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- A terrifying case of
murder and kidnapping
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Has gripped
the lakeside community,
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And police are looking
at texts
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And social media for answers.
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- We were supposed
to hang out that day.
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- I'm like,
"is everything okay?"
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And there was just nothing.
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- Hey, we got a problem.
- Come on.
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This isn't funny.
Like, where are you?
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We're supposed to
be hanging out.
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I didn't wanna
believe it was real.
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- Would he have
kidnapped my daughter?
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I wouldn't have thought so
in a million years.
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- What is even going on?
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- Where's my daughter?
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- There is no way
to make sense of it.
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It's shocking,
it's frightening.
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- This is the biggest,
hardest, most disturbing case
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That I've investigated.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- A young woman
is missing tonight
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After leaving a bar
with a stranger,
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Then texting "help"
to a friend.
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[keys clacking]
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You are watching her
terrifying abduction.
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♪ ♪
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- A missing woman's nude body
was discovered in this ravine.
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- Miraculously,
the young woman survived.
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- There is an alarming crisis
of violence, kidnapping,
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And murder
against innocent women.
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- The senseless murder
has struck a chord
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With thousands of women.
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- This has sparked a global
movement online
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Of women
sharing their own fears.
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- They're united
under a hashtag:
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#textmewhenyougethome.
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A phrase that women
are all too familiar with.
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[light music]
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♪ ♪
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- We were very, very close.
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We did everything as a family.
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We camped together,
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We hiked together,
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We had fun together.
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♪ ♪
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Hannah was a jock
from day one, you know,
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She was in dance, and she was
in gymnastics
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For most of her years
in high school.
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She was your typical
teenage girl, you know.
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She spent a lot of
time on her phone,
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But that's what they did.
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So you know, she wasn't doing
anything bad on her phone.
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They were just texting
back and forth
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And making jokes to each other
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And talking about boys
and doing whatever.
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She was gonna do her thing,
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And I'm gonna
give her my grief
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When I didn't like
what she was doing.
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And when she brought
a boy over,
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I was gonna give them grief.
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So it was your typical
father-daughter situation.
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- My first impression
of hannah
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Was that she was just like me.
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Exactly, like, we're both
crazy, loud, fun, talkative,
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Like being the center of
attention, like, everything.
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It was perfect.
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- [laughing]
our faces are touching.
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- She was in dance
and gymnastics
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And doing cheer things.
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She was in a good place, yeah.
Always happy and smiling.
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We hung out all the time.
Texted 24/7.
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Would hang out after school.
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We'd either walk to her
house or go to my house.
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Like, pretty much inseparable.
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Same thing with ethan.
We were pretty close.
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He was the funniest kid
I've ever met.
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We'd make food,
make videos, jokes.
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- Ethan was fearless,
absolutely fearless.
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They would go
fishing all the time.
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And these boys couldn't even
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Put a worm on their hook,
you know.
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And he would go
and bait their hooks
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And then take the fish off,
and he was just--
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He was a gem.
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Tina, you know,
she helped so many people.
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Not only was she a holistic
health practitioner,
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But she was such a good friend
to so many people.
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- Tina was just
an amazing person.
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You know, she'd give
advice, we'd talk.
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She was like
the second mom, almost.
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- Myself, I was the
kind of the worker bee,
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And it was just
a very dynamic family.
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We lived in a gated community,
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And the people that we knew
in this gated community
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Were all good people, and so
we felt very safe there.
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I first met jim,
I was working in telecom
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Out here in san diego in 1996.
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And he was a subcontractor
for our company,
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And that's how we met,
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And we hit it off from day one.
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He was funny. He was happy.
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He was always willing
to lend a hand.
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The more we hung out,
the more he would come over,
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And we'd have cookouts,
we'd go camping.
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We'd go to shooting,
we'd go fishing.
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He just blended in,
became a part of the family.
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He was in the hospital when
hannah was born, you know?
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And he was around
when ethan was born.
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I think that jim wanted
to have his own family.
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And he was pretty serious with
a couple of girls for a while.
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But for whatever reason,
it just didn't pan out,
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And we were kind of like
the surrogate family.
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[upbeat music]
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- Hannah and I, you know,
we're teenagers,
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We're trying to find
something fun to do.
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You know, parents, ehh--
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So hannah's like,
"oh, I have an uncle
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"that has a big property.
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"like, we could
hang out there.
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"you know, he's fun.
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He'll let us do
whatever we want."
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My initial impression of jim
was that he was cool.
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He was like a kid
in an adult's body.
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He would talk with us,
understand us,
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Let us do whatever we want.
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It was like anything someone
would want, you know,
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Like, that figure
in their life.
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Jim and hannah
were pretty close.
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I mean, it seemed that way.
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He would give her rides
multiple times a week.
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He would let us go to
his house and hang out,
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Invite friends over,
have little parties there.
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He seemed like
the most trustworthy,
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Like, caring, nice person,
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Almost that I've ever met
in my entire life.
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- I had lost my job
in biotech,
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And I'd been a couple of months
without getting paid,
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And I had an opportunity
from a friend out there,
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And it was
a very good opportunity,
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So I moved that direction
to tennessee
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To try and help my family.
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Jim really helped me
make my decision
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To take the job in tennessee.
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He's like, "this could be
a good idea for your family."
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I did feel confident that
jim would help and oversee
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And, you know, if anything
needed to be done,
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Yes, with my family.
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I missed them very much.
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Every couple of days,
we would talk to each other.
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She's just telling me
what's going on
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And, you know, something
like, "hey dad, I'm gonna--
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I wanna get
my belly button pierced."
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And "no, you're not."
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And then her mother
took her and got
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Her belly button pierced, so--
[laughs]
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- We would just message him
about hanging out.
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[laughs]
like, at his house.
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"oh, can we hang out
this weekend?"
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Or, "are you gonna
give us a ride?"
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We would just have fun.
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We'd blast music,
have parties.
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We would drink,
like, smoke--anything.
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He would give us anything
we wanted, buy us food.
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And then he would hang out
for, like, ten minutes,
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And then just go upstairs
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And let us have
the rest of the night
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And the next morning
to ourselves.
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He was like a friend.
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So we would tell him
who our crushes are.
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If we ever asked to bring
one of our crushes there,
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He would just be like,
"I'm not comfortable with that.
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"you're not allowed
to bring them here.
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It's just you guys."
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I asked him one time.
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I was like, "do you have
any, like, friends your age?"
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And hannah was blunt too.
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So she would just be like,
"do you hang out
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With people your age?"
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And I think
he made some comments
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Like he does have them.
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He hangs out with them
when we're not around,
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Or he just likes
to do his own thing.
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And so we were
just like, "okay."
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He would never let us
go upstairs.
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And, like, if we even
stepped on the stairs,
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He would, like,
come out of his room
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And yell at us not
to come up the stairs
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Or, like, go on the stairs.
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So that was--it's kinda
questionable now.
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I would assume upstairs
was something in his room
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That he wanted no one to see.
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I remember it was after
a gymnastics or dance meeting
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That we were in the car
and some song came on.
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It might have been
a bruno mars song.
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Some, like, soft slower song.
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And it got me and hannah
talking about relationships.
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Like, something like that
that we weren't in one.
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And then jim started,
like, complimenting her.
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And he said, you know,
"not in a creepy way,
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"but if you were my age
or I was your age,
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I would date you."
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And then just--we--
no one really said anything.
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And then he was like, "no,
I don't wanna be creepy,
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"but I have a crush on you,
but not weird.
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"if I was your age
or you were my age,
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I would definitely date you."
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She got quiet.
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And when hannah's quiet,
she usually is thinking
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Something in her mind,
so I'm sure it made her
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Extremely uncomfortable.
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After that, I really
did think, okay,
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Yeah, he's a little weird.
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And thinking about it,
he's spending 90% of his time
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With two teenage girls,
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So it definitely changed
after that
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Because we went from,
like, texting
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Or facebook messaging,
like, almost every day
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To we didn't even, like,
go to his house.
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I think he did pick
up on the distancing
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Because I remember him
towards the end
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Sending hannah a very long
facebook post message
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About how he missed her and how
he doesn't wanna come off
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As creepy or seem weird.
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He tried to, like,
calm her down a little bit.
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But after that, it was
still just like, you know,
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If I have to see you,
I have to see you.
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[ominous piano music]
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We stayed up till, like,
2:00 in the morning messaging
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'cause we were supposed
to hang out that day.
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We actually hadn't seen each
other in a week and a half.
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So we had plans to hang out
after she left her cheer camp.
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We were gonna meet
at her house,
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And then we were gonna get
this burrito
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That we liked down the street
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And then just hang out
and do makeup and dance.
