engineer at Netflix.

He was reported lacking by his household the next day.

“Two younger colleagues of his noticed him and have been capable of discuss to him. He stated he was heading to San Francisco to possibly meet a pal,” Kidane’s older brother Yosief told KTVU last week.

“The final footage I’ve seen of him was leaving his condominium constructing and getting right into a black Toyota Camry.” 

Simply two days earlier than, on Aug. 12, Kidane allegedly had a “unusual encounter” with an Uber driver that prompted him to cancel the experience after crossing into San Francisco from Oakland, the family wrote on a GoFundMe.

He was subsequently cautious of utilizing rideshares alone, the write-up defined.

Kidane’s household turned formally involved on Aug. 14 when this telephone location saved putting him on the Golden Gate Bridge, which is greater than an hour from his condominium, the family told NBC News.

Kidane’s location was nonetheless on the bridge the following morning, which prompted his youthful sister, Sarah, to panic.

“She’d been calling, making an attempt to see what he’s doing. He by no means picked up,” Yosief instructed the outlet.

The household later discovered that Kidane by no means confirmed up for work on Aug. 15.

That very same day, a commuter discovered Kidane’s pockets and cellphone on the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Heart, and handed them in on the Marin California Freeway Patrol, KTVU reported.

“Somebody who was in San Rafael, who was on a commute, noticed a telephone and pockets sitting on this small grassy hill proper between the Welcome Heart and occasional store,” Yousief stated.

“Thirty bucks in money was in his pockets, IDs playing cards, telephone untouched.

“Later his backpack was discovered close to the Golden Gate Bridge and had two of his laptops and private paperwork seemingly untouched,” the involved brother continued.

Information present that Kidane took the Uber to his vacation spot – the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Heart – with out difficulty, Uber instructed NBC Information.

Kidane’s father and brother traveled to San Francisco final week to help the search.

“My household began hanging posters round San Francisco, round medical facilities, youth shelters, homeless shelters, wherever you might need seemed for help or respite,” Yosief stated of the determined effort.

Kidane’s dad and mom immigrated to the US from Eritrea, and raised him and his siblings in Webster, New York.

“He’s only a actually candy individual, an attractive soul,” Robby Merkov, who has recognized Kidane since third grade, told ABC13.

“He’s simply a type of folks you need to cherish in your life.”

Merkov, Kidane, and two different hometown buddies texted of their group chat the day of the disappearance, however didn’t observe something out of the peculiar.

“We have been making an attempt to determine plans to have me go on the market to go to him. This was his dream job at Netflix and he was thrilled to go on the market,” Merkov lamented.

Each Kidane and his brother Yosief went to Cornell College, and the household celebrated Kidane’s commencement in Might.

“When he got here in doing laptop science, it form of piqued my curiosity and made me a little bit aggressive. So I began taking some courses and ended up actually having fun with it,” Yosief instructed NBC of their time in school collectively.

“Regardless that he’s a yr youthful than me, I had the privilege of being his homework associate in our algorithms class.”

Kidane, Yosief added, was “very good” and keen to begin his new place at Netflix. “He was tremendous excited to begin working at Netflix,” he stated.

“He was at all times speaking about how smart and succesful his coworkers have been.”

The pair final spoke on the telephone for about an hour on August 13.

“We’re going to search out him and we’re going to convey him dwelling,” Yosief insisted. “We’re not going to cease. We all know our family and friends and the neighborhood just isn’t going to cease.”

Kidane’s mom, Mehret Hana Beyene, known as her son “a superb man who has a vibrant future.”

. “We need to take him dwelling. I would like my son. I would like my son,” she begged KTVU.

As of Wednesday morning, the GoFundMe for the search had raked in virtually $85,000 of its $100,000 purpose.

Police didn’t instantly reply to The Publish’s request for a touch upon the case.