Nancy Guthrie ransom note excerpts revealed on true crime podcast

Key Points:

• New portions of the first purported ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie investigation were revealed on the "Crime Junkie" podcast by former Arizona reporter Briana Whitney, though the note's authenticity has not been independently verified.
• The note claimed Nancy Guthrie was held for ransom, with a maximum seven-day deadline and escalating Bitcoin payment demands, warning that her life was at risk if the ransom was not paid by a specific deadline.
• The ransom note included details only known to investigators and the suspect, such as the location of Guthrie's Apple watch and a smashed floodlight in her backyard, but a criminal profiler expressed doubts about the note's authenticity.
• A second purported note claimed the kidnappers underestimated Guthrie's health and that she had died shortly after being taken, including an apology from the kidnappers.
• Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home on February 1, with a masked suspect captured on doorbell camera footage; over $1.2 million in rewards has been offered for information leading to her whereabouts.