by Patrick H. Moore
Now that Hannah Anderson’s ask.fm social media site – where she obviously felt comfortable addressing her peers — has been disabled, she would appear to have no easy way of addressing the public. She did make a surprise appearance Wednesday evening, however, at a fundraiser in Lakeside, California designed to benefit her and help defray the funeral expenses of her mother and brother.
Alyssa Newcomb and Michael S. James of Good Morning America have the story:
Hannah Anderson, the California teen rescued over the weekend when FBI agents shot and killed her suspected kidnapper in Idaho, arrived unexpectedly this evening at a fundraiser to benefit her and help pay for the funeral expenses of her mother Christina Anderson and her brother Ethan.
In her first public appearance since the rescue, Anderson, 16, arrived at the Boll Weevil restaurant in Lakeside, Calif., shortly after 4 p.m. PT, according to ABC News affiliate KGTV. She made no statement as she walked into the fundraiser, which was closed to the media.
Her father, Brett Anderson, told reporters:
“Hannah sends her love. She’s doing good day by day. And we’ll just keep moving forward from here.
“Right now, we’re just looking for her future and get her settled.”
“This is a small community that we are a part of, and the community came together putting on this great fundraiser for Hannah and hopefully for her future and healing,” Brett Anderson said. “This is how Lakeside rolls.”
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Further news concerning this story that has riveted the nation for almost two weeks now includes the fact that a handwritten note was recovered from the scorched home where DiMaggio tortured and killed Hannah’s mother and brother. The police have declined to reveal the contents of the note and whether it was related to Hannah’s kidnapping.
The warrants released today also revealed that DiMaggio likely used incendiary devices to set two separate fires after he “tortured and killed” Christina Anderson and Ethan.
According to the authorities, one blaze was set in his house, where Ethan’s body was found burned beyond recognition. The second fire was set in DiMaggio’s garage, where Christina Anderson was found under a tarp next to a crowbar.
Search warrants also revealed that both Hannah Anderson’s and DiMaggio’s phones were shut off around 4 p.m. on Sunday August 4th — the day of the kidnapping and fire at DiMaggio’s home. Hannah was picked up from cheerleading practice at Sweetwater High School at 4:00 pm on Sunday, but the warrants do not specify who picked her up.
Phone records showed that 13 phone calls were exchanged between DiMaggio and Hannah Anderson before the phones were turned off. It is unclear whether all 13 calls occurred that day or whether they were made in the days preceding the kidnapping. Although there has been some talk to the effect that Hannah was somehow in collusion with James DiMaggio, I personally do not believe it. What I do believe in that due to the lack of recognition on the part of her parents that something was wrong, she found herself in an extremely compromising position that she did not know how to get out of. It should be kept in mind that she and her brother Ethan had known DiMaggio for all of their lives, but there is no evidence that there was anything wrong or improper in DiMaggio’s conduct until quite recently. Thus, one should be extremely wary of casting any aspersions on Hannah and her veracity. This 16-year-old girl has recently been through hell and should be treated with respect and kindness.
It has been revealed that DiMaggio’s sister, Lora Robinson, made multiple calls to DiMaggio’s phone on the day of the crime. According to the warrants, however, the police have never considered her a suspect.
Click here to view the Search Warrant for James DiMaggio’s Boulevard, California residence:
http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kfmb/misc/583-13.pdf
Click on the links below to view our previous posts on this case:
James DiMaggio “Tortured” Hannah Anderson’s Mother and Brother Before Killing Them
Hannah Anderson “Meets the Press” on Social Media Website ask.fm
Hannah Anderson Kidnapping: What Can We Learn from This Disaster?
Breaking News: James DiMaggio Exchanged Gunfire with FBI Prior to Being Shot and Killed
Hannah Anderson Rescued: SWAT Team Kills Kidnapper James DiMaggio in Idaho Wilderness
Amber Alert: Abducted Teenage Girl Hannah Anderson Sighted with Kidnapper in Idaho Wilderness