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And basically, just hang out
like us,
253
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'cause we hadn't
seen each other in a while.
254
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The last message she sent was,
255
00:10:14,065 --> 00:10:15,564
"I'll see you tomorrow.
Love you."
256
00:10:15,717 --> 00:10:16,883
And I was like,
"okay, perfect.
257
00:10:16,901 --> 00:10:18,308
"text me when you're done,
and then
258
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I'll come down to your place."
259
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♪ ♪
260
00:10:24,726 --> 00:10:26,225
When she didn't text me back,
I was like,
261
00:10:26,318 --> 00:10:27,393
"oh, great.
She's blowing me off."
262
00:10:27,486 --> 00:10:28,336
[chuckles]
263
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♪ ♪
264
00:10:31,232 --> 00:10:34,842
Then my friend texted me
saying, "oh, my gosh!
265
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"turn on the news.
266
00:10:36,571 --> 00:10:37,920
Did you see what
happened to jim's house?"
267
00:10:38,072 --> 00:10:39,681
And I was like, "what?"
268
00:10:39,908 --> 00:10:41,832
So I ran out in the living
room, turned on my tv,
269
00:10:41,926 --> 00:10:43,426
And jim's house was on fire.
270
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- My cousin sent me a text.
271
00:10:47,006 --> 00:10:49,098
"hey, did you see this
on the news?
272
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Jim's house is on fire."
273
00:10:51,419 --> 00:10:52,435
And I'm like,
"what are you talking about?"
274
00:10:52,587 --> 00:10:54,028
And I was at work,
275
00:10:54,255 --> 00:10:57,181
And so I looked it up,
and I'm like, "oh, my god!
276
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That is jim's house."
you know?
277
00:10:59,536 --> 00:11:02,595
And my first instinct is,
like, "oh, I hope he's okay."
278
00:11:02,688 --> 00:11:06,265
You know?
I--that was my first thought.
279
00:11:06,284 --> 00:11:07,875
I tried to text and call jim,
280
00:11:08,102 --> 00:11:09,936
And I'm like,
"hey, is everything okay?
281
00:11:09,954 --> 00:11:11,270
Are you okay?"
282
00:11:11,289 --> 00:11:14,198
You know?
And there was just nothing.
283
00:11:14,292 --> 00:11:15,883
- And so I was,
like, freaking out.
284
00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:18,535
And he's like, "I think hannah
was supposed to be there."
285
00:11:18,555 --> 00:11:20,221
And then I was like,
286
00:11:20,448 --> 00:11:21,723
"hannah and I were
supposed to hang out.
287
00:11:21,950 --> 00:11:23,558
I don't think she was
supposed to be there."
288
00:11:23,709 --> 00:11:25,468
And so we kinda
just brushed that aside.
289
00:11:25,620 --> 00:11:27,377
But then I was like, "why is
hannah not responding to me?
290
00:11:27,397 --> 00:11:28,971
We're supposed to hang out."
291
00:11:29,065 --> 00:11:31,791
At the same time, it was,
like, jim's house is on fire.
292
00:11:31,809 --> 00:11:34,902
And then the
newscaster said that
293
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There was a body found in the
fire, and it was a woman's.
294
00:11:38,057 --> 00:11:43,152
And I was like, a woman's
body in the fire
295
00:11:43,246 --> 00:11:44,078
At jim's house?
296
00:11:44,305 --> 00:11:45,562
♪ ♪
297
00:11:45,656 --> 00:11:47,064
And that's when
everything started
298
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To become extremely real.
299
00:11:52,756 --> 00:11:55,664
[tense music]
300
00:11:55,817 --> 00:11:58,317
♪ ♪
301
00:11:58,336 --> 00:12:00,336
- People were texting me,
saying,
302
00:12:00,488 --> 00:12:02,822
"hey, what's going on here?"
and I'm like, "I don't know.
303
00:12:02,915 --> 00:12:04,323
"I'm trying to get
ahold of tina.
304
00:12:04,416 --> 00:12:05,249
"I'm trying to get
ahold of hannah.
305
00:12:05,268 --> 00:12:06,934
"I tried calling them.
306
00:12:07,086 --> 00:12:08,661
I'm not getting
ahold of anybody."
307
00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:10,754
- The fire department
had responded
308
00:12:10,774 --> 00:12:13,107
To dimaggio's residence.
309
00:12:13,334 --> 00:12:16,110
The cabin literally
burnt to the ground.
310
00:12:16,262 --> 00:12:19,781
They put out a fire
in the garage,
311
00:12:19,932 --> 00:12:22,191
And while they were
putting out that fire,
312
00:12:22,343 --> 00:12:27,013
They discovered a deceased
woman covered with a tarp.
313
00:12:27,106 --> 00:12:28,364
- Hannah had
to have been there.
314
00:12:28,516 --> 00:12:31,108
She was going there
after practice, apparently,
315
00:12:31,127 --> 00:12:32,368
Something happened.
316
00:12:32,462 --> 00:12:34,462
- I went in.
317
00:12:34,613 --> 00:12:39,542
We lifted the tarp
off of the decedent.
318
00:12:39,694 --> 00:12:42,637
And right away, you could tell
that it was going to be
319
00:12:42,864 --> 00:12:45,865
A homicide just based
on the bindings,
320
00:12:45,883 --> 00:12:47,975
The manner
in which she was laying.
321
00:12:48,202 --> 00:12:51,145
It absolutely looked like
foul play.
322
00:12:51,297 --> 00:12:54,464
I found a dog
that had been shot,
323
00:12:54,484 --> 00:12:56,150
And it was the andersons' dog,
324
00:12:56,302 --> 00:12:58,653
And it was covered
with a sleeping bag.
325
00:12:58,804 --> 00:13:02,548
We saw a vehicle next
to the burnt cabin,
326
00:13:02,641 --> 00:13:03,991
And we ran
the license plate,
327
00:13:04,143 --> 00:13:06,402
And it came back
christina anderson.
328
00:13:06,554 --> 00:13:09,163
I had somebody send me
a department of motor vehicles
329
00:13:09,315 --> 00:13:11,315
Driver's license photo
of christina
330
00:13:11,334 --> 00:13:12,908
And looked at the decedent.
331
00:13:13,002 --> 00:13:14,669
That was her.
332
00:13:14,820 --> 00:13:18,155
- There was a body
found in the garage.
333
00:13:18,249 --> 00:13:22,585
And they go, "it's tina."
334
00:13:22,737 --> 00:13:26,572
And I'm like, "what?"
335
00:13:26,591 --> 00:13:29,183
They found my wife dead
in the garage.
336
00:13:29,335 --> 00:13:32,336
- They confirmed it was
an adult female body,
337
00:13:32,355 --> 00:13:34,263
And I just broke down.
338
00:13:34,415 --> 00:13:41,511
♪ ♪
339
00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:46,367
- I'm getting fed information
that, hey, we got a problem.
340
00:13:46,594 --> 00:13:48,277
Christina has
a 16-year-old daughter
341
00:13:48,371 --> 00:13:51,597
And an eight-year-old son
named hannah and ethan,
342
00:13:51,616 --> 00:13:53,599
And we don't know
where they are.
343
00:13:53,618 --> 00:13:55,859
And the dad is not
in the picture.
344
00:13:55,953 --> 00:13:57,453
Dad is in another state.
345
00:13:57,547 --> 00:14:00,623
And we knew that jim dimaggio
owned that property.
346
00:14:00,775 --> 00:14:01,941
Where is he?
347
00:14:01,959 --> 00:14:03,776
- If jim wasn't there,
you know,
348
00:14:03,794 --> 00:14:05,887
And my kids weren't there,
349
00:14:06,038 --> 00:14:09,539
You kinda speculate--
what did he do?
350
00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,876
- We did know that the house
was set up for arson.
351
00:14:12,896 --> 00:14:16,063
And then we started getting
the stories from neighbors
352
00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:18,958
That hannah, her mother,
and her brother,
353
00:14:18,976 --> 00:14:22,311
And the dog were going
to uncle jim's
354
00:14:22,463 --> 00:14:24,572
Because he had told them
a story
355
00:14:24,723 --> 00:14:26,465
That his house
was in foreclosure,
356
00:14:26,484 --> 00:14:28,134
He was losing it.
357
00:14:28,152 --> 00:14:32,805
He wanted one more last hurrah
weekend up at the cabin.
358
00:14:32,823 --> 00:14:34,582
Bring the kids, bring the dog.
359
00:14:34,733 --> 00:14:37,476
Let's do a barbecue.
Let's let the kids play.
360
00:14:37,495 --> 00:14:38,753
My house is going bye-bye.
