Hannah Anderson: Lifetime Movie ‘Kidnapped,’ Based On California-Idaho Abduction, Murders, Airs On Lifetime Tonight

The Hannah Anderson Idaho-kidnapping movie is due to debut on Lifetime television in a new movie based on her bizarre and tragic true story. Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story will air tonight at 8/7 central, according to Lifetime’s Facebook page. Hannah Anderson is the teenage girl who vanished after cheerleading practice in California. The smoldering bodies of her mother and brother were found in a burning home that belonged to 40-year-old abductor James Lee DiMaggio — a family friend who was shot dead by police during a shootout. Lifetime’s movie is based on that, ripped from the headlines.

The abduction and murders made headlines on August 3, 2013 after police responded to a blazing fire at a home located at 2071 Ross Avenue, Boulevard, near San Diego. But what seemed like a routine fire turned out to be a double homicide as firefighters and police sifted through the grisly scene, later finding the bodies of 42-year-old Christina Anderson and 8-year-old Ethan Anderson. The family dog was also found burned. An autopsy report concluded that Christina Anderson was beaten about 12 times in the head. Duck tape was also found on her neck and partially in her mouth. Christina’s son, 8-year-old Ethan Anderson, died from the fire.

A nationwide manhunt ensued as law enforcement officials scurried to locate Hannah Anderson and her abductor, James Lee DiMaggio. Amber Alerts were sent out to inform the public about the missing teen. Hannah was finally located after a couple spotted her in the Idaho wilderness. Surveillance video captured Hannah Anderson’s dramatic rescue. All across the nation, people cheered and cried as Hannah was found alive six days later.

But shortly after her rescue, the public’s sympathy began to shift when information surfaced that Hannah Anderson had exchanged emails with her abductor before her family was murdered. The investigation also revealed that James Lee DiMaggio was actually in love with Hannah and hoped to have a future with her. The situation grew worse after people who knew Hannah began reporting that her attitude and demeanor seemed cold, and that she knew more about the murders than she was telling. Hannah’s public behavior after her rescue didn’t help matters either. Two days after her rescue, Hannah freely discussed the case on social media sites, such as Ask.FM and posted suggestive photos of herself.

A series of inconsistent statements about what really happened was also heavily examined in the public eye. Criminal profiler and crime writer Chelsea Anderson examines some of those inconsistencies in her book River of no Return: On the Trail of Hannah Anderson and Jim DiMaggio.

Today, Hannah Anderson is outraged that a Lifetime movie has been made based on the case. According to the Daily Mail, she has no plans on reading the book or watching the movie. Don’t forget to tune in tonight on Lifetime to watch Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story.

Watch Hannah Anderson’s Today Show interview and FBI rescue here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQ-FH4bY6U

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