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Nancy Guthrie Case Haunted by Possible Early Mistake
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case are re-evaluating an early FBI decision to send a minimal ransom payment to track the kidnappers via cryptocurrency, which may have hindered efforts to recover her.
- The FBI task force attempted to deposit $152 into the kidnappers' Bitcoin wallet to trace them, but the amount was insufficient, and the money remained untouched, preventing tracking.
- After initial ransom demands of $4 million in Bitcoin, a second note offered to return Nancy's body for the same or a lower amount, prompting public appeals from her daughter Savannah Guthrie and siblings.
- Despite emotional public appeals and a $1 million reward for information, no suspects have been charged, and leads remain limited to minor physical evidence and doorbell footage of a masked figure.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos expressed cautious optimism, stating that ongoing DNA analysis and investigative efforts are bringing authorities closer to answers in the case.