361
00:14:38,904 --> 00:14:41,571
I don't know
what I'm gonna do next.
362
00:14:41,591 --> 00:14:43,573
None of that was true.
363
00:14:43,668 --> 00:14:47,503
That was a ploy to get hannah,
her mother, ethan, and the dog
364
00:14:47,655 --> 00:14:49,838
Up to his property.
365
00:14:49,991 --> 00:14:53,659
- Hannah made a comment
that jim was having,
366
00:14:53,678 --> 00:14:56,328
Like, a going-away party
for his house
367
00:14:56,347 --> 00:14:58,013
And that people were going.
368
00:14:58,166 --> 00:14:59,923
And I was just like, "oh, okay.
I'm not invited."
369
00:14:59,943 --> 00:15:03,002
But at the time, I didn't know
it was that specific day.
370
00:15:03,020 --> 00:15:06,172
- And so then things
just take a turn.
371
00:15:06,190 --> 00:15:10,025
And, boom,
I was out to san diego.
372
00:15:10,178 --> 00:15:14,622
♪ ♪
373
00:15:14,773 --> 00:15:16,031
- We didn't know
who could have been
374
00:15:16,184 --> 00:15:17,607
In the burnt-down house.
375
00:15:17,627 --> 00:15:20,277
So jim dimaggio could have been
in the burnt-down house,
376
00:15:20,296 --> 00:15:21,687
Hannah could have been there,
377
00:15:21,706 --> 00:15:22,871
Ethan could have been there.
378
00:15:23,024 --> 00:15:29,453
♪ ♪
379
00:15:29,472 --> 00:15:33,457
- The next news is...
380
00:15:33,551 --> 00:15:37,386
They found...A small body.
381
00:15:37,538 --> 00:15:40,982
♪ ♪
382
00:15:41,209 --> 00:15:44,226
And they're like,
"we don't know who it is.
383
00:15:44,378 --> 00:15:47,229
It could be anybody,"
and I'm like, "come on."
384
00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:50,140
♪ ♪
385
00:15:50,159 --> 00:15:52,067
I knew it was ethan.
386
00:15:52,220 --> 00:15:56,405
♪ ♪
387
00:15:56,499 --> 00:15:58,407
And I collapsed.
388
00:15:58,559 --> 00:16:03,412
♪ ♪
389
00:16:03,506 --> 00:16:06,915
And then my thought turned to,
where's my daughter?
390
00:16:07,068 --> 00:16:08,825
♪ ♪
391
00:16:08,845 --> 00:16:12,921
- In my 14 years,
I've probably investigated
392
00:16:13,074 --> 00:16:16,183
About five kidnappings,
393
00:16:16,335 --> 00:16:19,411
This one being
by far the most severe.
394
00:16:19,430 --> 00:16:21,022
And when I say the most severe,
395
00:16:21,173 --> 00:16:24,174
The victim
was in the most danger.
396
00:16:24,268 --> 00:16:29,179
We did find ethan in the burnt
remains of the log cabin.
397
00:16:29,198 --> 00:16:31,607
I didn't know it was ethan.
398
00:16:31,759 --> 00:16:34,851
I could make a general
assumption that it was ethan.
399
00:16:34,945 --> 00:16:36,537
He was unrecognizable,
400
00:16:36,688 --> 00:16:39,689
So we put out
a local amber alert
401
00:16:39,709 --> 00:16:42,877
Looking for hannah and ethan
both because I didn't know
402
00:16:43,028 --> 00:16:44,787
If that was another child.
403
00:16:44,939 --> 00:16:47,773
What that ended up
doing is broadcasting
404
00:16:47,866 --> 00:16:50,200
The very first
fema amber alert
405
00:16:50,219 --> 00:16:51,794
On everybody's cell phones.
406
00:16:51,946 --> 00:16:53,220
That's the first time
it was ever used.
407
00:16:53,447 --> 00:16:56,115
- They're doing
an amber alert for her.
408
00:16:56,208 --> 00:16:57,874
And I was like,
"an amber alert?
409
00:16:57,894 --> 00:17:00,394
Like, what is even going on?"
410
00:17:00,546 --> 00:17:04,139
And my mom was like,
"he kidnapped hannah."
411
00:17:04,292 --> 00:17:05,900
And I was like,
"he did not kidnap hannah."
412
00:17:06,051 --> 00:17:07,810
- Would he have
kidnapped my daughter?
413
00:17:07,904 --> 00:17:09,904
I--I wouldn't have thought so
in a million years.
414
00:17:10,131 --> 00:17:12,314
- I was just like,
"this is all a joke."
415
00:17:12,466 --> 00:17:15,651
I even texted hannah, you know,
"come on. This isn't funny.
416
00:17:15,803 --> 00:17:16,969
"like, where are you?
417
00:17:16,987 --> 00:17:18,395
"we're supposed
to be hanging out.
418
00:17:18,414 --> 00:17:20,414
Turn your phone on."
419
00:17:20,566 --> 00:17:22,474
I didn't wanna
believe it was real.
420
00:17:22,493 --> 00:17:25,494
[tense music]
421
00:17:25,646 --> 00:17:28,422
♪ ♪
422
00:17:28,574 --> 00:17:31,741
- There was no way that this
guy kidnapped my best friend.
423
00:17:31,836 --> 00:17:33,669
There's no possible way.
424
00:17:33,821 --> 00:17:36,764
A child and a mother?
425
00:17:36,915 --> 00:17:40,326
If he's capable of this, he
could be capable of anything.
426
00:17:40,344 --> 00:17:42,586
And then knowing my best
friend's still out there,
427
00:17:42,605 --> 00:17:45,013
I couldn't handle it.
428
00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:48,609
♪ ♪
429
00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,186
- If somebody was kidnapped,
and I had access
430
00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,356
To that cell phone,
I would track that cell phone,
431
00:17:54,508 --> 00:17:56,951
And I would be able to find
the person relatively easy,
432
00:17:57,102 --> 00:17:59,954
And it would help us
save the victim.
433
00:18:00,105 --> 00:18:02,105
In this case,
that did not happen.
434
00:18:02,199 --> 00:18:05,684
- I've often regretted that
I wasn't here for my family.
435
00:18:05,703 --> 00:18:08,945
[somber music]
436
00:18:08,965 --> 00:18:11,857
I didn't protect 'em.
437
00:18:11,876 --> 00:18:13,968
But if you think about it,
438
00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,028
I would've been
the first one to go,
439
00:18:16,046 --> 00:18:17,454
And I think that's
why he pushed me
440
00:18:17,473 --> 00:18:19,381
To take the job in tennessee.
441
00:18:19,533 --> 00:18:23,144
♪ ♪
442
00:18:23,295 --> 00:18:25,128
- Everyone instantly
got together,
443
00:18:25,148 --> 00:18:27,964
Posting 24/7 on social media,
444
00:18:27,984 --> 00:18:31,543
Just photos of her,
like, praying for her return.
445
00:18:31,562 --> 00:18:33,562
My friends and I would
get posters and post them
446
00:18:33,714 --> 00:18:35,656
All along, like, a wall.
447
00:18:35,807 --> 00:18:38,384
I was in constant communication
with her family.
448
00:18:38,402 --> 00:18:40,068
Like, no one gave up on her.
449
00:18:40,163 --> 00:18:43,146
Like, it was actually amazing
to see the community
450
00:18:43,166 --> 00:18:44,406
Come together like that.
451
00:18:44,558 --> 00:18:48,394
♪ ♪
452
00:18:48,412 --> 00:18:50,412
- In the garage,
there's an attic,
453
00:18:50,564 --> 00:18:53,323
And a detective came down
with trash bags.
454
00:18:53,342 --> 00:18:56,418
And those trash bags
told a huge story.
455
00:18:56,570 --> 00:19:00,330
They had empty packaging
that looked like for camping,
456
00:19:00,424 --> 00:19:02,257
A big hunting knife.
457
00:19:02,351 --> 00:19:05,001
The knife was missing,
but the packaging was intact.
458
00:19:05,021 --> 00:19:09,356
And boxes for handcuffs,
but there were no handcuffs.
459
00:19:09,508 --> 00:19:13,843
That elevated my concern
that he had fled,
460
00:19:13,938 --> 00:19:17,105
And now, we would probably be
looking in a wilderness area.
461
00:19:17,258 --> 00:19:23,353
♪ ♪
462
00:19:23,447 --> 00:19:25,447
This is my career case.
463
00:19:25,541 --> 00:19:30,285
This is the biggest, hardest,
most disturbing case
464
00:19:30,438 --> 00:19:31,045
That I've investigated.
