CA CA - Jonathan Fayiah Bandabaila, 19, Oakland, 3 May 2019

[inmyhumbleopinion]

Posted: Sep 19, 2019 04:43 PM PDT
Updated: Sep 19, 2019 05:10 PM PDT
“[SBM]

The family of Jonathan Bandabaila joined police on Thursday in asking for the public's help in finding out what happened to him.

They've been worried and trapped in mystery with few apparent clues.

His brother, Harrison Bandabaila, said ‘I do know my brother is out there. And I do 100 percent feel he will come home.’

His family last saw the teen on May 3 as he left his Fruitvale District home for a soccer tournament.

[SBM]

His family hasn't heard from him. but doesn't believe he committed suicide.

‘No sign of mental illness. No sign of depression. Extremely happy. He was close to my mom,’ Harrison said.

As the family appealed to the public to report any information about the Merritt College student, they were joined by Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and Deputy Chief Oliver Cunningham.

‘We do believe someone has information. And we would ask our partners throughout the community to reach out,’ Kirkpatrick said.

Rarely do high-level police officials appear publicly on a missing person case.

‘With some of the leads we have, we believe there is more information. So that's why you getting the actual appeal from our level as well,’ Kirkpatrick said.

[SBM]” (BBM)
Family still searching for answers in disappearance of Oakland man - KTVU

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

on September 19, 2019
“OAKLAND (BCN)

Oakland police and family members said Thursday that they're asking for the public's help in finding a 19-year-old community college student who was last seen alive in early May when he left his Oakland home to drive to a soccer tournament in Los Angeles.

Referring to Jonathan Bandabaila, 19, who lived with his family in Oakland's Fruitvale district and attended Merritt College in Oakland, Deputy Chief Oliver Cunningham said, ‘We're very optimistic that somebody out there knows where he is.’

Speaking a news conference at police headquarters, Cunningham said, ‘We feel very confident’ that Bandabaila is still alive and he suggested that he might be playing for a soccer team in Europe or the East Coast.

[SBM]

On May 3, Jonathan Bandabaila left his residence in Oakland to drive to a soccer tournament in Los Angeles and on May 4, his vehicle, a 1998 silver Honda Accord, was located parked and unoccupied near the No. 3 lane on the westbound section of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.

Authorities describe Bandabaila as a black man who is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds and say he was last seen wearing a gray jumpsuit.

‘We want Jonathan to let us know he's OK wherever he is,’ Cunningham said.

[SBM]” (BBM)
Police Ask For Public's Help In Finding Missing 19-Year-Old Man

 

[MFH]

on September 19, 2019
“OAKLAND (BCN)

Oakland police and family members said Thursday that they're asking for the public's help in finding a 19-year-old community college student who was last seen alive in early May when he left his Oakland home to drive to a soccer tournament in Los Angeles.

Referring to Jonathan Bandabaila, 19, who lived with his family in Oakland's Fruitvale district and attended Merritt College in Oakland, Deputy Chief Oliver Cunningham said, ‘We're very optimistic that somebody out there knows where he is.’

Speaking a news conference at police headquarters, Cunningham said, ‘We feel very confident’ that Bandabaila is still alive and he suggested that he might be playing for a soccer team in Europe or the East Coast.

[SBM]

On May 3, Jonathan Bandabaila left his residence in Oakland to drive to a soccer tournament in Los Angeles and on May 4, his vehicle, a 1998 silver Honda Accord, was located parked and unoccupied near the No. 3 lane on the westbound section of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.

Authorities describe Bandabaila as a black man who is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds and say he was last seen wearing a gray jumpsuit.

‘We want Jonathan to let us know he's OK wherever he is,’ Cunningham said.

[SBM]” (BBM)
Police Ask For Public's Help In Finding Missing 19-Year-Old Man

Thank you for posting these updates!! I was starting to think there wouldn’t be any news until he is found. The bit about him possibly playing for a soccer team on the east coast or in Europe is really strange...
IMO

 

[Dre]

I hate to say this since they may come on here to search but I think they are grasping at straws/in denial. I feel for them, it breaks my heart actually to think of them so far from a point of them being able to start to heal.

