TMZ mystery email sender warns Nancy Guthrie abduction situation has changed in ominous email as they continue to insist they will reveal identity of kidnapper upon receiving payment of one bitcoin unit worth $65K as they reveal why they need to be paid. The note represents the third letter sent relating to bitcoin ransom.
‘You’re not taking me seriously, the situation has changed….’
TMZ has revealed momentarily receiving a new email from an individual alleging they know the identity of the person who purportedly kidnapped Today show co-host, Savannah Guthrie mother, Nancy.
The email comes just one day after the unknown sender stating that they would reveal the identity of the purported kidnapper in exchange for one bitcoin unit, currently trading at $65K. To date no deposit had been deposited in the account.
BREAKING: Third letter sent to TMZ founder Harvey Levin claims to know who Nancy Guthrie kidnapper is.
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Mystery ominous email represents 3rd ransom bitcoin letter sent to TMZ
TMZ in an update reports receiving a second email from the individual just after 8 AM Pacific time, Thursday in which the letter sender stated, ‘I am not being taken seriously.’
The sender also stated the situation has changed from Wednesday to Thursday. It remained unclear what exactly had changed and what they were referencing.
According to the celebrity outlet, the unknown email sender ‘makes some ominous statements…’ The outlet stated that they continue to cooperate with law enforcement by not disclosing specifics.
TMZ further reports that the email sender explaining that they want a bitcoin in exchange for the tip because the sender wants to stay low and fears retaliation from the kidnapper. The sender also stated having concerns that he might be ‘incriminated like that Carlos [the deliveryman who was detained and later released] guy.
The email sender according to TMZ ends by saying that is his final attempt to help.
The communication follows a previous initial letter sent to TMZ last week demanding bitcoin payment in the millions for the release of Nancy Guthrie only to drop all communications after Savannah Guthrie and her siblings pleas to share proof that her mother was still alive were not followed up following a Monday 5 p.m deadline.
To date, the FBI has not announced a suspect in the case or any person of interest amid questions whether the ailing 84-year old matriarch who needs daily medication for a heart condition may even still be alive since being abducted from her Tucson, Arizona million dollar residence on February 1.