465
00:19:34,959 --> 00:19:37,943
[tense music]
466
00:19:37,962 --> 00:19:45,208
♪ ♪
467
00:19:46,062 --> 00:19:48,378
- I knew hannah
was in deep trouble.
468
00:19:48,397 --> 00:19:50,714
I had no reason to believe
that jim dimaggio
469
00:19:50,733 --> 00:19:53,901
Was gonna return hannah
to anybody.
470
00:19:54,052 --> 00:19:57,887
He set up that arson at his
property with a delayed timer
471
00:19:57,907 --> 00:19:59,406
So that he could get
a head start
472
00:19:59,558 --> 00:20:00,799
On law enforcement.
473
00:20:00,818 --> 00:20:02,150
♪ ♪
474
00:20:02,303 --> 00:20:04,970
- Tina was gone.
Ethan was gone.
475
00:20:04,989 --> 00:20:06,972
It just made everything real.
476
00:20:06,991 --> 00:20:10,476
This guy that I spent
close to every day with
477
00:20:10,494 --> 00:20:11,827
Could not have done this.
478
00:20:11,921 --> 00:20:12,995
It's impossible.
479
00:20:13,147 --> 00:20:14,904
- We knew that she had been
480
00:20:14,924 --> 00:20:16,740
Taken from san diego.
481
00:20:16,834 --> 00:20:18,575
We knew who she was with.
482
00:20:18,594 --> 00:20:21,003
We knew that they had
found their car,
483
00:20:21,155 --> 00:20:23,171
And clearly, it had been,
you know,
484
00:20:23,324 --> 00:20:25,340
Covered with leaves
and branches so they
485
00:20:25,493 --> 00:20:27,659
Did not want it to be found.
486
00:20:27,678 --> 00:20:33,515
We knew that she was likely
somewhere near that car
487
00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:34,924
Because we didn't
have any reason
488
00:20:34,944 --> 00:20:36,685
To believe they had
another way to travel
489
00:20:36,837 --> 00:20:38,928
Except by foot from that area.
490
00:20:38,948 --> 00:20:40,263
And that's it.
491
00:20:40,357 --> 00:20:41,949
- So now, I'm like, okay,
492
00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:43,784
My wife is dead,
my son is dead,
493
00:20:43,935 --> 00:20:46,028
And my daughter
is with this guy
494
00:20:46,180 --> 00:20:49,123
That has somehow blown a fuse.
495
00:20:49,350 --> 00:20:51,517
The one thing
that kept me going was,
496
00:20:51,535 --> 00:20:54,628
I actually got a phone call
from john walsh.
497
00:20:54,780 --> 00:20:59,024
And he said, "whatever you do,
keep this in the media."
498
00:20:59,043 --> 00:21:01,618
He goes, "if you do not
keep this in the media,
499
00:21:01,637 --> 00:21:03,453
And some bigger story
comes along,
500
00:21:03,472 --> 00:21:04,880
And this gets pushed
to the edge," he goes,
501
00:21:05,032 --> 00:21:06,456
"you're never gonna
find your daughter."
502
00:21:06,475 --> 00:21:08,700
- All we knew was that
we had a trailhead.
503
00:21:08,719 --> 00:21:10,978
We assumed that they
went down that trailhead.
504
00:21:11,129 --> 00:21:14,206
It's difficult to explain just
how rugged this terrain is.
505
00:21:14,224 --> 00:21:15,649
There's no cell service.
506
00:21:15,876 --> 00:21:17,392
It's definitely
a place where you would
507
00:21:17,545 --> 00:21:19,469
Not expect to find people.
508
00:21:19,488 --> 00:21:21,897
There's really no place
to go other than
509
00:21:22,049 --> 00:21:23,549
Down that river of no return.
510
00:21:23,567 --> 00:21:26,718
♪ ♪
511
00:21:26,737 --> 00:21:29,145
- A citizen called in
and said that they
512
00:21:29,165 --> 00:21:31,314
Had been on a horseback ride.
513
00:21:31,334 --> 00:21:33,392
And while they were
riding horses,
514
00:21:33,410 --> 00:21:35,410
They came across a man
and what they believe
515
00:21:35,563 --> 00:21:37,229
May have been his daughter.
516
00:21:37,247 --> 00:21:39,989
- She didn't seem
to want to look at them.
517
00:21:40,009 --> 00:21:42,158
She didn't seem
comfortable where she was.
518
00:21:42,178 --> 00:21:44,419
It definitely was not
a young girl
519
00:21:44,572 --> 00:21:46,088
Excited about a camping trip
520
00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,590
In the awesome wilderness
of idaho.
521
00:21:48,742 --> 00:21:50,926
- The man was dressed
appropriately for hiking
522
00:21:51,020 --> 00:21:54,337
And the young girl
was totally inappropriately
523
00:21:54,357 --> 00:21:56,190
Dressed for safety.
524
00:21:56,341 --> 00:21:59,676
She was in, like, sweatpants
and a t-shirt, a backpack.
525
00:21:59,695 --> 00:22:03,755
And she was carrying
a grey tabby cat.
526
00:22:03,774 --> 00:22:06,349
I learn from neighbors--
'cause neighbors wanna help--
527
00:22:06,369 --> 00:22:08,202
They said he had cats.
528
00:22:08,353 --> 00:22:11,597
And they said, "oh, they loved
this grey tabby cat."
529
00:22:11,615 --> 00:22:13,207
- The cat was the key--
530
00:22:13,434 --> 00:22:15,767
Knowing they had
a cat in the backcountry
531
00:22:15,786 --> 00:22:18,695
And did not seem prepared,
was a huge red flag.
532
00:22:18,714 --> 00:22:20,772
- When they told me that,
I was like--
533
00:22:20,791 --> 00:22:22,883
I turned to my wife,
I said, "I'm outta here."
534
00:22:23,034 --> 00:22:26,461
I was jumping on an fbi
airplane and flying to idaho.
535
00:22:26,614 --> 00:22:28,130
- How do we find
where they are?
536
00:22:28,224 --> 00:22:30,782
And how quickly can
that hostage recovery team
537
00:22:30,801 --> 00:22:31,950
Get here from the fbi?
538
00:22:31,969 --> 00:22:37,898
♪ ♪
539
00:22:38,049 --> 00:22:41,050
Anytime you have someone
who is clearly causing harm,
540
00:22:41,070 --> 00:22:43,478
Taken two lives,
and now is with a girl
541
00:22:43,631 --> 00:22:45,647
That he should not be with
against her will,
542
00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,466
That's a huge cause for alarm,
543
00:22:47,484 --> 00:22:50,393
And we know that we have
to get her away from him
544
00:22:50,413 --> 00:22:52,137
As quickly and as safely
as possible.
545
00:22:52,156 --> 00:22:53,472
That's the bottom line.
546
00:22:53,490 --> 00:22:58,810
♪ ♪
547
00:22:58,829 --> 00:23:01,663
- On Saturday, August 10th,
myself and other
548
00:23:01,815 --> 00:23:04,483
San diego investigators
in idaho
549
00:23:04,501 --> 00:23:09,096
Were notified that the plane
I travelled over to idaho on
550
00:23:09,247 --> 00:23:12,507
Was flying above a location
they believed they had hannah,
551
00:23:12,660 --> 00:23:15,677
James, and the camp in sight.
552
00:23:15,829 --> 00:23:17,679
- "we have her in sight,"
you know,
553
00:23:17,831 --> 00:23:20,590
And that they're moving in.
554
00:23:20,609 --> 00:23:24,836
- For rescue folks, the only
way to get in was by air.
555
00:23:24,855 --> 00:23:26,447
You have to rappel
out of the helicopter.
556
00:23:26,598 --> 00:23:28,431
There is no flat land
to land on,
557
00:23:28,451 --> 00:23:31,343
And then hike about an hour
and a half to two hours.
558
00:23:31,361 --> 00:23:34,346
[intense music]
559
00:23:34,364 --> 00:23:41,253
♪ ♪
560
00:23:43,632 --> 00:23:46,467
Figuring out a way, finding
a way to let someone know
561
00:23:46,618 --> 00:23:51,138
Can be incredibly scary
and very, very difficult to do,
562
00:23:51,289 --> 00:23:53,198
Especially when
you are a young child
563
00:23:53,217 --> 00:23:55,792
Who is at the mercy
of someone older than you,
564
00:23:55,811 --> 00:23:57,552
Someone bigger than you,
someone who has
565
00:23:57,705 --> 00:23:58,870
The capability to harm you.
