Nancy Guthrie ransom note demand $6M Bitcoin to be paid by Monday 5p.m. for the safe release of Savannah Guthrie’s mother as authorities have yet to confirm alleged letter’s contents as the identity of suspect(s) remains unknown or whether the 84-year-old mother is still alive?
Individuals who have claimed to have abducted Today Show anchor, Savannah Guthrie mom from her Tucson, Arizona home are revealed to have demanded $6 million in bitcoin for the release of 84-year-old mom, Nancy.
According to local Tucson affiliate, KGUN9 the outlet reported in a letter received, ‘the potential kidnappers demanded that the Guthries pay them $6 million before this Monday.’
In a late Sunday morning update, the outlet reported that law enforcement hadn’t confirmed the $6 million Nancy Guthrie ransom amount referenced in the letter.
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The ransom note writers claimed that Guthrie’s life was in peril if they don’t receive the crypto payment by the deadline of 5:00 p.m. local time on Monday (February 9). Savannah Guthrie said she and her family ‘will pay’ her mother’s abductors in a video shared on Saturday (February 7).
‘We received your message and we understand,’ Savannah Guthrie said, while holding hands with her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie in the video shared to her Instagram account. ‘We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.’
‘This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,’ she concluded.
Authorities believe Nancy is still alive as Savannah Guthrie & siblings announce ‘we will pay’
Guthrie didn’t provide specifics about the message her family received regarding her mother’s status. At least three news outlets confirmed that they received a possible ransom note in connection with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, according to NBC News, which confirmed it had reviewed a copy of the note, though no law enforcement agency hadn’t substantiated it as of Saturday night.
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department had previously said they were aware of a new message regarding Guthrie’s disappearance and officials were working to confirm its authenticity. The Guthrie family had previously urged their mother’s potential kidnappers to reach out and prove they have her.
No suspect or person of interest has been identified in the case, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who said ‘we believe Nancy is still out there’ during a press briefing on Thursday (February 5) via ABC News. The FBI is now jointly investigating the case with local Arizona officials and offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy’s recovery or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
Prior TMZ ransom note: ‘Safe but scared’
A ransom note sent to TMZ claims that Nancy is ‘safe but scared’ and aware of the demands made for her return, the outlet’s founder Harvey Levin told FOX News‘ Sean Hannity Thursday night.
‘I will say the letter begins by saying she is safe but scared, and they go on to say she knows exactly what the demand is,’ Levin said of the note, which demanded millions in bitcoin in order for ‘consequential’ repercussions to be avoided.
‘They are, through us, telling the family exactly what they are demanding, and they are saying that Nancy is aware of it,’ he added. ‘They are also saying… that this will be their only communication and they are done communicating and negotiating —here’s the deal and that’s it.’
‘As the clock ticks, that’s one of the reasons the FBI and other authorities have gotten desperate here,’ Levin added.
Not immediately clear is what proof alleged abductors have offered proving that the ailing matriarch who has a number of cardio health issues and who is in constant need of vital daily medication is still alive.
