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Super Moderator
Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old California girl rescued in the Idaho wilderness did not know that her mother and brother had been killed by James Lee DiMaggio, her suspected kidnapper.
The California teenager was told about her family while being debriefed by police after her rescue on Saturday that her mother, Christina Anderson, 44, and her 8-year-old brother, Ethan, had been killed by her alleged kidnapper, Sheriff Bill Gore said.
In the news conference Sheriff Bill Gore told reporters Anderson did not willingly accompany the suspect, James Lee DiMaggio, 40, a longtime, close friend of the Andersons.
"It became very clear to us that she is a victim in every sense of the word of this horrific crime," Gore said. "She was under extreme, extreme duress."
Brett Anderson, Hannah’s father said in a statement that he thanked law enforcement officials, the media and the public for their role in bringing his daughter home safely.
Anderson said he doesn’t understand why DiMaggio did this, he was a trusted longtime friend and even considered as an uncle by the kids. DiMaggio served as the best man at Brett and Christina Anderson's wedding.
"The healing process will be slow. She has been through a tremendous ordeal, and I'm very proud of her," Anderson said.
Authorities declined to discuss any possible motives for DiMaggio's actions.
Gore said further details of the deadly lakeside confrontation between DiMaggio and federal agents in the Idaho back country, would be withheld until the FBI completes its own review of the shooting.
The California teenager was told about her family while being debriefed by police after her rescue on Saturday that her mother, Christina Anderson, 44, and her 8-year-old brother, Ethan, had been killed by her alleged kidnapper, Sheriff Bill Gore said.
In the news conference Sheriff Bill Gore told reporters Anderson did not willingly accompany the suspect, James Lee DiMaggio, 40, a longtime, close friend of the Andersons.
"It became very clear to us that she is a victim in every sense of the word of this horrific crime," Gore said. "She was under extreme, extreme duress."
Brett Anderson, Hannah’s father said in a statement that he thanked law enforcement officials, the media and the public for their role in bringing his daughter home safely.
Anderson said he doesn’t understand why DiMaggio did this, he was a trusted longtime friend and even considered as an uncle by the kids. DiMaggio served as the best man at Brett and Christina Anderson's wedding.
"The healing process will be slow. She has been through a tremendous ordeal, and I'm very proud of her," Anderson said.
Authorities declined to discuss any possible motives for DiMaggio's actions.
Gore said further details of the deadly lakeside confrontation between DiMaggio and federal agents in the Idaho back country, would be withheld until the FBI completes its own review of the shooting.