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Man and a -- apparently a teenage girl. so there was no sighting, you know, wednesday of a small boy. >> reporter: perhaps dire news there, wolf, confirmation ethan was not scene with the couple. >> as far as the other body found in the house, paul, they say it was consistent with that of an 8-year-old child. i take it the dna results have not yet come back? >> reporter: they have had an extremely difficult time here trying to get the dna sample and not to put too grew some point on this but it's because the remains of the child found inside the house were so badly charred, wolf. >> there is s...

>> there could be all different scenarios behind that. you know, i -- i don't have much to say on it, but she's being held. >> some friends of hanna's are saying dimaggio actually had some sort of crush on her. he's, what, 40? she's 16 years old. she was uncomfortable with that, does that come as a surprise to you? >> it does. it does. it's very disturbing. >> had you ever heard of any indications that this guy may have had a crush on her? >> no, i have not. >> that's a total surprise. we've seen a family photo, you with christine that who died in the cabin fire, hanna, ethan, we'll put it up ...

Camping equipment and had been buying it in recent weeks leading up to the disappearance. they also were warning us as you can recall all week long dimaggio, who is somewhat of an outdoors man may make a run into the wilderness and in the past he had a misdemeanor in texas for avoiding a police officer, and heading down a dirt road at 70 miles an hour. there were a lot of signs here that perhaps he thought this out, and carefully calculate just where he would make his run. >> thank you very much. joining us now andrea sancomb, christine anderson's sister, hanna and ethan's aunt. the news that ...

Cascade. they also found the suspect's car. how far? how remote is this? they say the car was at a trail head and the couple would have been hiking some 6 to mi8 miles away. authorities saying it appeared that dimaggio geared up for weeks before, buying camping equipment to go into the wilderness and they saw backpacks on both individuals. >> the sheriff spoke about the condition hanna seemed to be in when the hikers saw her. tell our viewers what he said. >> reporter: perhaps we learned some key clues here to the whereabouts and the well being of both of the children. as you pointed out, hann...

Hanna is still alive, that he's obsessed with her, that he won't kill her and go on the run. i think he's making his -- his attempt to disappear into that wilderness in hopes the cops won't find him. it's a very good thing she's still alive. >> you told us last night, john, you were trying to speak to brett anderson. i understand you were finally able to catch up with him. what can you tell us about that phone conversation? >> thanks to you guys, wolf, he called me and i said you have to focus on one thing. you're a heart broken father. i walked in your shoes. 3 two years ago i had my heart ri...