Amber Alert: Kidnapping suspect killed in Idaho wilderness; girl safe

[IDemo]

Source: Los Angeles Times

The man suspected of kidnapping 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was killed in the Idaho wilderness Saturday, but the girl was safely recovered, according to law enforcement sources.

James Lee DiMaggio, 40, was killed about 4 p.m. in a remote area near the town of Cascade, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

DiMaggio was the subject of an intensive manhunt in the wilderness above Cascade, where he had taken Hannah, who had been missing from her San Diego County community since Sunday.

No other details about how DiMaggio was killed were immediately available.*

KTVB streaming video - http://www.ktvb.com/video/raw/136957883.html?c=n

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-working-do-not-post-amber-alert-officials-close-in-on-suspicious-tent-in-idaho-wilderness-20130810,0,872196.story

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* Killed by FBI agent during arrest attempt, according to news conference in San Diego

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, GOOD.

What a relief.

[senseandsensibility]

2. Where's the link?

thanks for posting

[IDemo]

4. Just now breaking on local Idaho news, posted a streaming link in the OP

I'll post a regular link when updates arrive.

[senseandsensibility]

6. Thanks- noone else has this

I just googled it.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. All's well that ends well.

Well, not really in this case, but damn, at least she survived.

[CTyankee]

5. Oh, I'm so glad! Her poor Dad, losing his wife and son...

unbelievable tragedy! As he said, "she's all I have left..." It made me cry...thank god, she's OK...I was hoping...

[Spazito]

7. L.A. Times reporting the same...

Amber Alert: Kidnapping suspect killed in Idaho wilderness; girl safe

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-working-do-not-post-amber-alert-officials-close-in-on-suspicious-tent-in-idaho-wilderness-20130810,0,872196.story

[IDemo]

9. Thanks, I will update the OP

[obama2terms]

8. I'm so glad she is o.k.

But what could motivate someone to do this?

[Divine Discontent]

13. could be a host of reasons from delusion, to addiction, to mental illness, to just plain wicked. nt

[VA_Jill]

25. He was obsessed with her

He told her he had a "major crush" on her and she told a friend that "creeped her out" and she tried her best to avoid being alone with him. It sounds like he had been "grooming" her, and when she didn't want to be around him, he couldn't take it.

Creepy bastard!

[question everything]

26. Which is why I don't understand why the family - mother and brother, at least

were staying at his house.

I obviously am not familiar with the details but, apparently, she told her friend about how he she was uncomfortable around him, about not wanting to be alone with him in his car. So why not tell her parents?

[obama2terms]

27. That is sooo creepy!

It just goes to show that you never truly know your neighbor.

[applegrove]

10. Thank god for that.

[Skittles]

14. I'll thank the FBI

[applegrove]

16. I had two grandmothers who were religious. I use the word god all the time. I'm agnostic. Yes. Thank

the FBI.

[Divine Discontent]

15. Thank God indeed, glad he has been stopped and she escaped with her life

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Thanks FBI. Funny how believers only believe god does good stuff & never blame it for bad stuff.

Was god thanked for the murders and kidnapping? Or blamed? Or was god AWOL?

But somehow god gets thanked for the termination of the kidnapping.

[loudsue]

22. I recommend this post.

It all makes perfect sense when you just look at it straight on, doesn't it?

[IDemo]

23. See: Pat Robertson, Bryan Fischer, Fred Phelps

According to them, She's pretty much full time employed at creating earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. Then again, it's as punishment for being in a sinful geographical region, so probably still good stuff in their "minds".

[alp227]

11. Glad to hear the girl is safe, but something about Idaho and the FBI makes me a bit nervous.

I also support due process and oppose the militarization of police and extrajudicial killings. That said, if anything suspicious about the FBI's conduct comes out, expect this to be Rudy Ridge II.

[IDemo]

12. Nothing like a good after dinner stretch, eh?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

17. Likely killed the girl's mom and her baby brother....

....and therefore would have no qualms about killing any innocent bystanders or LEO to escape....but fuck the pigs, ammiright?

[freshwest]

19. +1. I wonder how many who say that ever had to hunt down a murderer?

Oh, wait. I forgot.

In the coming Libertarian paradise, without LEOs, vigilantes will take care of all these guys. My bad.

Maybe private armies like Rand Paul drools over in his rallies will do the job, like they do in all the banana republics:

That's gonna be some sweet liberty. America will finally be free. Oh, yeah, I can hardly wait.

[alp227]

20. would you say the same to justify the drone killing of Anwar al-Awlaki?

In today's America where our constitution is dying in the hands of over-aggressive police forces, it's not crazy to become skeptical of officer-involved killings sometimes.

[quakerboy]

18. Forget the FBI, Idaho is enough to make me nervous

That's edging toward Northern Idaho. Some beautiful country, but possibly the scariest place in North America.

Makes me wonder who this guy was. If he had connections up there, that girl could have been easily disappeared permanently, living in hell.

[RebelOne]

24. CNN broadcasted an interview this after with

the horseback riders who spotted her and called in after they saw the amber alert on TV. The report on CNN.com said only one rider, but there were four, two men and two women. The interview will probably be repeated on CNN later.