Ransom Notes in Nancy Guthrie Case, FBI Agent Calls it Scam

0:00On April 9th, the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of today, show anchor Savannah Guthrie, drags on with no sign of her since she vanished from her. Arizona home on January 31st, cops think she was taken against her will, and now TMZ has gotten more ransom notes tied to the case. Two fresh letters showed up on April 6th, the exact day Savannah returned to her morning show gig. Some earlier notes got tossed as fakes, but these new ones keep the pressure on. A retired FBI agent points out the timing screams intent to mess with the family even more. She says it's no accident, designed to hit them when they're trying to give back to normal life. The notes demand one bitcoin for info on who grabbed Nancy, or half up front with the rest after an arrest. But the agent calls it a scam play, since real insiders would chase the $1.2 million reward instead. Investigators keep digging, sifting these leaves for anything real amid the noise, as the family holds out hope for answers. That's the story for today, entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.

1:03I'm Corey with the story.