Update: Savannah Guthrie’s brother, Camron, issued another appeal for the return of their mother.
“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you,” Camron Guthrie said in a post shared to Savannah Guthrie’s Instagram account. “We haven’t heard anything directly. We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward,” he continued in the video. “But first, we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you, and we are waiting for contact.”
The video was released at about 5 p.m. local time, which was the first deadline given in a ransom note, FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said during a news conference Thursday, though the deadline didn’t specify a time zone.
The FBI has issued a $50,000 reward.
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Update: Savannah Guthrie’s brother-in-law might not be the prime suspect in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, although no one is ruled out.
A ransom note sent to a TV station allegedly contained information only the kidnapper could know, allegedly.
More than one ransom note was sent, and one person was charged with a fake note, but the one to the TV station seems more serious. Allegedly, there are chilling details from the night she was taken.
The note, sent to a local Arizona news station, contained details about the 84-year-old matriarch’s home in Tucson and what she was wearing on Saturday night when she disappeared, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News Tuesday evening.
It isn’t clear whether the purported note sent to CBS affiliate KOLD-TV in Arizona, which chose not to report its exact contents, is the same as the one sent to TMZ on Tuesday.
Nanos refused to say whether the details in the note matched the crime scene, where drops of blood and signs of forced entry were found.
“It’s like any piece of evidence. You give it to us, you give us a lead, and we’re going to look at every aspect of that lead,” Nanos said.
As for the FBI possibly taking the sister’s car, they might want to just rule the couple out as suspects.
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Update: Savannah, her sister, and her brother pleaded for her mother to come home.
The National Desk—journalist Ashley Banfield—reports that new information about Savannah Guthrie’s mother is very disturbing. Two ransom notes were sent, one to TMZ. The notes are believed to be fakes.
Banfield is a journalist, not an investigator.
The back door was wide open. However, the front door was broken in, and the two cameras were smashed. Whoever destroyed them knew there were two. There was blood in the house and on the porch. The blood on the porch was photographed in this clip.
Mrs. Guthrie was kidnapped at 2 am Sunday. That is when the pacemaker communication was stopped.
According to this journalist’s impeccable, high-up source in law enforcement, police reportedly impounded the car belonging to Nancy Guthrie’s daughter, Annie. It is being used as evidence. Annie and her husband were the last two people to see Nancy. The car is allegedly tied to Tommaso Cioni. Their source said Mr. Cioni is reportedly the prime suspect.
Search and rescue trucks have been hovering over the property.
I’ve never owned any Bitcoin but I have a hard time believing the NSA can’t track the movements of money into and out of a Bitcoin account. Sure they might not be able to see your account balance but best of luck extracting the money to buy that ski chalet in Aspen. This isn’t the days of your father’s kidnapping… Read more »
I can see this as a new type of crime wave in America driven by the cartels. Abduct rich people for ransom and demand payment in Bitcoin.
Not enough verifiable information yet.
How can you ever let the victim go since they know you? You can’t. Looks like daughter and son in law are in a heap of trouble.
It seemed like a ransom would be requested. But abducting an old and unhealthy person is risky, the person can easily die in custody. There can be more to this story. What does the daughter’s car have to do with this? It implies a connection between the suspect and the family.