566
00:23:58,889 --> 00:24:05,486
♪ ♪
567
00:24:06,655 --> 00:24:07,988
- My friends
were blowing me up
568
00:24:08,139 --> 00:24:09,138
To leave the house,
569
00:24:09,158 --> 00:24:11,307
To get out,
to stop just focusing
570
00:24:11,327 --> 00:24:12,884
On my phone and the news
571
00:24:12,903 --> 00:24:14,903
Because it was just stressing
me out at that point.
572
00:24:15,055 --> 00:24:16,238
So I went to my friend's house,
573
00:24:16,390 --> 00:24:18,499
And then someone texted me.
574
00:24:18,650 --> 00:24:22,227
A friend said,
"turn on the news."
575
00:24:22,246 --> 00:24:26,673
And then the newscaster
said hannah was found.
576
00:24:26,825 --> 00:24:30,085
[suspenseful music]
577
00:24:30,237 --> 00:24:32,237
It was just a shock to me.
578
00:24:32,256 --> 00:24:39,019
♪ ♪
579
00:24:40,097 --> 00:24:41,747
- I'm hannah anderson,
580
00:24:41,765 --> 00:24:44,916
And I was kidnapped
on August 3rd, 2013.
581
00:24:44,935 --> 00:24:46,193
♪ ♪
582
00:24:50,181 --> 00:24:53,182
[suspenseful music]
583
00:24:53,202 --> 00:24:57,204
- That morning, I did not want
to go to jim's house.
584
00:24:57,431 --> 00:24:59,522
I was doing everything
I could to not go.
585
00:24:59,542 --> 00:25:00,766
I was begging my mom,
"please let me go
586
00:25:00,784 --> 00:25:02,025
To marissa's," you know.
587
00:25:02,044 --> 00:25:03,769
"I don't wanna go,"
and she's like,
588
00:25:03,787 --> 00:25:05,437
"no, like, this is
our last time to hang out
589
00:25:05,530 --> 00:25:06,788
With him and say goodbye."
590
00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:09,699
Like, "this is family time.
You're going."
591
00:25:09,718 --> 00:25:12,277
We dropped ethan off
at his practice,
592
00:25:12,296 --> 00:25:15,630
And then my mom dropped me off
at cheer camp,
593
00:25:15,724 --> 00:25:18,058
And they were gonna
go up straight to jim's
594
00:25:18,209 --> 00:25:19,393
When he was done.
595
00:25:19,620 --> 00:25:21,728
Then either her or jim
were gonna
596
00:25:21,955 --> 00:25:23,880
Come get me
and bring me up there.
597
00:25:23,974 --> 00:25:26,549
As soon as I knew that jim
was the one picking me up,
598
00:25:26,569 --> 00:25:28,643
I immediately got that,
like, ugh...
599
00:25:28,737 --> 00:25:30,629
[sighs] gotta sit in
the car with him alone.
600
00:25:30,722 --> 00:25:32,722
But it's just an hour
till we get there
601
00:25:32,816 --> 00:25:34,482
And then I'll be with everyone.
602
00:25:34,577 --> 00:25:36,410
♪ ♪
603
00:25:36,637 --> 00:25:38,136
As soon as we arrived
to his house,
604
00:25:38,229 --> 00:25:40,063
My mom's car wasn't there.
605
00:25:40,082 --> 00:25:42,974
I instantly asked.
I said, "where--where's mom?"
606
00:25:42,993 --> 00:25:46,978
He told me that they probably
are at the neighbors' house.
607
00:25:46,997 --> 00:25:50,090
And then the next concern
was when I walked inside.
608
00:25:50,317 --> 00:25:54,336
My mom's things were all
spread out on the table.
609
00:25:54,430 --> 00:25:56,004
Her bag was dumped.
610
00:25:56,098 --> 00:25:58,081
As soon as I turned around,
that's when
611
00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,492
He threw me handcuffs
and told me to put them on
612
00:26:00,510 --> 00:26:02,344
And sit on the couch.
613
00:26:02,496 --> 00:26:06,181
And at that point,
you kind of--
614
00:26:06,333 --> 00:26:08,683
You don't wanna think the worst
615
00:26:08,777 --> 00:26:11,169
Because you don't wanna
start freaking out.
616
00:26:11,188 --> 00:26:13,780
I didn't want to accept what
the heck was just happening
617
00:26:14,007 --> 00:26:15,841
'cause I was pretty sure
I had an idea
618
00:26:15,859 --> 00:26:17,934
Of what was about to come.
619
00:26:18,028 --> 00:26:21,104
So I sat down on the couch,
put the handcuffs on.
620
00:26:21,123 --> 00:26:24,941
On the table was a little
black gun with some bullets.
621
00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,520
He sat down, and he told me
that he gives up.
622
00:26:28,613 --> 00:26:30,113
He couldn't do it anymore.
623
00:26:30,207 --> 00:26:31,873
That he's struggling,
624
00:26:32,025 --> 00:26:35,118
And he told me that
he wanted me to help him
625
00:26:35,212 --> 00:26:40,532
Get to idaho where he would be,
you know, living there.
626
00:26:40,625 --> 00:26:41,883
He was super vague about it.
627
00:26:41,977 --> 00:26:44,552
Didn't, you know,
really give me any details.
628
00:26:44,705 --> 00:26:47,814
I was very confused
to what was happening.
629
00:26:48,041 --> 00:26:51,209
And then he took the gun,
and he told me,
630
00:26:51,302 --> 00:26:53,320
He said,
"you have a chance.
631
00:26:53,471 --> 00:26:57,899
"I can put a bullet in this gun
and I put it in my mouth.
632
00:26:57,993 --> 00:27:00,886
"and if it goes off,
you're free and you can go
633
00:27:00,979 --> 00:27:02,329
And you'd live your life."
634
00:27:02,556 --> 00:27:04,647
And he's like,
"have you ever played
635
00:27:04,741 --> 00:27:05,891
Russian roulette before?"
636
00:27:05,984 --> 00:27:08,835
And obviously not, so, "no."
637
00:27:09,062 --> 00:27:12,397
And that's when he put
the gun in his mouth.
638
00:27:12,416 --> 00:27:14,082
He pulled the trigger.
639
00:27:14,176 --> 00:27:16,568
♪ ♪
640
00:27:16,661 --> 00:27:18,920
[click]
nothing happened.
641
00:27:19,014 --> 00:27:21,589
At that point, I was
begging him not to do it.
642
00:27:21,742 --> 00:27:22,832
I was like, "you don't need
to do this.
643
00:27:22,926 --> 00:27:24,926
Like, everything will be fine."
644
00:27:25,078 --> 00:27:26,428
You know, I was just
trying to calm him down.
645
00:27:26,580 --> 00:27:28,171
And then that's when
he was like, "all right.
646
00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:30,432
It's your turn," and he held
the gun to my head.
647
00:27:30,526 --> 00:27:32,934
That's when I started crying
and, you know,
648
00:27:33,086 --> 00:27:34,769
Begging him to, "please don't.
649
00:27:34,863 --> 00:27:37,439
I don't wanna play.
I don't wanna do this."
650
00:27:37,533 --> 00:27:38,848
And he would just be like,
"are you sure?
651
00:27:38,867 --> 00:27:40,425
Are you sure?"
and you could tell
652
00:27:40,444 --> 00:27:44,020
His pupils and his eyes--
he just looked really scary.
653
00:27:44,114 --> 00:27:46,448
Just, like, no soul.
654
00:27:46,542 --> 00:27:49,710
♪ ♪
655
00:27:49,937 --> 00:27:51,545
I kept asking
where my mom was.
656
00:27:51,696 --> 00:27:53,196
He said,
"she's in the garage.
657
00:27:53,215 --> 00:27:55,698
"I have her in the garage
with your dog, callie.
658
00:27:55,718 --> 00:27:57,943
"they're fine. I obviously
can't take your mom,"
659
00:27:58,036 --> 00:27:59,794
Because she had a leg problem.
660
00:27:59,947 --> 00:28:01,054
She had a metal rod in her leg,
661
00:28:01,281 --> 00:28:03,298
And, "ethan's too young.
He's only eight.
662
00:28:03,450 --> 00:28:04,707
"he's not gonna be able
to carry backpacks
663
00:28:04,801 --> 00:28:06,785
"heavier than him.
664
00:28:06,803 --> 00:28:09,804
And your dad is away,
so you're my only option."
665
00:28:09,898 --> 00:28:11,547
♪ ♪
666
00:28:11,641 --> 00:28:16,811
I could hear ethan upstairs
kind of like a mumbling.
667
00:28:16,905 --> 00:28:19,388
Kind of like if you
were to have, you know,
668
00:28:19,483 --> 00:28:21,390
Like, a sock in your mouth or
something and trying to yell.
669
00:28:21,485 --> 00:28:23,059
That's what I could hear.
