On or about the afternoon of August 3, 2013,[1] 16-year-old Hannah Marie Anderson (born July 22, 1997)[2][3] was abducted after cheerleading practice from Sweetwater High School in National City, California.
The suspect was later identified by authorities as 40-year-old Jim Lee DiMaggio, owner of a home in Boulevard, California, about an hour away, where Anderson, her mother Christina and brother Ethan had been overnight guests the previous evening.
An AMBER alert was issued for Hannah Anderson, who was found alive at a remote impromptu campsite in the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho on August 10, a week after she was abducted.
[7] On August 3, family friend James DiMaggio had invited Christina Anderson and her children to his home in Boulevard, reportedly to say goodbye because he was planning to move to Texas.
[14] In late September 2013, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office released results of the autopsies of Christina and Ethan Anderson.
The autopsy of Christina Anderson found that a plastic cable tie had been used to bind her ankles, and that duct tape was wrapped around her neck and mouth.
[18][19] On August 7, horseback riders spotted two people matching the description of DiMaggio and Anderson in Cascade, Idaho[20] and notified authorities after seeing a news report about the abduction.
[33] According to released warrants, DiMaggio received letters from Hannah Anderson which were found in his home by investigators, and exchanged over a dozen calls with her before the murders occurred.