Hundreds search for kidnapped girl, 16, and murder suspect in remote Idaho Wilderness where they were spotted hiking TOGETHER - 1,000 miles from where he 'killed her mother and brother'

James DiMaggio's car found hidden under brush in Idaho Friday morning

Horseback riders say they saw DiMaggio and teenage Hanna Anderson hiking through rugged wilderness Wednesday

Hannah appeared safe and sheriff said it looked as though she 'was not being held against her will'

DiMaggio is suspected of murdering Hannah's mother Christina Anderson and her eight-year-old brother Ethan at his San Diego County home on Sunday

Friends: He had a crush on Hannah who did not like to be alone with him

A California murder suspect and his 16-year-old kidnap victim have been spotted hiking together deep in the wilderness of the Idaho mountains - 1,000 miles from his San Diego County home where the teen's mother and little brother were found dead.



About 150 federal agents have converged on Idaho's Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in the search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio.



Tests confirmed that a child's body found in a Southern California house fire was that of eight-year-old Ethan Anderson, whose sister is believed to have been abducted by fugitive DiMaggio, authorities said late Friday.

Police in San Diego revealed today that two riders on horseback believe they saw DiMaggio and Anderson in the rugged 'River of No Return Wilderness' outside Cascade, Idaho, on Wednesday.



Hannah appeared healthy and safe, leading San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore to conclude: 'As far as we know, it didn't appear she was being held against her will.'

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Together: A pair of horseback riders said they believe they found James DiMaggio, left, and Hannah Anderson, 16, hiking through the Idaho wilderness wearing backpacks and carrying a tent Hunt for a murderer: FBI agents walk toward a Blackhawk helicopter at the Cascade Airport during the search for James DiMaggio in Cascade, Idaho

1,000 miles from home: James DiMaggio's car was found in a remote area near Cascade, Idaho, on Friday morning

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said Hannah was reportedly healthy and 'did not appear to be held against her will'

Hidden: DiMaggio's Nissan Versa was found covered in brush, hidden in a hard-to-reach area of Idaho wilderness on Friday morning. Police are searching the vehicle for booby-traps



DiMaggio's Nissa Versa car was found this morning in a remote, hard-to-reach area. It was covered in brush in an attempt to conceal it and its license plates were removed.

Authorities have not said whether they think Hannah knows her mother and little brother were murdered at DiMaggio's house.



Police said Thursday they feared that DiMaggio, 40, might have rigged the vehicle with explosive booby traps. A bomb squad was still working to reach the car Friday afternoon and inspect it for bombs.



The riders said they encountered a man and a young woman hiking in the wilderness on Wednesday. The pair had a tent and each was carrying a backpack.



DiMaggio is said to be an avid outdoorsman and authorities had previously said he could be hiding out at a campground or in the forest.

The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness is 2.3million rugged acres of cliffs and mountains and river valleys. It is the second-largest wilderness area in the contiguous United States.

When the riders returned home at the end of the day, they heard news reports of the nationwide hunt for DiMaggio and 'put two and two together,' San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said in a Friday news conference.

The pair called San Diego police Wednesday night to report that they believed they had seen DiMaggio and teenage Hannah.



No expense spared: 150 personnel have arrived in Idaho to search for James DiMaggio. Here, law enforcement officers head into the Valley County Emergency Operations Center

Rugged: The River of No Return Wilderness, 2.3million acres, is the second-largest national wilderness area in the contiguous United States

Missing: Ethan Anderson, 8, and his sister Hannah, 16, have been missing since Sunday, when their mother's body was found in a burned down home. A second body at the scene could belong to Ethan, police said

Suspect: The body was found in the home of James DiMaggio, a family friend who police believe snatched Hannah. Friends said he had a crush on the 16-year-old girl, who did not like being alone with him



Friends say DiMaggio 'had a crush' on teenage Hannah and that he states he would date her if he was her age.



Police fear DiMaggio is armed with improvised explosives and could use them as weapons if confronted. They also believe he may have booby-trapped his abandoned car.



'Working on the theory that he abandoned the car, we think there is a possibility that the car might be rigged,' San Diego County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Jan Caldwell told CNN .

A nationwide manhunt has been was launched after the murdered body of Hannah's mother, 42-year-old Christina Anderson, was found at DiMaggio's burned home on Sunday night. A child's remains were found in the garage and are believed to by the body of Hannah's eight-year-old brother Ethan.

A source told the Los Angeles Times that investigators believe Christina was bludgeoned to death with a crowbar.



DiMaggio was described as being like an uncle to the children.



But Hannah's friend, Marissa Chavez, said Wednesday that DiMaggio had developed a crush on Hannah and told her that he would date her if they were the same age.



'He said he had a crush on her, but didn't mean it in an intimate way,' 15-year-old Marissa Chavez told The San Diego Union-Tribune. 'He said, "If I was your age, I'd date you."'

Beautiful: Hannah's Facebook page shows her as a popular teenage girl who loved dancing Chavez, Hannah's friend, said she witnessed the exchange when DiMaggio was driving them home from a high school gymnastics meet. Hannah asked Chavez to join her from then on whenever DiMaggio drove her to meets because she was uncomfortable with the attention, according to Chavez.

'She was a little creeped out by it. She didn't want to be alone with him,' Chavez said. She also said that DiMaggio took her to Hollywood in late June or early July for her birthday, and that he cut the week-long trip short because he was upset that Hannah was paying more attention to her phone than to him.



DiMaggio took Hannah (far left and far right) to Hollywood for her birthday, but cut the week-long trip short because he was upset that Hannah was paying more attention to her phone than to him

'After that she never responded to his texts and e-mails,' Chavez told the San Diego newspaper.

DiMaggio was in a 'close platonic relationship' with Hannah, a sheriff’s statement said without further explanation.

Brett Anderson, Christina Anderson's husband and father to Hannah and Ethan, flew to San Diego Tuesday to be interviewed by investigators and to plead with DiMaggio to return his daughter safely.

'Jim, I can't fathom what you were thinking. The damage is done,' he said outside San Diego County Sheriff's Department headquarters.

Addressing Hannah, he said he loves her very much and pleaded, 'if you have a chance, you take it. You run. You'll be found.'

Sorrow: Their father, Brett Anderson, pleaded for the children's safe return at a candlelit vigil on Tuesday

Athena Stewart lights a candle during a vigil for Hannah, 16, and Ethan, 8, Tuesday night Mr Anderson lives in Tennessee after moving away from the area for a job a few months ago.

On Tuesday, Mr Anderson joined hundreds of family friends and neighbors at a candlelight vigil in the parking lot of El Capitan High School in Lakeside, where Hannah was about to start her junior year. Pink paper cups stuffed between holes in the fence read 'Pray Hannah' and dozens of white, blue and pink balloons lifted into the air.

At the vigil, Mr Anderson and other family members address the large crowd.

'Hannah will come back and Ethan and Tina, I love you both,' he said. 'We all love you. I know everybody’s here for support of all three of them and I want to thank you all. God bless.' Destroyed: The body of the children's mother, Christina, was found in DiMaggio's burned down house

The remains of a home owned by 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, a suspect in the murder of two people, is shown in the Boulevard neighborhood of San Diego County

Her Facebook page reveals a popular teenage girl with a passion for dance. She was also a gymnast on her high school team.



'You would never see her without a smile on her face,' said Marlee Friszell, 16, who attended Hannah's birthday party last week.



Ethan Anderson liked to play football and baseball and go fishing, neighbors said.



DiMaggio is believed to be driving a blue Nissan Versa with California license plate 6WCU986.

