The FBI has discounted among the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing greater than extortion makes an attempt, however the company stated Wednesday it’s nonetheless evaluating others that could be authentic.
The FBI didn’t specify what number of ransom notes have been acquired, aside from saying “a number of.”
“This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case,” the FBI stated within the assertion.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Division can be investigating the case. The division declined to touch upon the notes Wednesday however stated it’s taking each tip within the investigation significantly.
Tucson TV station KOLD has stated it received two notes, one demanding hundreds of thousands in Bitcoin in change for Guthrie’s return and one other that stated she had died. TMZ additionally acquired a word.
Guthrie is the mom of longtime “At the moment” present host Savannah Guthrie. Authorities consider she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken towards her will on Feb. 1. They discovered blood close to the entrance doorstep of her dwelling simply exterior Tucson, and the FBI later released surveillance videos exhibiting a masked man on the porch that night time.
Volunteers and search groups scoured the nearby desert terrain crammed with cactuses, bushes and boulders within the weeks after she vanished. A volunteer group lately carried out a seek for her physique close to the Arizona-Mexico border.
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