Matt, that New York Times story quotes Hamdani’s aunt:

On Tuesday, she said, several investigators, whom she described as C.I.A. [sic] officials, visited the house.
According to Dr. Razzk, they wanted to help investigate Mr. Hamdani’s disappearance.
‘’The C.I.A., when they were here, were very friendly,’’ she said. ‘’The one agent, she was totally moved. She had tears in her eyes. They were here to help.’’

Here’s my defense of King today, by the way.