Highway 80 just north of the mexican border. A refuge for some from freeways fatigue. Bill gore is the San Diego County sheriff. Its kind of out in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful countryside in the mountains but very isolated. And it was to boulevard up on ross avenue that firefighters were rolled out to a report of a log cabin on fire. That was the start of everything. August 4th, a sunday night about 8 00. Pretty quickly, i assume, you knew who the homeowner was. We immediately identified James Dimaggio as the homeowner. The 40yearold was single and worked in telecommunications at the Scripps Research institute. He was the kind of person that was caring and thoughtful. Andrew spanswick says his friend jim was steady and relabel as they get. He would always help anybody in need. Not just people, but animals. Now it looked as though jim was the one who needed help in the worst way. His cabin was a tinderbox, gone. Firefighters couldnt save it. And they quickly made a terrible discove
Good evening, everyone. Im don lemon. This hour, the kidnapping and rescue of Hannah Anderson. Hannah, of course, is a california teen police say was abducted three weeks ago by a family friend. Hours after the man killed, her mother and brother. After a multistate manhunt, she was rescued in the idaho wilderness, her kidnapper shot and killed. Today, hannah stepped into a crowded church to pray for her mother and brother at a public memorial service. Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me its only for a while that we must part, so bless the memories within your heart. I wont be far away, for life goes on. So if you need me, call, and i will come. Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life when we celebrate funeral masses for those who die a natural death, we choose scripture readings that bring us consolation and comfort. But for the deaths of tina and ethan, there are no easy words. We struggled with deaths like this, because they are not righ
Good evening, everyone. Im don lemon. This hour, the kidnapping and rescue of Hannah Anderson. Hannah, of course, is a california teen police say was abducted three weeks ago by a family friend. Hours after the man killed, her mother and brother. After a multistate manhunt, she was rescued in the idaho wilderness, her kidnapper shot and killed. Today, hannah stepped into a crowded church to pray for her mother and brother at a public memorial service. Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me its only for a while that we must part, so bless the memories within your heart. I wont be far away, for life goes on. So if you need me, call, and i will come. Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life when we celebrate funeral masses for those who die a natural death, we choose scripture readings that bring us consolation and comfort. But for the deaths of tina and ethan, there are no easy words. We struggled with deaths like this, because they are not righ
Hannah Anderson was abducted in August 2013 by then 40-year-old James DiMaggio. DiMaggio had killed two members of her family earlier in the day before setting his California home on fire.
what was the motive? you know, why did he do this? spanswick says, all anyone wants are answers. nobody can understand how it what a bizarre case this has been. a guy out in the woods with a cat, a girl, a house burning down, all these crazy stories. there needs to be some closure. closure for two families still reeling from incomprehensible tragedy. on nbc, hannah remembered her mother. she was strong-hearted and very tough. she knew how to handle things. and her brother, ethan. he had a really big heart. and and had a new way of thinking about all she had been through.