<div>In November 2008, 30-year-old Ani Ashekian landed in Hong Kong—jet-lagged, excited, and ready for her next adventure. She sent a quick birthday text to her niece, withdrew cash from an ATM… and then vanished without a trace.<br>
No calls. No bank activity. No confirmed sightings. Just a few seconds of CCTV showing Ani standing calmly in a crowded terminal—moments before she disappeared into a city of seven million people.<br>
Was she the victim of a robbery, a scam, or something far darker? Or did Ani choose to disappear on her own terms?<br>
Her journal, later discovered in Canada, hinted at secret plans—but also a growing undercurrent of fear.<br>
Listen as we dive into Hong Kong, the case of Ani Ashekian, and how to stay alive on vacation.<br>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/54077259736/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/54077259736/</a><br>
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<a href="https://truecrimediva.com/ani-ashekian/">https://truecrimediva.com/ani-ashekian/</a><br>
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<a href="https://websleuths.com/threads/china-ani-ashekian-31-hong-kong-11-nov-2008-canadian-tourist.104205/">https://websleuths.com/threads/china-ani-ashekian-31-hong-kong-11-nov-2008-canadian-tourist.104205/</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1065968/ani-ashekians-journal-offers-new-clues-after-four-years-silence">https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1065968/ani-ashekians-journal-offers-new-clues-after-four-years-silence</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-woman-feared-missing-in-china-1.714555">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-woman-feared-missing-in-china-1.714555</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.toronto.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-toronto-woman-in-hong-kong/article_8b549fea-1aa7-5482-b643-1d303e5ada6f.html">https://www.toronto.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-toronto-woman-in-hong-kong/article_8b549fea-1aa7-5482-b643-1d303e5ada6f.html</a><br>
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151105180831/http://www.findani.com/">https://web.archive.org/web/20151105180831/http://www.findani.com/</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/18b64d1/where_is_ani_ashekian/">https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/18b64d1/where_is_ani_ashekian/</a><br>
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<a href="https://time.com/archive/6948538/u-s-crime-writer-tackles-a-real-hong-kong-cold-case/">https://time.com/archive/6948538/u-s-crime-writer-tackles-a-real-hong-kong-cold-case/</a><br>
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<a href="https://windsorstar.com/news/sister-to-pick-up-search-in-china">https://windsorstar.com/news/sister-to-pick-up-search-in-china</a>
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