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Sheriff: Calif. Girl Rescued, Alleged Abductor Killed In Rural Idaho

Saturday, August 10, 2013 | Sacramento, CA
  
 
Update: 10:30 p.m. Saturday - Girl rescued, alleged abductor killed in Idaho

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Anderson, the subject of a multistate police search, was rescued alive Saturday, and the suspect in her abduction was killed in rural Idaho, the San Diego County, Calif., sheriff announced Saturday.


"Hannah was successfully rescued, and appears to be in pretty good shape," said Sheriff William Gore at a news conference.


James DiMaggio, 40, who allegedly kidnapped Anderson last weekend and is suspected in the murder of Anderson's mother and brother, was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement officials who were trying to arrest him, Gore said.


(Original Post Below)
The search for abducted teen Hannah Anderson and her suspected kidnapper "has spanned three states and thousands of miles," according to The Associated Press.


The Los Angeles Times says "more than 100 searchers," as well as helicopters, are part of the effort to comb through the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.


Anderson, 16, is believed to have been abducted by 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio. On Friday, officials announced that they'd found DiMaggio's car about 40 miles east of Cascade, Idaho. That's triggered the massive search.


As we reported earlier, the hunt for DiMaggio has been going on since last Sunday, when the body of Hanna's mother, 44-year-old Christina Anderson, and eight-year-old brother, were found in the burned remains of DiMaggio's home in Boulevard, Calif., about 65 miles east of San Diego.


San Diego County Sheriff's Capt. Duncan Fraser has said that DiMaggio may have an "unusual infatuation" with the girl.


Update At 1:00 p.m. Saturday

Officials say about 150 FBI agents have joined 100 U.S. Marshals, Idaho State Police and local law enforcement officers.


"We are parents. If this was our child, we'd want the same resources out there," said Jason Pack, an FBI special agent from the agency's national press office in Washington, D.C. "We'll be here as long as it takes."


"The suspect is believed to be armed, so you can't have untrained folks out there. They have to have law enforcement training," Pack said.

 
 
Update: 10:05 p.m. Friday - Body found in burned-out home identified as Ethan Anderson
Authorities have identified the body found in the burned-out home east of San Diego as that of Ethan Anderson, 8. His sister, Hannah Anderson, is missing, and the subject of the Amber Alert.

The statement from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said investigators identified the charred body through DNA extracted from the boy's bone marrow.

The body was found Sunday along with the body of the boy's mother Christina Anderson, who investigators say was murdered.

Ethan's 16-year-old sister Hannah Anderson remains missing, and the search for her and her alleged kidnapper is focused on Idaho.

 
 
Update: 3:00 p.m. Friday - Suspect car found, possible sighting of suspect and missing girl
Authorities say a car belonging to the suspect in the disappearance of a teenage girl in California has been found in Idaho after horseback riders reported seeing the man and girl hiking in the wilderness.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said the riders reported seeing the two in the Cascade area 70 miles northeast of Boise on Wednesday but didn't know they were being sought until seeing news reports.

Gore said the 16-year-old girl, Hannah Anderson, did not appear as if she was being held against her will.

Authorities throughout the West have been looking for the teen and family friend James Lee DiMaggio, since the bodies of the girl's mother and an unidentified child were found Sunday at DiMaggio's burned home east of San Diego.

DiMaggio had bought camping gear a few weeks ago and investigators said they believe his flight was planned.

The original Amber Alert also listed Hannah's brother,  Ethan Anderson, 8, as missing. It's not known if the body found at the burned home is Ethan. 

Missing From:  Alturas, CA
Missing Date:   Pacific
Issued for:   Oregon: Statewide
Contact: If you have information, please contact SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, 858-565-5200
Circumstances:  SIGHTING OF SUSPECT VEHICLE IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA'S AMBER ALERT - VEHICLE LAST SEEN NB HWY 395 AT APPROX 130 PM TOWARD OREGON FROM ALTURAS CALIFORNIA
Missing Child 
Name:  Ethan Anderson
Alias:  
Hair Color:  Sandy Eye Color:  Unknown
Skin Color:  White Age:  8 years old
Height:  4 feet 11 inches Weight:  65 pounds
Gender:  Male  
 
Missing Child 
Name:  Hannah Anderson
Alias:  
Hair Color:  Blonde Eye Color:  Blue
Skin Color:  White Age:  16 years old
Height:  5 feet 7 inches Weight:  115 pounds
Gender:  Female  
 
Suspect 
Name:  James DiMaggio
Alias:  
Hair Color:  Brown Eye Color:  Brown
Skin Color:  White Age:  42 years old
Height:  5 feet 9 inches Weight:  150 pounds
Gender:  Male  
 

Vehicle Information
Make:  Nissan Model:  Versa
Color:  Blue Interior Color:  
License State:  CA License Text:  6WCU986
Vehicle Description:
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