Newly released Nancy Guthrie ransom notes sent to US gossip site TMZ this week appear to be part of a calculated scam to cash in on her high‑profile disappearance, rather than a genuine attempt to secure her release, according to a former FBI agent who has reviewed the messages.
This latest Nancy Guthrie update lands more than two months after the 84‑year‑old vanished from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Authorities believe she was kidnapped on 1 February, after she was last seen the previous evening at her house in the Catalina Foothills. Since then, her family, including her daughter, Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, have fronted a nationwide appeal backed by law enforcement and a reward that has grown to more than $1.2 million, but there has still been no confirmed proof of life.
