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[bessie]

Hannah Anderson makes first public appearance since her rescue

CBS News
August 15, 2013, 8:53 PM

Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old teen who was rescued Saturday from her alleged abductor following a multi-state manhunt, made her first public appearance since her ordeal.
On Thursday afternoon, Anderson attended a fundraiser in the San Diego community of Lakeside where she lived with her mother and brother...

Hannah Anderson sent James Lee DiMaggio letters, warrants reveal

August 16, 2013, 9:25 AM

Investigators who searched DiMaggio's home found letters from Hannah, an incendiary device, a handcuff box and "arson wire," according to a warrant posted on the website of CBS San Diego affiliate KFMB-TV. The warrant does not elaborate on the letters or nature of the devices.

Handwritten note & 'Letters from Hanna' found in DiMaggio's home

Posted: Aug 15, 2013 3:15 PM CST Updated: Aug 15, 2013 6:23 PM CST By David Gotfredson, Field Producer

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) -- San Diego Sheriff's detectives found a handwritten note in the burned-out home of James DiMaggio; the man who was shot and killed by FBI agents in Idaho after allegedly kidnapping a Lakeside teenager on August 4.
The content of the note was not revealed in the latest search warrant released Thursday at the request of News 8, and it is unknown if the note is related to the kidnapping of Hannah Anderson, 16.
In an emailed response to News 8, Sheriff's spokesperson Jan Caldwell said, "Many portions of this investigation cannot be discussed. Sorry this is one if them."
Also found in the home were "Letters from Hanna" (sic), apparently written by the teen victim, and which were not detailed in the warrant.
The letters were denoted in the warrant as "D&C Letters from Hanna" (sic), indicating the documents initially were taken by detectives to prove DiMaggio had "dominion and control" (D&C) over the home and property.

More at the link

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Hannah Anderson strictly a victim of DiMaggio, sheriff maintains

LA Times
August 17, 2013

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's continuing investigation of Hannah Anderson's alleged kidnapping has revealed new evidence, but officials said they still believe Anderson was strictly a victim in the ordeal.

[snip]

"As Sheriff Gore said earlier in the week, Hannah is a victim in every sense of the word," Caldwell said in an email. "Our follow-up investigation has not changed that sentence."

 

[bessie]

‘Hannah is a victim in every sense of the word.’ Authorities maintain California teen played no role in kidnap ordeal

By Joe Kemp / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, August 17, 2013, 9:19 AM

Letters Hannah Anderson wrote to the man who allegedly abducted her reveal extensive communication between the pair before her captor killed the teen’s mother and little brother — but authorities maintain the teen was still a victim.

'Moving forward': Hannah Anderson makes 1st public appearance since kidnap ordeal

This story was originally published on Thu Aug 15, 2013 8:08 PM EDT
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News

The court documents don't spell out the significance of the items seized from the suspect's house. They include a gas can, empty ammunition boxes, shotgun shells, a handcuff box, incendiary devices, and something described as "arson wire."

No. 37 on the list was "D & C letters from Hanna" — with no confirmation that referred to Anderson or any details of what the letters said.
Police have not revealed a motive for the double slaying and abduction.

Horseback rider: Hannah Anderson was in 'survival mode'

By Kevin Tibbles at Morehead Lake and Becky Bratu in New York, NBC News

Backcountry horseback riders saw fear in the eyes of 16-year-old kidnap victim Hannah Anderson when they stumbled across her and murder suspect James Lee DiMaggio in a remote corner of the Idaho wilderness, a chance encounter that may have saved the young girl's life, two of the riders told NBC News.

"The look on... I seen on her face was pretty much fear. I didn't like what I'd seen on his face," rider Mike Young said of the chance encounter that may have saved the young California girl's life.

Mary Young says she saw it, too: "She was in survival mode. She was doing what she was told to do."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Kidnapping suspect leaves $112K to victim's family

James Lee DiMaggio left $112,000 to Hannah Anderson's paternal grandmother. Spanswick says he doesn't know why but believes it is for Hannah's benefit.

Hannah Anderson's family prepares to lay her mother and brother to rest

The family of Hannah Anderson issued a statement Sunday thanking the media for respecting their privacy as they prepare to lay her mother Christina and brother Ethan to rest this week.

 

[CatFancier]

James DiMaggio left life insurance to Hannah Anderson's grandmother

DiMaggio's sister spoke to him once about his beneficiary, Spanswick said, and he indicated that the money was to go to Hannah and her brother, Ethan. DiMaggio told his sister he didn't want to leave it to the children's parents because he felt their relationship was "too unstable" and they might divorce, Spanswick said.

 

[Elley Mae]

James DiMaggio family requests DNA samples for Hannah Anderson, her brother

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/hannah-anderson-james-dimaggio-case/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

The reason? They want to know if he was Hannah and 8-year-old Ethan's biological father, a family spokesman said.