670
00:28:23,153 --> 00:28:25,394
At that point, I instantly
started screaming his name.
671
00:28:25,489 --> 00:28:29,140
And jim told me, "if you
yell anymore, I will kill you."
672
00:28:29,159 --> 00:28:32,827
At that point, he left
for a couple of minutes.
673
00:28:32,921 --> 00:28:35,905
♪ ♪
674
00:28:35,999 --> 00:28:39,408
And then he came back, and I
did not hear ethan at all.
675
00:28:39,428 --> 00:28:41,669
I don't know if he did
something to ethan.
676
00:28:41,764 --> 00:28:44,097
♪ ♪
677
00:28:44,324 --> 00:28:47,826
I started to act like
I was in pain.
678
00:28:47,844 --> 00:28:49,828
I started saying
my stomach was hurting.
679
00:28:49,846 --> 00:28:51,997
I started, you know, trying
to force myself to throw up--
680
00:28:52,090 --> 00:28:53,422
Anything to freak him out.
681
00:28:53,517 --> 00:28:57,352
And that's when he said,
"okay, I have some pain pills."
682
00:28:57,446 --> 00:29:00,021
And I just took them
to humor him, whatever,
683
00:29:00,115 --> 00:29:01,615
And I was out cold.
684
00:29:01,842 --> 00:29:03,675
Don't remember
anything besides waking up
685
00:29:03,768 --> 00:29:05,193
Handcuffed inside of a car.
686
00:29:05,287 --> 00:29:11,792
♪ ♪
687
00:29:11,943 --> 00:29:16,112
I don't know if he kept giving
me things to keep me asleep
688
00:29:16,206 --> 00:29:17,964
Or whatever was wrong with me.
689
00:29:18,191 --> 00:29:19,691
I don't know how
I went to the bathroom.
690
00:29:19,709 --> 00:29:22,118
All I know is, we were
really far away from home,
691
00:29:22,212 --> 00:29:23,878
And I had no idea where I was.
692
00:29:24,031 --> 00:29:26,698
I remember looking
behind me in the car,
693
00:29:26,716 --> 00:29:28,716
And there is just cans
on cans of red bull.
694
00:29:28,869 --> 00:29:30,869
So he must have
not even slept,
695
00:29:30,887 --> 00:29:34,222
Stopped, for the 19 hours,
696
00:29:34,316 --> 00:29:38,209
Or however long it takes to
drive to idaho from boulevard.
697
00:29:38,303 --> 00:29:40,712
And he had his cat with him.
698
00:29:40,730 --> 00:29:44,065
I was so out of it that I
think I just fell back asleep.
699
00:29:44,159 --> 00:29:48,736
♪ ♪
700
00:29:48,831 --> 00:29:50,905
"oh, your mom and your dad,
and everyone
701
00:29:50,999 --> 00:29:52,740
Is probably looking
for you right now."
702
00:29:52,893 --> 00:29:55,168
Like, "you'll be safe,
blah, blah, blah."
703
00:29:55,395 --> 00:29:59,989
Honestly,
if I knew what he did, I--
704
00:30:00,083 --> 00:30:03,585
I don't know if I would've
cooperated as much as I did.
705
00:30:03,679 --> 00:30:06,071
♪ ♪
706
00:30:06,089 --> 00:30:08,998
When we arrive in idaho,
707
00:30:09,017 --> 00:30:11,167
We're trying to find
a place to park.
708
00:30:11,261 --> 00:30:14,913
And I remember seeing
this car coming towards us,
709
00:30:14,931 --> 00:30:16,690
And he made it very clear.
710
00:30:16,841 --> 00:30:21,086
He said, "if you give off any
distress, anything," he's like,
711
00:30:21,104 --> 00:30:23,421
"I will kill this person,
and I will kill you."
712
00:30:23,514 --> 00:30:25,773
Obviously, didn't
want anyone to get hurt.
713
00:30:25,926 --> 00:30:28,017
I was terrified out of my mind.
714
00:30:28,111 --> 00:30:32,430
So this lady is driving,
and she pulls up next to us.
715
00:30:32,449 --> 00:30:36,692
And she asked if we are lost
or if we need help.
716
00:30:36,712 --> 00:30:38,269
And he was like,
"oh, no, we're just
717
00:30:38,363 --> 00:30:40,622
Trying to find this trail."
718
00:30:40,716 --> 00:30:42,865
And she was like,
"okay. Well, good luck.
719
00:30:42,959 --> 00:30:44,367
Have a good time,"
720
00:30:44,386 --> 00:30:46,277
It was just a quick,
like, ten seconds,
721
00:30:46,296 --> 00:30:47,870
And then she drove off.
722
00:30:47,890 --> 00:30:51,558
Other than that, never saw
another person again.
723
00:30:51,785 --> 00:30:54,135
We pitched a tent
next to his car
724
00:30:54,229 --> 00:30:56,712
And slept in the tent
that first night.
725
00:30:56,732 --> 00:30:59,307
He also had me handcuffed
in the tent, as well.
726
00:30:59,459 --> 00:31:01,067
I wasn't allowed
to do anything.
727
00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:02,385
I wasn't even allowed
to go to the bathroom
728
00:31:02,479 --> 00:31:04,979
Without him watching.
729
00:31:05,073 --> 00:31:07,649
♪ ♪
730
00:31:07,743 --> 00:31:10,076
The next day,
we finally found the trail.
731
00:31:10,303 --> 00:31:12,654
He forced me
to break off branches,
732
00:31:12,806 --> 00:31:14,155
And he's like, "I need help
hiding this car,
733
00:31:14,249 --> 00:31:16,399
It needs to be out of view,
out of sight."
734
00:31:16,418 --> 00:31:19,477
That was, like,
a warning, you know.
735
00:31:19,570 --> 00:31:20,995
It was like,
okay, you just wanted
736
00:31:21,148 --> 00:31:23,256
To live at the river, you know.
737
00:31:23,483 --> 00:31:26,426
Whatever your plan was--
why are you hiding things?
738
00:31:26,653 --> 00:31:29,078
He had his gun
with him, a knife.
739
00:31:29,172 --> 00:31:32,340
We started on our way.
740
00:31:32,434 --> 00:31:34,917
There was not much
talking the whole time.
741
00:31:35,011 --> 00:31:36,585
I was wearing his shoes.
742
00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,587
Obviously, way too big for me.
743
00:31:38,607 --> 00:31:42,091
And, like, just sweatpants
and a t-shirt and stuff.
744
00:31:42,185 --> 00:31:45,278
I just was very uncomfortable.
745
00:31:45,430 --> 00:31:49,007
Obviously, I looked out of
place, staying up all night
746
00:31:49,025 --> 00:31:50,358
'cause you're terrified.
747
00:31:50,452 --> 00:31:52,193
And then obviously,
trying to, you know,
748
00:31:52,287 --> 00:31:56,514
Keep your body warm
was definitely a struggle.
749
00:31:56,533 --> 00:31:59,534
He definitely would threaten me
saying like, "oh, if we don't
750
00:31:59,686 --> 00:32:01,035
"hurry up, it's getting late.
751
00:32:01,129 --> 00:32:02,870
"it's getting cold.
Like, we're gonna have to,
752
00:32:03,023 --> 00:32:04,689
"like, snuggle,
we're gonna have to get
753
00:32:04,782 --> 00:32:06,691
Really close to keep warm."
754
00:32:06,784 --> 00:32:08,134
I was terrified for my life.
755
00:32:12,048 --> 00:32:15,033
[tense music]
756
00:32:15,051 --> 00:32:18,036
♪ ♪
757
00:32:18,054 --> 00:32:20,722
There were times where I
probably could have tried
758
00:32:20,874 --> 00:32:23,466
To escape or, you know, run.
759
00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,469
But if you think about it, I
was in the middle of the woods.
760
00:32:26,488 --> 00:32:28,154
Didn't know where I was.
761
00:32:28,306 --> 00:32:30,548
You know, I run, I get away
from him, and then what?
762
00:32:30,567 --> 00:32:33,326
I don't have anything
to survive in the woods.
763
00:32:33,478 --> 00:32:37,313
I would probably freeze to
death or starve or get lost.
764
00:32:37,332 --> 00:32:39,073
And then same with the gun.
765
00:32:39,226 --> 00:32:40,742
I've never shot a gun before.
766
00:32:40,894 --> 00:32:44,562
So if I would've shot jim,
what if I missed?
767
00:32:44,581 --> 00:32:48,008
I believe in my heart that
he would've killed me.
768
00:32:48,159 --> 00:32:50,826
- I did text her
the week she was missing.
769
00:32:50,846 --> 00:32:52,920
Like, just, "I miss you.
