Police have not identified a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
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Police have confirmed that there are no suspects so far in the search for Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was first reported missing on Sunday morning, with cops now believing that she vanished from her home at some point between Saturday evening and the early hours of the following day.
Speaking to reporters, Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that authorities had found traces of Nancy’s blood at her Tucson, Arizona, home.
"The only DNA evidence we got back is on the porch," he said. "We saw the importance of that blood. It came back to Nancy."
He also warned Nancy’s potential kidnappers that the 84-year-old needs daily medication in order to survive.
"We also know that, this is day four or five, and we don't know that she's getting her medication,” he said. “That could, in itself, prove fatal."
His warning comes as the deadline on an alleged ransom note runs out, with the search dragging into its sixth day.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed influencer spreading “nonsense” for “clicks” during the search for Nancy Guthrie.
On The Lead, the broadcaster suggested that influencers were sharing “unverified” information in an effort to generate interest in their accounts and rack up more followers.
“We are in what some people call the post-news media era, or in a social media era,” he said. “So many people who provide ‘information’ are influencers who are focused more on getting clicks and growing an audience than they are in providing accurate information.
“And that reared its head.”
He also pointed out that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had pleaded with the public to be sceptical about anything they read about the case on social media, which he described as an “ugly world.”
Tapper’s rant did not stop there, though, as he continued to blast influencers for making unverified claims during the search for Nancy.
“Law enforcement had to comment today about a number of unverified if not completely false claims about suspects and evidence to dispel the rumors,” Tapper continued. “And I wonder, what is the real-world result of influencers pushing unverified nonsense for clicks?”
“What’s the impact on the family? What’s the impact on the investigation?”
Jesse Watters has suggested that “mistakes may have been made” in the search for Nancy Guthrie.
Speaking on his show, Jesse Watters Primetime, the host questioned why the FBI is “being so vague” about some details of the case.
He began going through the details of the case, before asking why Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos refused to say who had dropped Nancy off at her home.
“We’re going to go with family, just family,” Nanos had said, despite previously telling The New York Times that Nancy’s son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, had dropped her off.
Nancy was last seen at her daughter Annie and her husband, Tammaso’s, house.
“Time is of the essence, and mistakes may have been made,” Watters claimed. “Authorities initially cleared the scene, Nancy’s house. Then yesterday they went back in.”
FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly poised to join the search for Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for over six days.
The decision comes after President Donald Trump said that he had spoken directly with Savannah Guthrie and ordered federal law enforcement to flood resources into the investigation immediately.
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Fears have been raised that a recent video could have made Nancy Guthrie a target for kidnappers.
The video featured Savannah and her mother at Nancy’s Tucson home, with the camera clearly showing the interior and the layout of the property.
The FBI has arrested and charged a Californian man over a fake ransom note sent to Samantha Guthrie’s family.
Derrick Callella, 42, has been charged with transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and, without disclosing his identity, utilizing a telecommunications device with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass a person.
Callella sent a note to Savannah’s sister, Annie, and Annie’s husband, demanding money in exchange for Nancy’s release.
"Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction,” he wrote, after the Guthrie children uploaded a video in which they said they were willing to open a dialogue with their mother’s alleged captors.
He also made a 9 second call to one of the family members, before later being traced by his IP address.
He later admitted to pulling information from a website and by following along with the news on TV.
However, Callella is not believed to be the individual who sent a seperate ransom note to publications including TMZ.
Five days into the desperate search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, investigators on Thursday released a detailed timeline from the hours before and after the disappearance of Guthrie, who is the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Cops are suspicious about a particular window of time at around 2 am on Sunday morning.
At 2.12 am, her home security system detected movement at her address. Sixteen minutes later, her pacemaker app mysteriously disconnected from her phone.
R.j. Rico has the full story...
Police have warned that artificial intelligence and online content is actually making the search for Nancy Guthrie more difficult.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for six days and no suspects have yet been named.
The founder of TMZ, one of two media outlets that received copies of an alleged ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie, says that her family currently has no way to contact a suspected kidnapper.
Harvey Levin spoke to CNN shortly after the release of a second video by the Guthrie family in which they urged the person holding their mother to “reach out.”
“They are pleading for this person to come forward. If it indeed is the person behind this letter, the letter says you will have no way of contacting me. This is the only contact,” Levin said.
“So that's why they're pleading for proof of life. That's why they are begging because they have no idea how to get in touch with this person.
“They went to great lengths in sending this email to us, in making sure that it stays anonymous.”
Police are investigating the ransom letter, sent to news outlets earlier this week, and are yet to verify its authenticity.
The ransom note received by several media outlets demanded millions in Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy Guthrie’s release.
The authenticity of the note has not yet been confirmed, but, if it is real, it could offer vital clues to the authorities.
Former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O’Neill told CNN that emails have meta data and can be tracked through internet servers.
“For a normal person, it’s difficult to hide where the email is moving through the internet,” he said. “It’s going to touch servers and those are points of access for the FBI.”
It’s also possible to track the movements of Bitcoin too, he says.
