FBI Deems 3 Ransom Notes in Nancy Guthrie Case Fake After $4 Million Demand
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Updated · Forbes · Jul 1
FBI Deems 3 Ransom Notes in Nancy Guthrie Case Fake After $4 Million Demand
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jul 1
Summary
Three ransom notes tied to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance were found to be fake, Reuters reported, undercutting a key thread in the case days after Savannah Guthrie publicly pleaded for help.
The FBI determination covers two notes sent in February to local media and TMZ, plus a more recent letter from someone claiming to know the presumed abductors’ identities.
One early note demanded $4 million for the 84-year-old’s safe return, and a second sent four days later claimed she was dead.
TMZ said it turned over several messages to investigators, including nearly a dozen emails from one man who sought 1 bitcoin in exchange for Nancy Guthrie’s location and the kidnapper’s identity.
It remains unclear whether the fake-note finding means investigators no longer believe Guthrie was abducted for ransom.