August 3rd was the last time, that we know of, that anyone saw Christina and Ethan alive.

The fire that burned down DiMaggio’s house and burned Ethan’s body beyond recognition, was on August 4th.

August 24th was the day of the funeral, with a poster near the altar of Christina and Ethan, and another poster of their dog, also killed from a gunshot wound to the head.

September 21st, supposedly a tribute to Christina, a party called “Flat Tina” occurred at a bar with everyone who attended drinking and laughing and having a jolly good time. Brett Anderson, Christina’s husband; the father of Ethan, was right there, drinking and posing for pictures, smiling while women were hugging him and pinching his nipple.
Sara Britt, Christina’s mother was also there, smiling and laughing and buying her share of the rounds of drinks. From the pictures, Aunt Jen and Uncle Steve were also there, and Aunt Jen was really having a good time.

My last post was the autopsy report on Ethan. Although the coroner wouldn't say that this little boy had been brutally murdered, the evidence presented in the autopsy report suggested that Ethan was possibly dismembered. We know his body was left in the house to burn.

I admit I could be wrong on this, and I still haven’t been able to get the appointment to talk face to face with a coroner, but I do not know of any house fire that could remove the top part of a person’s head, or remove arms and legs and scatter those away from the body.

From the autopsy report: Homicidal violence, including blunt force injury, sharp force injury, asphyxia, and gunshot wounds cannot be excluded. Cannot rule out traumatic fractures. It is unknown whether the decedent was alive at the time of the fire or already dead.

I ask you: How can Hannah not show emotion when talking about the death of her mother and little brother? How can Brett go to a party in such a short time after the funeral of his wife and son and act as if nothing had ever happened?

How can Christina’s own mother go to this party and buy rounds of drinks for everyone, as if nothing had happened to her daughter and grandson?

I never knew these people, but I was in tears just writing the details from Christina and Ethan’s autopsy reports!

I’d like to know: Does everyone in this family have ice water in their veins? These were brutal murders of family members they were supposed to love and care about!

Hannah says no one knows the whole story about what happened, but her and her family. However, until her father started working on his book deal, Hannah hadn't been hesitant about going on TV, giving interviews and putting herself in the spotlight. Why hasn't she been open about what actually happened IF she is innocent? And, her father…is he more interested in trying to make a buck off this tragedy? It sure seems like it.

From day one there have been more questions in this case than answers. The police, jumping to conclusions, assumed DiMaggio killed Christina, Ethan and the dog, set his own house on fire and kidnapped Hannah, but there was no proof that a kidnapping ever occurred. Hannah always went with him places. Even out of town, just the two of them, for days at a time. There was no proof that DiMaggio killed Christina and Ethan or the dog. There was no proof that he set his house on fire.

Have the police considered this case closed because they screwed up? To thoroughly investigate they might have to admit they jumped the gun and they were wrong, but in doing so, if DiMaggio was innocent, they also might bring the real killer to justice.

From the photo and comment posted by Hannah when she and DiMaggio were leaving Hollywood — “hello river” — this suggests the camping trip to Idaho was a planned event. They were found at the River of No Return in Idaho, a place that DiMaggio’s sister said she and her brother had been to many times, and that they loved that particular place.

The horseback riders who saw them camping near this river stated that she didn't appear to be in any trouble. One of them is a retired sheriff and Army officer, who had been trained to "pick up" on various situations. Does it not seem odd that he wouldn't notice that something was "off" if Hannah had actually been kidnapped? Also, if DiMaggio had kidnapped Hannah, wouldn't he run after being seen? Or, wouldn't he at least start packing up their stuff to change their location, not knowing when the riders would come back, or who they would tell?

From what the horseback riders said during an interview, it didn't sound like DiMaggio acted like a fugitive, and he surely didn't act like a man who had killed two people and burned his house to the ground. Was this just another trip Hannah took with DiMaggio, willingly? Because of the death of DiMaggio, and police storming in, and their own reactions to “finding” her, couldn't this be one reason Hannah let them believe she had been kidnapped?

DiMaggio and Hannah were seen driving around town together, but it is unclear whether this was on August 3rd or the 4th, or some other day. Originally, Hannah stated that DiMaggio picked her up from cheer camp on the 4th but later we learned he picked her up on the 3rd. Whatever day it was they were seen in town, were they buying camping equipment then, or had they already bought the equipment for that trip?

Also, Hannah is not a cheerleader. What business would she have for going to cheerleading camp? Was camp the only thing going on at school that day that she could use as an excuse to get away from her mother? If so, where did she go during the time her mother was at Ethan’s football practice? The police could not confirm she was ever at cheerleading camp.

Oops! Did Hannah slip up on this one, too? She stated there were 13 text messages telling DiMaggio where to pick her up after cheer camp, and that he didn't have the address. Well, if he dropped her off at cheer camp, as previously stated, then why would he not know the address? Even if he didn't have the actual address, he’d still know where he dropped her off.

Besides, DiMaggio had been taking her to school activities and picking her up for months, maybe even years. Why would it take 13 messages to give him an address and tell him to pick her up at the gym instead of in front of the school?

Although not likely, I can see a max of maybe 3 messages to give him this information, but not THIRTEEN! What were those text messages REALLY about?

And, what about the letters the police found from Hannah to DiMaggio? What did they discover, if anything, in those letters?

What about the used condoms that were found? Did the police run DNA tests on these?

