Netflix employee missing in California just two weeks after moving to Bay Area for dream job
A recent college graduate went missing in California only two weeks after starting a job at Netflix as a software engineer, the family told news outlets. Yohanes Kidane graduated from Cornell University and moved from New York to San Francisco to work at Netflix, his family told CBS News. Kidane was last seen at 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 14 getting into an Uber in San Jose, the station reported. According to Yosief Kidane, the family hasn't been able to get in touch with Yohanes since Monday evening. Since then, his phone tracker hasn't moved from a spot near Golden Gate Bridge. The family has reported the case to the San Jose police. “Two young colleagues of his saw him and were able to talk to him," said Yosief Kidane. "He said he was heading to San Francisco to maybe meet a friend. The last footage I've seen of him was leaving his apartment building and getting into a black Toyota Camry."
Since then, several of the young man's belongings have turned up at police stations, but there's been no trace of Yohanes Kidane yet.
On Tuesday morning, the family said that a commuter found Yohanes' phone and wallet "on a grassy hill" and brought them to the Marin California Highway Patrol's office.
"Someone who was in San Rafael, who was on a commute, saw a phone and wallet sitting on this small grassy hill right between the Welcome Center and coffee shop," Yohanes' older brother said. "Thirty bucks in cash was in his wallet, IDs cards, phone untouched. Yohanes Kidane is officially considered a missing person. Flyers distributed around Golden Gate Bridge describe him as a 5 feet 8 inches tall Black man weighing around 150 pounds. The last time he was seen, he was wearing grey sweatpants, a black hoodie and black shoes.”
The following day, the family said that the police found Yohanes Kidane's backpack near the Golden Gate Bridge, the two laptops and personal documents "seemingly untouched." Members of the public with information about Yohanes Kidane's whereabouts can contact the San Jose Police Department at (408) 277-8900 (reference case number 23-227-0531) or his relatives at (585) 489-4880 or 585-500-5220.
