James DiMaggio Life Insurance Left to Victim's Family
James DiMaggio reportedly left instructions for his life insurance policy to be given to his victims' family. The $112,000 policy was left to kidnapping victim Hannah Anderson's paternal grandmother, Bernice Anderson.
Bernice Anderson was named the sole beneficiary of the policy, replacing DiMaggio's sister, Lora Robinson, as the beneficiary. According to a spokesman, DiMaggio and Bernice lived together for two years before buying a home in 2009. It's unknown what the extent of their relationship was, but DiMaggio was close to the entire Anderson family.
He reportedly tortured and killed Christina Anderson, 44, and Ethan Anderson, 8, before setting the family's home and garage on fire. DiMaggio then allegedly kidnapped 16-year-old Hannah and took her to Idaho, where he attempted to hide out in the woods with the young girl. Two people on horseback were able to provide authorities with information, and just a few days later, they found Hannah and DiMaggio.
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Authorities shot DiMaggio a reported five times, killing him and rescuing Hannah, who was returned home and reunited with her father, Brett. He initially wanted to take Hannah back to Tennessee where he lives, but Hannah's grandfather convinced him to stay in San Diego for a while, given that she has friends and other family in the area.
"I think she needs to be here with friends," Christopher Saincome, told the Associated Press. "I know she's taking it very tough. One of her best friends is with her, talking to her."
"She has been through a tremendous, horrific ordeal," Brett told the media during a press conference. He then pleaded for privacy as his family recovered from the loss of Catherine and Ethan and worked on healing for Hannah.
DiMaggio's sister, Lora, was the one to notify Brett about the life insurance money. He has not commented on the situation or said whether he will accept the money for his family.
"They had a long conversation about their mutual loss, trying to make sense of what happened, and neither of them had an explanation," spokesman Andrew Spanswick said. "Brett seemed to recognize that Lora was as much a victim in this as everyone else. He wished her the best."