Did they do an autopsy on the dog to determine time of death?

What about the D&C papers that were found inside Christina’s car? Did the police check into this? If Hannah had an abortion and her mother found out about it, which the D&C papers suggests, then her mother would be furious, and she’d probably find her daughter and confront her about it. If I was a parent of a teenage girl and I’d just found papers such as these, I know I sure would. I’d also want to know how far along she was, who the father was, who paid for the abortion, and who took her to the appointment for the abortion.

If I was a good mother, I’d also question why she didn't come to me in the first place. Then again, I wouldn't allow my teenager to go out of town with an older man, friend of the family or not. So, I guess we can say Christina wasn't the best mother on the planet, but in light of finding out her daughter had an abortion, she probably jumped to conclusions on who the father might have been; maybe she even believed their old friend, Jim DiMaggio was the father. Maybe this was the reason she went to his house — to confront him; not the reason Hannah gave. He wasn't losing his house, there was no proof he was moving out of state, and there has been no proof that he “tricked” them into coming over.

Unfortunately, Jim DiMaggio had already been tried and convicted by the police, and then shot down by the police. He never had the chance to defend himself. He didn't get the opportunity to tell his side of the story. Why didn't the police try talking him down instead of deciding to “shoot to kill” on sight? If DiMaggio did shoot first, where is the gun he used? Think about this: He didn't shoot at, or even pick up a gun when the horseback riders rode in, twice. If you were in the backwoods of nowhere, camping, and a bunch of men came rushing out of bushes, with guns raised, wouldn't you feel threatened and shoot first if you had a gun? The way the crime rate is these days, I think I would.

Hannah was asked in an interview if she had her cell phone when she left with DiMaggio. She stated, “No, it was burned in the fire, with everything else.” Those words “with everything else” appears to connect her phone with the other items that were purposely burnt in the fire to cover up the death of her brother, Ethan. It also puts her at DiMaggio’s house before leaving on the camping trip. Exactly what did she mean by “everything else?” Why would a teenage girl leave her phone behind?

The horseback riders who encountered them, stated that Hannah had on pajama bottoms when they saw her. Where were the clothes she wore August 3rd and 4th? When did she change clothes after leaving school? What did she wear while traveling to Idaho? If she did murder her mother and brother, or even if she participated in the murders, her clothes would have been covered in blood. Were the clothes she had on part of “everything else” that burned? Did the police bother to investigate this?

Hannah is a teenager, but her age does not mean she is not capable of murder. There are far too many news articles about teenagers killing one or both of their parents, who are thankfully, caught. The truth about who committed the murders always shocks the people who knew these “good” kids.

Just because Hannah is 16 years old does not exempt her from being capable of cold-blooded murder. Hannah appears seductive, heartless and cunning. Isn't it possible that she is not innocent? Isn't it possible that she was so furious at her mother that she could have picked up the crowbar and killed Christina in a blind rage? Isn't it possible that she killed the dog because the dog liked Ethan more than he liked her, or that the dog was attempting to defend someone? Isn't it possible that she killed Ethan, either because deep-down she resented him, or because he was a witness to his mother’s murder?

Police reported that Hannah and Jim DiMaggio’s cell phones were both turned off around 4 p.m. on August 4th, but Hannah’s phone was turned on, briefly, around 8 pm on the 4th. The fire was reported at approximately 8:06 p.m., however, there is no proof that a timer was used to start the fire. Isn't it possible that Hannah’s cell phone was purposely left inside the house, then used to start the fire, either with the alarm set or a call placed to the phone? Loosen a gas line, allow several hours for the gas to build up inside the house, then one little spark is all it would take for the house to go up in flames.

If the phone wasn't used to start the fire, then who was at DiMaggio’s house just before the fire started? Who actually used her phone around 8 p.m., and why? Couldn't this person be the actual killer? Couldn't this person be the one who started the fire? Since the garage fire started AFTER the police and the fire department were on the scene, isn't it possible this person was still on the property, and this person started the fire in the garage while everyone was focused on the house fire?

I've tried to keep my own personal feelings and thoughts out of this blog series and just post the facts, but tonight I had to include some of my own suppositions.

I’m not convinced DiMaggio was anything more than an innocent victim, a man trying to help the daughter of his best friend. It has been said that DiMaggio thought of Hannah as a daughter. Both kids, Hannah and Ethan, called him “Uncle Jim.” He left, with their grandmother, a large amount of money just for Hannah and Ethan. Why would he leave money to a little boy he cared about, and then kill him?

I’m also not convinced that Hannah is innocent. Unlike DiMaggio, she had motive, and she also had opportunity. She could have committed these murders, then called “Uncle Jim” to help her; to protect her. His sister, Lori Robinson, had known Jim all his life. His friend, Andrew, knew him intimately, for years. From what they said about DiMaggio, we heard that he was a kind, caring man. Supposedly, he wouldn't THINK of killing a dog — much less, a CHILD — and the likelihood that he could kill Christina, or anyone else for that matter, was not in his nature.

The police should admit they made a mistake by acting in the position of judge, jury and executioner, and they should continue the investigation on this case. There are just too many unanswered questions and too many discrepancies in Hannah’s story.

As for me, I’m not giving up. I will keep trying to find the truth, whatever that may be. If Jim Lee DiMaggio was guilty of the crimes he was accused of, then so be it. But, if he was innocent, then Christina and Ethan’s killer must be brought to justice.

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