I love you.
770
00:32:53,073 --> 00:32:54,906
"stay strong.
I don't know what's happening.
771
00:32:54,924 --> 00:32:56,516
Please text me back."
772
00:32:56,667 --> 00:32:58,351
It was just mainly "text me
back, get back to me."
773
00:32:58,503 --> 00:33:00,411
'cause I know she would
contact me back if she could.
774
00:33:00,430 --> 00:33:02,747
♪ ♪
775
00:33:02,766 --> 00:33:04,749
- One of the days,
we saw these horseback riders.
776
00:33:04,768 --> 00:33:07,176
Instantly, my stomach dropped
'cause I was like,
777
00:33:07,195 --> 00:33:09,362
Maybe they'll notice
something's weird.
778
00:33:09,589 --> 00:33:11,923
He had his gun
in his pants behind him.
779
00:33:11,941 --> 00:33:15,017
Instantly, he was like,
"if you say a word,
780
00:33:15,037 --> 00:33:18,020
If you even make a facial
expression and I catch you,"
781
00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,932
He's like, "I will shoot them,
and I will take their horses
782
00:33:20,950 --> 00:33:23,025
"and I'll leave you out here
or I'll kill you.
783
00:33:23,045 --> 00:33:24,936
If you try and run,
I'll kill you."
784
00:33:24,954 --> 00:33:26,880
Just innocent people
minding their own business.
785
00:33:27,031 --> 00:33:29,049
So, of course,
I'm not gonna say anything.
786
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:30,717
He used fake names.
787
00:33:30,944 --> 00:33:32,277
He told them,
"this is my daughter.
788
00:33:32,295 --> 00:33:34,946
We're on a father-daughter
camping trip,"
789
00:33:34,964 --> 00:33:35,963
Or something.
790
00:33:36,116 --> 00:33:37,615
I couldn't even look at them
791
00:33:37,634 --> 00:33:39,208
'cause I didn't want him
to even think
792
00:33:39,227 --> 00:33:41,227
I was making
a facial expression.
793
00:33:41,454 --> 00:33:43,288
I remember them
making a comment like,
794
00:33:43,306 --> 00:33:46,457
"we don't see many people
on foot on this trail.
795
00:33:46,476 --> 00:33:48,142
It's really heinous," you know.
796
00:33:48,295 --> 00:33:50,128
"that's why we take horses."
797
00:33:50,146 --> 00:33:53,889
I did see jim's hand
on his gun behind his back
798
00:33:53,909 --> 00:33:55,800
The entire time
that he was talking.
799
00:33:55,819 --> 00:34:02,640
♪ ♪
800
00:34:02,659 --> 00:34:04,250
They left.
801
00:34:04,477 --> 00:34:06,477
We set up camp
down there by the lake.
802
00:34:06,496 --> 00:34:10,331
The next day, we searched
forever for this trail.
803
00:34:10,483 --> 00:34:11,833
I had the heavy backpack.
804
00:34:11,985 --> 00:34:13,927
It was probably
about 50 pounds.
805
00:34:14,078 --> 00:34:17,097
And I bent under a tree,
and my knee just completely,
806
00:34:17,248 --> 00:34:18,506
Like, locked out.
807
00:34:18,658 --> 00:34:20,675
It just felt like it snapped.
808
00:34:20,827 --> 00:34:23,436
It was terrifyingly painful.
809
00:34:23,588 --> 00:34:26,164
And I told him
what just happened.
810
00:34:26,182 --> 00:34:28,333
I was trying not to cry.
811
00:34:28,351 --> 00:34:31,836
He kind of, like, helped me
crutch to our tent.
812
00:34:31,855 --> 00:34:34,672
And that is when I was like,
there's no way.
813
00:34:34,691 --> 00:34:36,174
I was like, "I don't know
what you want me to do.
814
00:34:36,192 --> 00:34:37,933
Like, I can't."
815
00:34:37,953 --> 00:34:40,453
And that's when he was like,
"well, we're lost anyways.
816
00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:42,438
There's no trail."
he was just lost.
817
00:34:42,457 --> 00:34:44,015
He was lost.
818
00:34:44,033 --> 00:34:47,368
And his plan was,
we can signal rangers.
819
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,204
They'll come down here
on horses.
820
00:34:50,357 --> 00:34:52,357
He said, "I promise you,
I won't hurt them.
821
00:34:52,375 --> 00:34:53,875
"I'll tie them up,
and we'll take their horses
822
00:34:54,027 --> 00:34:54,859
And we'll go somewhere new."
823
00:34:54,878 --> 00:34:57,303
♪ ♪
824
00:34:57,455 --> 00:34:59,472
The next day, obviously,
there's no hiking involved,
825
00:34:59,624 --> 00:35:01,808
So we're kind of
just hanging around.
826
00:35:01,959 --> 00:35:04,126
I was sitting there
reading a book
827
00:35:04,146 --> 00:35:06,220
That he had I found
in his bag called
828
00:35:06,373 --> 00:35:07,538
"how to survive in the woods,"
829
00:35:07,557 --> 00:35:09,149
And that's when I read
that whole thing
830
00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:13,378
About how, you know, an sos
signal is the three shots.
831
00:35:13,396 --> 00:35:18,658
At first, he tried to signal
with a smoky fire.
832
00:35:18,809 --> 00:35:20,401
That wasn't working.
833
00:35:20,495 --> 00:35:23,721
And that is when I saw
this white little airplane.
834
00:35:23,740 --> 00:35:26,073
♪ ♪
835
00:35:26,226 --> 00:35:30,319
So I thought that was maybe my
chance of starting to signal.
836
00:35:30,338 --> 00:35:33,322
The sleeping bag cover
was neon orange.
837
00:35:33,341 --> 00:35:35,566
So every time that he'd turn
around, I'd wave to them.
838
00:35:35,585 --> 00:35:37,068
I was like, "there's no way
they can see me.
839
00:35:37,086 --> 00:35:38,236
They're so far away."
840
00:35:38,254 --> 00:35:42,515
♪ ♪
841
00:35:42,667 --> 00:35:48,095
Couple of hours later, that's
when I expressed the whole,
842
00:35:48,248 --> 00:35:50,248
"maybe you should fire a gun
three times.
843
00:35:50,266 --> 00:35:53,676
Someone will hear it
and come looking for us."
844
00:35:53,695 --> 00:35:55,862
It took a lot of convincing,
but he was like,
845
00:35:56,013 --> 00:35:57,346
"okay, I'll try it."
846
00:35:57,365 --> 00:35:59,607
And he shot it in the air.
[gunshot]
847
00:35:59,759 --> 00:36:03,352
He lowered it,
and then shot it again.
848
00:36:03,371 --> 00:36:06,764
And that's when all
of the shots went off.
849
00:36:06,783 --> 00:36:09,100
[gunfire]
850
00:36:09,118 --> 00:36:10,601
It was a bunch of shots.
851
00:36:10,620 --> 00:36:13,046
And he, you know,
just like a trust fall
852
00:36:13,197 --> 00:36:15,197
Where you fall backwards,
someone's there to catch you,
853
00:36:15,217 --> 00:36:17,275
It was just straight
on the ground.
854
00:36:17,293 --> 00:36:19,460
♪ ♪
855
00:36:19,612 --> 00:36:22,129
All of a sudden,
I was being told to get down.
856
00:36:22,282 --> 00:36:23,205
"put your hands
over your head."
857
00:36:23,299 --> 00:36:24,540
Like, "cover yourself,"
858
00:36:24,559 --> 00:36:26,784
And all the fbi agents
coming out,
859
00:36:26,803 --> 00:36:30,455
And they helped me up,
and ran me to the side.
860
00:36:30,473 --> 00:36:32,473
- They engaged.
861
00:36:32,625 --> 00:36:34,959
Dimaggio was killed.
862
00:36:34,978 --> 00:36:36,903
And hannah was rescued.
863
00:36:37,054 --> 00:36:40,073
- They've got her.
864
00:36:40,224 --> 00:36:42,558
After knowing that he had
killed my wife and my son
865
00:36:42,577 --> 00:36:46,153
And my dog
and kidnapped my daughter,
866
00:36:46,306 --> 00:36:49,565
I was just relieved that...
867
00:36:49,659 --> 00:36:51,417
He was no longer with us.
868
00:36:51,644 --> 00:36:53,586
- Is he dead?
They would not tell me.
869
00:36:53,813 --> 00:36:55,571
They just said,
"just know you're safe."
870
00:36:55,590 --> 00:36:57,757
And I said,
"no, like, I need to know.
871
00:36:57,908 --> 00:37:01,261
"I can't, like, go on
or do anything not knowing.
