Nancy Guthrie Linked Ransom Notes Are Fake, FBI Reportedly Finds
Key Points:
- The FBI has determined that the ransom notes linked to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, are fake, according to Reuters.
- TMZ reported receiving multiple ransom notes and emails from an individual claiming knowledge of Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts and demanding one bitcoin for information; these were handed over to the FBI.
- Initial ransom notes included a $4 million demand for Nancy Guthrie’s safe return and a subsequent note claiming she was dead, though these claims remain unverified.
- Savannah Guthrie made an emotional plea on the Today show, asking the public to come forward with any information, expressing the family's distress over her mother’s disappearance.