“You can actually see where that Bitcoin address is in that wallet, and any transactions that go in and out,” O’Neill added. “That gives the FBI in particular a very excellent avenue to start learning who owns the wallet, because at some point when you take money in cryptocurrency, you have to turn it into cash, otherwise it’s worthless.”
CNN anchor Jake Tapper slammed influencer spreading “nonsense” for “clicks” during the search for Nancy Guthrie.
On The Lead, the broadcaster suggested that influencers were sharing “unverified” information in an effort to generate interest in their accounts and rack up more followers.
“We are in what some people call the post-news media era, or in a social media era,” he said. “So many people who provide ‘information’ are influencers who are focused more on getting clicks and growing an audience than they are in providing accurate information.
“And that reared its head.”
He also pointed out that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had pleaded with the public to be sceptical about anything they read about the case on social media, which he described as an “ugly world.”
Tapper’s rant did not stop there, though, as he continued to blast influencers for making unverified claims during the search for Nancy.
“Law enforcement had to comment today about a number of unverified if not completely false claims about suspects and evidence to dispel the rumors,” Tapper continued. “And I wonder, what is the real-world result of influencers pushing unverified nonsense for clicks?”
“What’s the impact on the family? What’s the impact on the investigation?”
Jesse Watters has claimed that ‘mistakes’ could have been made in the search for Nancy Guthrie
Jesse Watters has suggested that “mistakes may have been made” in the search for Nancy Guthrie.
Speaking on his show, Jesse Watters Primetime, the host questioned why the FBI is “being so vague” about some details of the case.
He began going through the details of the case, before asking why Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos refused to say who had dropped Nancy off at her home.
“We’re going to go with family, just family,” Nanos had said, despite previously telling The New York Times that Nancy’s son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, had dropped her off.
Nancy was last seen at her daughter Annie and her husband, Tammaso’s, house.
“Time is of the essence, and mistakes may have been made,” Watters claimed. “Authorities initially cleared the scene, Nancy’s house. Then yesterday they went back in.”
FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly poised to join the search for Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for over six days.
The decision comes after President Donald Trump said that he had spoken directly with Savannah Guthrie and ordered federal law enforcement to flood resources into the investigation immediately.
Andrea Cavallier has the full story...
Fears have been raised that a recent video could have made Nancy Guthrie a target for kidnappers.
The video featured Savannah and her mother at Nancy’s Tucson home, with the camera clearly showing the interior and the layout of the property.
A man has been arrested for a fake ransom message, after Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home
The FBI has arrested and charged a Californian man over a fake ransom note sent to Samantha Guthrie’s family.
Derrick Callella, 42, has been charged with transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and, without disclosing his identity, utilizing a telecommunications device with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass a person.
Callella sent a note to Savannah’s sister, Annie, and Annie’s husband, demanding money in exchange for Nancy’s release.
\"Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction,” he wrote, after the Guthrie children uploaded a video in which they said they were willing to open a dialogue with their mother’s alleged captors.
He also made a 9 second call to one of the family members, before later being traced by his IP address.
He later admitted to pulling information from a website and by following along with the news on TV.
However, Callella is not believed to be the individual who sent a seperate ransom note to publications including TMZ.
Five days into the desperate search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, investigators on Thursday released a detailed timeline from the hours before and after the disappearance of Guthrie, who is the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Cops are suspicious about a particular window of time at around 2 am on Sunday morning.
At 2.12 am, her home security system detected movement at her address. Sixteen minutes later, her pacemaker app mysteriously disconnected from her phone.
R.j. Rico has the full story...
Police have warned that artificial intelligence and online content is actually making the search for Nancy Guthrie more difficult.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for six days and no suspects have yet been named.
The founder of TMZ, one of two media outlets that received copies of an alleged ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie, says that her family currently has no way to contact a suspected kidnapper.
Harvey Levin spoke to CNN shortly after the release of a second video by the Guthrie family in which they urged the person holding their mother to “reach out.”
“They are pleading for this person to come forward. If it indeed is the person behind this letter, the letter says you will have no way of contacting me. This is the only contact,” Levin said.
“So that's why they're pleading for proof of life. That's why they are begging because they have no idea how to get in touch with this person.
“They went to great lengths in sending this email to us, in making sure that it stays anonymous.”
Police are investigating the ransom letter, sent to news outlets earlier this week, and are yet to verify its authenticity.
A ransom note offering Nancy’s release in exchange for money was sent to some publications
The ransom note received by several media outlets demanded millions in Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy Guthrie’s release.
The authenticity of the note has not yet been confirmed, but, if it is real, it could offer vital clues to the authorities.
Former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O’Neill told CNN that emails have meta data and can be tracked through internet servers.
“For a normal person, it’s difficult to hide where the email is moving through the internet,” he said. “It’s going to touch servers and those are points of access for the FBI.”
It’s also possible to track the movements of Bitcoin too, he says.
“You can actually see where that Bitcoin address is in that wallet, and any transactions that go in and out,” O’Neill added. “That gives the FBI in particular a very excellent avenue to start learning who owns the wallet, because at some point when you take money in cryptocurrency, you have to turn it into cash, otherwise it’s worthless.”
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