# Kidnapped teen Hannah Anderson - does this story sound off to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380 "2013-08-16T03:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/21 "2013-08-16T19:56:19Z")
This is sounding too familiar - [a 12 year old Medicine Hat girl, with her older boyfriend, killed her family a few years ago.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_family_murders) I’m not saying that is what happened here, but if you think young girls are immune to being sociopaths, you would be wrong. She is certainly looking like a drama queen at this point. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/22 "2013-08-16T20:01:19Z")
Several of her friends said early on that she had confided in them that they thought DiMaggio was creeping her out. I agree, some things about this just don’t add up, but I hope they don’t add up in her favor. Her father had been living and working in Tennessee for quite some time (not sure why the family didn’t move there with him) and I’m sure he’s absolutely guilt-stricken over this, and had nothing to do with it either. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/23 "2013-08-16T20:40:39Z")
The ask.fm session doesn’t indicate anything to me but stupidity. To a girl her age, it’s the same as meeting her friends in person and talking about what happened. She probably doesn’t think of it as such a crazy thing to do because it’s a form of communication as valid as the telephone or letters. I’m leaning towards her being uninvolved. Remember, Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Dugard were out in public with their captors and didn’t alert anyone. I can see her just trying to pretend everything was okay, or being resigned to her fate with him. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/24 "2013-08-16T20:43:52Z")
Since this case crossed several state lines then it’s probably a FBI investigation? It’s troubling that the Sheriff immediately made statements that the girl was nothing more than a victim. It takes time to get statements from her and other people. Do a proper investigation. She may be only a victim but check it out first. A mom and her son were beaten with crowbars and set on fire (maybe still alive?). I feel better if the FBI is involved. They won’t stop the investigation just because the bad guy is dead. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/25 "2013-08-16T22:19:14Z")
Kidnapping is automatically an FBI case, regardless of the participants’ ages or how far they traveled. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/26 "2013-08-20T18:25:20Z")
Ok, the creepy vibe just got stronger for me. It turns out that the kidnapper had $112,000 in life insurance, which he left to Hannah’s grandmother instead of to his own sister. [Here’s](http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Kidnap-suspect-leaves-money-to-victim-s-family-4743985.php) the story. He changed the policy two years ago. I don’t want to go all Nancy Grace on this case, but I have to wonder if Hannah knew about this policy. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/27 "2013-08-20T18:56:26Z")
> [@Alba](#): > > his father kidnapped a 16 year old teen 40 odd years ago too. > [@](#): > > To everything - turn, turn, turn > There is a season - turn, turn, turn > And a time for every purpose under heaven … ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/28 "2013-08-20T19:12:38Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Ok, the creepy vibe just got stronger for me. > > It turns out that the kidnapper had $112,000 in life insurance, which he left to Hannah’s grandmother instead of to his own sister. [Here’s](http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Kidnap-suspect-leaves-money-to-victim-s-family-4743985.php) the story. > > He changed the policy two years ago. I don’t want to go all Nancy Grace on this case, but I have to wonder if Hannah knew about this policy. > Roddy Not sure I understand your line of thinking. It doesn’t look like she conspired to kill her kidnapper. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/29 "2013-08-20T19:34:10Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Not sure I understand your line of thinking. It doesn’t look like she conspired to kill her kidnapper. Could she have set up death-by-cop? ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/30 "2013-08-20T19:36:23Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > Could she have set up death-by-cop? For $112K? ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/31 "2013-08-20T19:40:21Z")
> [@Skara\_Brae](#): > > For $112K? To some people, that’s a lot of money. Or maybe it was just icing on the cake after getting rid of her annoying family. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/32 "2013-08-20T19:43:37Z")
> [@Skara\_Brae](#): > > For $112K? To a (not so bright) 16 year-old, that’s _all the money in the WORLD!_ And why do they keep referring to the dead guy as “allegedly” doing all his naughtiness? Jeez, I’m sick of this shit! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/33 "2013-08-20T20:12:44Z")
I can’t wait for the movie to come out. This story has every crazy angle imaginable. Meanwhile the girl was at a fundraiser this past weekend. I’m not sure whats going on with this family. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083\_162-57599338-504083/hannah-anderson-update-mother-of-rescued-calif-teen-died-of-head-injury-coroner-says/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57599338-504083/hannah-anderson-update-mother-of-rescued-calif-teen-died-of-head-injury-coroner-says/) > [@](#): > > Hannah Anderson has appeared publicly twice at fundraisers since her rescue. On Saturday, she briefly visited a carwash event friends organized in order to help pay for the funerals of her mother and brother, who are expected to be laid to rest in Santee, Calif. this week. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/34 "2013-08-20T21:11:40Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > To a (not so bright) 16 year-old, that’s _all the money in the WORLD!_ Too bad she wouldn’t have seen any of it. Seriously, this theory makes absolutely no sense. The beneficiary was her grandmother. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/35 "2013-08-20T21:13:18Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Too bad she wouldn’t have seen any of it. Seriously, this theory makes absolutely no sense. The beneficiary was her grandmother. She’s next. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/36 "2013-08-20T21:31:49Z")
The plot thickens! After Grandma, she’s going after Dad. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/37 "2013-08-20T21:34:41Z")
A couple of thoughts. Her story could be absolutely true and it could also be absolutely true that she is a bit of sociopath. Or, she could be in shock. I’m inclined to go with the latter. Grief behavior doesn’t always make sense. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/38 "2013-08-20T21:45:41Z")
If he was obsessed with her, maybe he left the money to the grandmother… Nope, still doesn’t make sense. What a mess. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/39 "2013-08-20T22:00:00Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > If he was obsessed with her, maybe he left the money to the grandmother… Nope, still doesn’t make sense. > > What a mess. Maybe he had a thing with the grandmother, too. ---
**Author:** ![bat312](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@bat312](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat312)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380/40 "2013-08-20T22:26:32Z")
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