 

[ArianeEmory]

Family no longer seeks kidnapped Calif. teen's DNA

The sister of a man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and killing the teen's mother and younger brother said she no longer wants paternity tests to determine if the suspect fathered the children.

"They should come back to us and explain what happened," she said. "They could come forward with evidence — evidence and facts instead of verbally coming out and saying he did it. Where's the proof?

 

[nikb]

http://www.kcra.com/news/national/D...ble/-/11797450/21678430/-/gvsfb1/-/index.html

"DiMaggio sister: Hannah Anderson is 'trouble'
Lora DiMaggio says case has 'a lot of holes'"

 

[Tricia]

Huffington Post true crime contributor David Lohr will be on a special edition of True Crime Radio.

Tonight (Thursday August 29th) 6 PM Eastern.

David Lohr will be discussing the latest in the Hannah Anderson case and the controversy surrounding Hannah's kidnapping.

CLICK HERE to listen live tonight (Thursday) 6 PM Eastern with David Lohr and the Hannah Anderson case.

 

[Seattle1]

http://www.cbs8.com/story/23283594/missed-clues-in-hannah-anderson-kidnapping-case

...."Detectives also overlooked a surveillance camera at the Golden Acorn Casino in Boulevard, and another one across the street from Sweetwater High School, where DiMaggio picked up Hannah from cheer camp August 3.

In addition, the principal of Sweetwater High School said detectives never approached the school with questions about Hannah Anderson, DiMaggio, or potential surveillance video recorded on campus."...

 

[CatFancier]

Autopsy: Christina Anderson was bound

Authorities have said Christina Anderson, 44, died of blunt-force trauma to the head and that a crowbar was found near her body.

The autopsy said Ethan most likely died due to the fire, but that he also had skeletal fractures, and trauma could not be ruled out as a possible cause of the fractures.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/23/christina-anderson-bound-gagged-autopsy/

 

[Dr. Know?]

Hannah Anderson’s Mother Was Bound, Gagged, Beaten, Autopsy Finds

Christina Anderson, 44, a medical assistant, died of blunt force injury to the head with a minimum of 12 blows to her face and head, an autopsy report released Monday said. She also had a broken arm and her throat was slashed, although the latter apparently was done after she was dead, the report said.

Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/09/23/hannah-a...nd-gagged-beaten-autopsy-finds/#ixzz2fmQ0KVuv

 

[Salem]

Just another, short article: http://www.newser.com/story/174739/autopsy-hannah-anderson-mother-bound-gagged.html

Salem

 

[Salem]

Just another, short article: http://www.newser.com/story/174739/autopsy-hannah-anderson-mother-bound-gagged.html

Salem

 

[ontariolynn]

I am not a mod but I can answer. The discussion threads were closed. (I don't know the exact reason but I do remember that towards the end it was not possible for civil discussion free of victim-blaming to occur.)

It was because Hannah Anderson is still alive, and is only 16, and I agree

 

[SilkySifaka]

Retired Sheriff and other horsemen talk about how they knew something was seriously wrong. The fear in her eyes.

Mark: We’d all already discussed we would watch the news, get on our computers when we got home and see if there was something in the air. That’s just how it smelled — really bad.

Mark: Mike is an old outfitter. He’s taken people all through the West. And when he saw the fear in her eyes and the look in his eyes, Mike knew something was up. At camp, we argued with him, trying to justify why they were there — Mike kept defending his view.

Mike: The look in her eyes.

http://www.messenger-index.com/news...cle_418ecad6-2ac0-11e3-8422-0019bb2963f4.html

 

[CatFancier]

Hannah Anderson: Abductor 'made me play Russian roulette'

Two months after her ordeal, Hannah says she is "sick, disgusted" and "angry" when she thinks about DiMaggio, and that she feels her abductor, who was ultimately killed by FBI agents in a shootout, got what he deserved.

http://www.today.com/news/hannah-anderson-im-shocked-sick-angry-about-abductor-8C11351106

 

[seattlechiquita]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/hannah-anderson-russian-roulette_n_4069905.html?ref=topbar

A teenage kidnapping survivor has revealed new details claiming that she was handcuffed, zip-tied and forced by her abductor to play a game of Russian roulette.

 

[Dr. Know?]

"He Drugged Me": Hannah Anderson Answers Questions about Kidnapping

Anderson, 16, talks about relationship with captor James DiMaggio and explains why she didn't try to escape in an exclusive "Today" show interview Thursday


Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...-Interview-Oct10-227013021.html#ixzz2hIOSS9XZ

 

[CatFancier]

Hannah Anderson recalls abductor's 'weird crush,' dramatic rescue

http://www.today.com/news/hannah-anderson-recalls-abductors-weird-crush-dramatic-rescue-8C11369475