TUCSON, AZ - The alleged captors of the mother of prominent ABC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie have reportedly demanded a $6 million ransom for the safe return of Nancy Guthrie, according to a news station reporting on the missing elderly woman who was last seen in late January.
On the evening of February 7, Nancy Guthrie’s family publicly revealed that the unknown alleged abductors in the case have demanded a ransom for their mother’s return, which said ransom letter was reportedly sent to a local news station in Tucson, where a demand for $6 million was made. FBI officials leading the investigation have yet to confirm whether the emailed ransom demands were credible as of this writing.
In a video shared online regarding the ransom demands, Nancy’s daughter, Savannah, sat beside her siblings while saying her family is prepared to pay the ransom for their mother’s safe return.
“We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,” Savannah stated in the video, adding, “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
Nancy was reportedly last seen on the evening of January 31st after spending time at her daughter Annie’s home. One of the family members of Annie’s household reportedly dropped the 84-year-old woman off at her Catalina Foothills home shortly before 10:00 p.m. on said evening, which authorities suspect was mere hours before she was abducted by force from her residence, where she lived alone.
According to authorities, a doorbell camera outside of Nancy’s residence was disconnected at approximately 1:47 a.m. on February 1st. Investigators say the camera was able to detect motion approximately 30 minutes later, but the footage was unable to be retrieved. Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on February 1st, Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from its app on her device.
A review of the crime scene revealed the presence of blood splatter on Nancy’s porch, which subsequent DNA testing proved to be a match to the missing woman. Local authorities and the FBI have been wrestling with numerous instances of people sending ransom demands from anonymous individuals claiming to be Nancy’s captors, with at least one instance proving to be a ruse that led to the alleged imposter being arrested.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has conceded that there’s no definitive proof that Nancy is still alive but says that he hopes she is “still out there.” Concerns are looming over Nancy’s ongoing health conditions, which are ostensibly not being tended to by her alleged captors, with Sheriff Nanos addressing the matter by saying, “Her conditions, I would imagine, are worsening day by day. She requires medication. And I have no way of knowing whether they’re getting that medication to her.”
On the evening of February 7, Nancy Guthrie’s family publicly revealed that the unknown alleged abductors in the case have demanded a ransom for their mother’s return, which said ransom letter was reportedly sent to a local news station in Tucson, where a demand for $6 million was made. FBI officials leading the investigation have yet to confirm whether the emailed ransom demands were credible as of this writing.
In a video shared online regarding the ransom demands, Nancy’s daughter, Savannah, sat beside her siblings while saying her family is prepared to pay the ransom for their mother’s safe return.
“We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,” Savannah stated in the video, adding, “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
Nancy was reportedly last seen on the evening of January 31st after spending time at her daughter Annie’s home. One of the family members of Annie’s household reportedly dropped the 84-year-old woman off at her Catalina Foothills home shortly before 10:00 p.m. on said evening, which authorities suspect was mere hours before she was abducted by force from her residence, where she lived alone.
According to authorities, a doorbell camera outside of Nancy’s residence was disconnected at approximately 1:47 a.m. on February 1st. Investigators say the camera was able to detect motion approximately 30 minutes later, but the footage was unable to be retrieved. Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on February 1st, Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from its app on her device.
A review of the crime scene revealed the presence of blood splatter on Nancy’s porch, which subsequent DNA testing proved to be a match to the missing woman. Local authorities and the FBI have been wrestling with numerous instances of people sending ransom demands from anonymous individuals claiming to be Nancy’s captors, with at least one instance proving to be a ruse that led to the alleged imposter being arrested.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has conceded that there’s no definitive proof that Nancy is still alive but says that he hopes she is “still out there.” Concerns are looming over Nancy’s ongoing health conditions, which are ostensibly not being tended to by her alleged captors, with Sheriff Nanos addressing the matter by saying, “Her conditions, I would imagine, are worsening day by day. She requires medication. And I have no way of knowing whether they’re getting that medication to her.”
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