ethan wore his heart on his sleeve. he would do anything for anybody. loved everybody. he was just my buddy. reporter: just like tina was jen s buddy. she was here at this exact table two weeks ago playing board games. and so that monday was the last time i saw her. and i ve kept her texts because i can t i don t want to let go of the last little funny things we talked about. reporter: and hannah, she had disappeared. new information into cnn suggests that only hannah anderson may have been abducted. reporter: a manhunt began that would span five states and three countries. this manhunt has now stretched into mexico.
we have a little pinky pal handshake we do. she just started pop warner cheer. i think this was her second year because ethan was playing football for pop warner. she was going to be the cheerleader for his team. reporter: 8-year-old ethan loved football. even more, fishing. i love to fish. little e and i went about a month ago fishing at lake jennings. he was putting the worms on for me because they wrinkle up and are gross. i just remember him saying, aunt jen, i ll take care of that for you. i ll do that. i can do that. you don t have to touch those. when he got the fish out of the water, look, aunt jen, look what i got. it s your turn. reporter: tina was always there to help whether, a sick family member or friend that needed cheering up like jim. she was tired, busy, she had
he had been asking the andersons to visit for some time. they were getting together for some type of family gathering. reporter: bill gore is san diego county sheriff. he led people to believe he was going to be losing his house and this would be a farewell party at his house. reporter: for hannah and ethan, the cabin had always been lots of fun. brett anderson is their father and christina s husband. the kids and myself in san diego would go up there and stay the night and we would ride a go cart or do whatever, you know? be like camping out because of his cabin. reporter: the man they called uncle jim, one of brett s best friends had known the kids since they were born. jim was a very good friend of the family. reporter: jennifer willis and christina grew up like sisters. jen and tysona part of a big and boisterous extended family. he spent time with us and we loved him. he was fun. he was a great guy. tina was a good friend to him.
cheer, i think her second year because ethan was playing football for pop warner and she was going to be the cheerleader for his team. 8-year-old ethan loved football and even more, fishing. i love to fish. little e. and i went about a month ago fishing. at lake jennings. he was putting the worms on for me because they wrinkle up and are gross. and i just remember him saying, aunt jen, i ll take care of that for you. ill dethat. i can do that. you don t have to touch those. he d get the fish out of the water. look jen what i got. now it s your turn. and tina was always there to help whether a sick family member or a friend that needed cheering up like jen. she was tired. she was busy. she had a lot going on and it was a little difficult for her to squeeze into her busy schedule but that s the kind of person she was and she did that for jen, to go up there and help
and this was going to be kind of a farewell party at his house. reporter: for hannah and ethan it had always been lots of fun. bret anderson is their father and christina s husband. the kids, even myself when i was in san diego would go up there and stay the night and we d ride a go cart or do whatever, you know, being like camping out because of his cabin. the man they called uncle jim one of bret s best friends had known the kids since they were born. jim was a very good friend of the family. reporter: jennifer willis and christina grew up like sisters. jen and tina both part of a big and boisterous extended family. he spent time with us and we loved him. he was fun. he was a great guy. tina was a good friend to him and he had been with her and our entire family for many, many years while the kids were growing up and so i know she was