Amber Alerts issued in Oregon, Washington state for kidnapped Calif. kids SAN DIEGO - Amber Alerts for two children possibly abducted by a man suspected of killing their mother were issued in Oregon and Washington state Wednesday after the fugitive's car was believed to have been spotted. Oregon State Police issued an Amber Alert for a blue 2013 Nissan Versa allegedly being driven by 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio after it was reportedly seen heading northbound from Alturas, Calif. near the Oregon border. The car also was possibly spotted in southern Oregon Wednesday afternoon, near the town of Lakeview, police said. Shortly after Oregon put out the alert, the Washington State Patrol followed suit. Authorities believe that DiMaggio might be heading toward Texas or Canada with 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and possibly 8-year-old Ethan Anderson. DiMaggio is suspected of murdering the children's mother, Christina Anderson, whose body was found Sunday night in DiMaggio's fire-damaged home in Boulevard, Calif., a remote hamlet 65 miles east of San Diego. The body of a child was found near Christina Anderson's remains, and DNA tests will be performed to determine if the body is Ethan's. "It is a possibility that it's Ethan," said San Diego County Sheriff's Department Lt. Glenn Giannantonio. Also Wednesday, The Associated Press reported that one of Hannah Anderson's friends claimed that DiMaggio had told her he had a crush on the 16-year-old and would date her if they were the same age. 15-year-old Marissa Chavez said that DiMaggio explained that he didn't want the girls to think he was weird in an effort to defend himself after noticing they exchanged glances. She said he spoke while driving them home from a high school gymnastics meet a couple months ago. On Tuesday the children's father pleaded with his friend to release his daughter and turn himself in. "Jim, I can't fathom what you were thinking," said Brett Anderson. Anderson also pleaded with his missing daughter, who authorities said was in grave danger, to run away from DiMaggio if she got the chance. He did not mention Ethan Anderson's name. The blue Nissan Versa has a California license plate of 6WCU986. Click here for more from Fox5SanDiego.com.