872
00:37:01,412 --> 00:37:02,911
Like, I need to know."
873
00:37:02,931 --> 00:37:04,155
They're just like,
"just know you're safe.
874
00:37:04,173 --> 00:37:05,490
Just know you're safe."
875
00:37:05,508 --> 00:37:10,419
♪ ♪
876
00:37:10,438 --> 00:37:12,755
When I got to the hospital,
877
00:37:12,774 --> 00:37:14,015
The first thing
they told me was,
878
00:37:14,167 --> 00:37:17,092
"he's dead. The fbi shot him."
879
00:37:17,112 --> 00:37:18,686
They told me the house
burnt down
880
00:37:18,838 --> 00:37:20,095
And they found two bodies,
881
00:37:20,115 --> 00:37:22,690
And it was my mom
and my little brother.
882
00:37:22,842 --> 00:37:25,934
They didn't tell me how
or why or what.
883
00:37:26,029 --> 00:37:30,031
They just left me with that
and gave me time to process it,
884
00:37:30,183 --> 00:37:33,609
Which I mean, I didn't at all.
885
00:37:33,628 --> 00:37:35,962
You refuse to accept
the truth.
886
00:37:39,968 --> 00:37:43,786
[somber music]
887
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,638
- I remember calling home
888
00:37:45,790 --> 00:37:47,807
After one of
the press conferences
889
00:37:48,034 --> 00:37:49,867
When I had a bit of
a moment to breathe.
890
00:37:49,886 --> 00:37:51,460
And my oldest daughter,
she would've been
891
00:37:51,479 --> 00:37:53,220
About seven at the time.
892
00:37:53,315 --> 00:37:56,298
Her first question to me was,
"mama, does she know her mom
893
00:37:56,392 --> 00:37:58,300
And her brother are dead?"
894
00:37:58,394 --> 00:38:01,228
And I think that was the first
time it hit me that we had been
895
00:38:01,323 --> 00:38:03,548
So anxious for her to be okay
896
00:38:03,566 --> 00:38:06,308
And so anxious
for her to be safe
897
00:38:06,328 --> 00:38:09,829
That the real trauma
and what it would mean
898
00:38:10,056 --> 00:38:12,165
Ultimately for hannah
in the days and weeks
899
00:38:12,392 --> 00:38:14,334
And years ahead hit.
900
00:38:14,561 --> 00:38:15,484
Hit hard.
901
00:38:15,578 --> 00:38:18,671
- That put an end
to this crime spree,
902
00:38:18,823 --> 00:38:22,491
And it left a lot
of questions for hannah,
903
00:38:22,510 --> 00:38:25,086
For the sheriff's department,
for the fbi,
904
00:38:25,238 --> 00:38:26,512
For everybody involved.
905
00:38:26,739 --> 00:38:31,075
♪ ♪
906
00:38:31,094 --> 00:38:34,687
- He was just so close to us,
and we were such good friends,
907
00:38:34,839 --> 00:38:37,190
And I don't quite
understand it,
908
00:38:37,417 --> 00:38:39,750
But to find out that
he planned it for so long--
909
00:38:39,844 --> 00:38:42,695
- You trusted someone
your whole life
910
00:38:42,922 --> 00:38:45,606
And they betrayed everything
that you thought they were.
911
00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:47,533
It kinda makes you
second guess everyone.
912
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:53,373
♪ ♪
913
00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,116
- First time I saw
my daughter was obviously
914
00:38:55,268 --> 00:38:58,193
In the hospital in idaho.
915
00:38:58,287 --> 00:39:02,215
- Being reunited
with my dad was hard.
916
00:39:02,442 --> 00:39:06,444
I didn't want to be
around any male at all.
917
00:39:06,537 --> 00:39:09,113
- She was very pale,
very skinny,
918
00:39:09,132 --> 00:39:11,632
Looked a little beat up,
919
00:39:11,726 --> 00:39:14,060
And she wouldn't look at me.
920
00:39:14,287 --> 00:39:16,804
♪ ♪
921
00:39:16,898 --> 00:39:18,564
But I understood.
922
00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:20,716
♪ ♪
923
00:39:20,735 --> 00:39:23,552
- I made him leave the room,
and I instantly felt bad.
924
00:39:23,646 --> 00:39:26,647
I instantly, you know, cried.
925
00:39:26,741 --> 00:39:28,074
It was really hard.
926
00:39:28,301 --> 00:39:31,986
- She was alive,
and that's what kept me going.
927
00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,306
- It actually made me
feel worse, sending him out
928
00:39:35,399 --> 00:39:37,642
Of that room
because I knew he just wanted
929
00:39:37,735 --> 00:39:39,827
To be with his daughter
and, you know,
930
00:39:39,921 --> 00:39:43,481
Make me feel okay and wanted
to be, you know, a dad.
931
00:39:43,499 --> 00:39:46,333
He lost the same people I did.
932
00:39:46,428 --> 00:39:48,428
It ate me alive.
933
00:39:48,655 --> 00:39:49,987
♪ ♪
934
00:39:50,006 --> 00:39:51,597
- I blew her up.
935
00:39:51,749 --> 00:39:54,100
She did text me back and
she's like, "yes, I'm safe.
936
00:39:54,327 --> 00:39:55,826
I'm at a hospital."
937
00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,771
Everything was just like--
[exhales]
938
00:39:58,998 --> 00:40:00,514
♪ ♪
939
00:40:00,608 --> 00:40:03,759
- When I got home with my dad,
I would actually cry myself
940
00:40:03,778 --> 00:40:06,003
To sleep every night.
941
00:40:06,096 --> 00:40:09,765
- Just took some time
together and, you know,
942
00:40:09,859 --> 00:40:12,193
And that really helped, so.
943
00:40:12,345 --> 00:40:14,120
- I gave her a few days,
944
00:40:14,347 --> 00:40:18,032
And then we met at this
little burger place.
945
00:40:18,126 --> 00:40:21,276
I saw her, and she saw me,
and we instantly just, like,
946
00:40:21,370 --> 00:40:23,354
Looked at each other,
and I hugged her
947
00:40:23,447 --> 00:40:25,356
For I don't even know
how many minutes.
948
00:40:25,374 --> 00:40:27,800
We just sat there and ate
potato skins and talked,
949
00:40:28,027 --> 00:40:29,618
And then she started giving
some details
950
00:40:29,637 --> 00:40:32,046
As to what happened,
and talking about it,
951
00:40:32,198 --> 00:40:34,122
And I was like, "you don't
have to if you don't want to."
952
00:40:34,217 --> 00:40:36,033
And she's like, "I need to."
953
00:40:36,126 --> 00:40:37,626
And I was just
literally disgusted.
954
00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:39,036
Like, there was
a point where I had
955
00:40:39,129 --> 00:40:40,371
To go to the bathroom
and just cry
956
00:40:40,464 --> 00:40:41,964
And throw up
because it was just--
957
00:40:41,983 --> 00:40:43,724
I couldn't believe it.
958
00:40:43,818 --> 00:40:46,986
- If he was still alive today,
and, you know, in jail,
959
00:40:47,137 --> 00:40:49,322
I would fear for my life
every day that I woke up.
960
00:40:49,549 --> 00:40:55,720
♪ ♪
961
00:40:55,738 --> 00:40:59,165
I was the first
successful amber alert.
962
00:40:59,392 --> 00:41:01,667
That is something that was
really significant in the case
963
00:41:01,894 --> 00:41:03,577
On helping me get
rescued and noticed
964
00:41:03,671 --> 00:41:05,730
And keeping my story alive.
965
00:41:05,823 --> 00:41:08,156
- You know, I find peace
with this in each success
966
00:41:08,176 --> 00:41:09,900
That my daughter has.
967
00:41:09,994 --> 00:41:12,403
I find peace
in her moving forward.
968
00:41:12,496 --> 00:41:15,515
- I know it's a cliché,
but hug your loved ones.
969
00:41:15,742 --> 00:41:17,091
You--you don't know.
970
00:41:17,243 --> 00:41:21,003
And if you do get
that gut feeling,
971
00:41:21,022 --> 00:41:23,097
Speak up and tell someone.
Don't wait.
972
00:41:23,191 --> 00:41:25,525
Don't think it's gonna hurt
someone else's feelings.
973
00:41:25,676 --> 00:41:28,269
If you're uncomfortable,
there's a reason.
974
00:41:28,421 --> 00:41:30,363
If personalities
and everything start to change
975
00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:32,365
And you can't even
be around that person,
976
00:41:32,592 --> 00:41:34,200
That's a red flag.
977
00:41:34,351 --> 00:41:39,455
As a woman, trust yourself in
everything that you're feeling.