Confusion and distress continue to surround the case of Chanel Banks, a Los Angeles actress known for her roles on television shows like "Gossip Girl" and "Blue Bloods," who was earlier reported as found by the Los Angeles Police Department in Texas. Banks’ family, however, adamantly maintains that the person located is not Chanel. According to ABC7, Banks has been missing since October 30, and despite LAPD’s closure of the case, citing no suspicion of foul play, the family's skepticism has led them to continue their search efforts, including hiring a private investigator.

The situation took a turn when Chanel’s cousin, Danielle-Tori Singh, publicly dismissed the LAPD’s findings. "Fake news," she told ABC7 and vowed to keep actively looking for Chanel.

Singh insists that the woman thought to be Chanel, identified in a home in Texas, did not match the family's memories. She described the woman as skinnier and asserted that this person. "She was wearing things that my cousin would not normally wear." Moreover, Singh claimed that the woman in the bodycam footage "could not answer one personal question, not about our family, not about herself," in a video posted to Facebook, according to FOX LA.

"I'm not going to leave California until I find my cousin," Singh exclaimed, as reported by KTLA 5. This level of concern is mirrored by the community and supporters who have poured into the GoFundMe campaign aimed to support the ongoing search and investigative efforts. Despite the LAPD’s stance, the family continues to, vociferously and very publicly, advocate for Chanel's search to go on.