 

[damitajo1]

SBM: No inkling yet what really happened, but please, please know that all kinds of people decide to end their own lives. People who just booked flights, made vacation plans, bought a house, made dinner... folks who just went shopping, are excited about the NBA Finals, or an upcoming trip... people who wrapped gifts to give to a favorite sister, picked out the perfect outfit, looked forward to a special visit, just put dinner in the oven... Folks who seemingly have it all... folks who seemingly have it all together...

I hope Jonathan is hiding out somewhere, taking a breather... I really do... because it does get better. So much love to those who miss and care about this kid.

You are so right. It is very rare for the survivors of a suicide victim to say "Yeah, we saw that coming.....We were just waiting for this to happen." Depressed people have jobs, families, plans for the future; they even laugh. But they are still depressed.

 

[Vail]

If he is alive in Europe, LE would know about it unless he fashioned himself a fake passport and new identity (in which case, he clearly doesn't want to be associated with his past)

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jonathan Bandabaila was last seen May 3 when he left his home to drive to a soccer tournament. The next day his 1998 silver Honda Accord was found parked in westbound lanes of the Hayward-San Mateo Bridge with items like his soccer gear and a change of clothes still inside.

Increase Reward to $10,000.

Oakland: Family of missing man offering $10,000 reward

 

[ADKGemini]

Few leads in year since Oakland teen Bandabaila went missing

OAKLAND — Police renewed their call over the weekend for tips or information that could help find an Oakland teenager who went missing one year ago.

According to Oakland police’s missing-persons unit, Jonathan Bandabaila was last seen leaving home for a soccer tournament May 3, 2019.

Investigators said they found a surveillance-video image of Bandabaila’s silver 1998 Honda Accord as it drove in westbound lanes on the Hayward-San Mateo Bridge the following day. California Highway Patrol officers found the Honda parked and unoccupied on the bridge later that day.

Oakland police shared this image May 21, 2019 of Jonathan Faiyah Bandabaila, 19, of Oakland, Calif. (Courtesy Oakland Police Department)
Bandabaila, who turned 20 last October, is African-American, 5-foot-7 and 175 pounds with a medium complexion, black hair and brown eyes, and wearing gray soccer warm-up gear.

Police said he was in good physical and mental condition with no prior history of missing reports.

Bandabaila’s family has tirelessly pursued information about him, canvassing neighborhoods and sharing information about him on social media, as well as attending a press conference last September and initially offering a $2,500 reward that was later raised to $10,000 in January.

 

[MrsWatson]

His Charlie Project File
Jonathan Faiyah Bandabaila – The Charley Project

 

[ChatteringBirds]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Bumping up for Jonathan.
It is really a shame if not enough was caught on camera on the bridge to help determine one way or another what happened.
I feel for his family that they were unable to get his car back and dissatisfied with how his case was (is) handled.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I'll bump one more time for Jonathan. May answers somehow come very soon.

 

[Shampooedrug]

This sounds like a suicide, unfortunately. I hope his family can come to terms with that. RIP.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 3, 2023

Family offers $10K reward for information on missing person

(KRON) — The family of a man reported missing four years ago is still searching and hoping for answers. They are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Jonathan Bandabaila&#8217…

www.kron4.com

The family of an Oakland man reported missing four years ago is still searching and hoping for answers. They are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Jonathan Bandabaila’s whereabouts.

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Bandabaila’s car was found on the San Mateo Bridge on May 4, 2019. It was a 1998 silver Honda Accord parked and unoccupied in the westbound lanes of the San Mateo Bridge.

If you have information on his whereabouts, call the Oakland Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 510-238-3641.

 

[mlhenn]

Jonathan Faiyah Bandabaila – The Charley Project

Last updated November 10, 2024; age-progression added.

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Bandabaila, circa 2019; Age-progression to age 24 (circa 2023)