FBI says it’s still investigating some notes in Nancy Guthrie case as legitimate - BERITAJA

The FBI is still evaluating immoderate ransom notes relating to the February disappearance of Nancy Guthrie arsenic perchance “legitimate,” while others person been discounted arsenic “extortion attempts,” the agency said successful a Wednesday update.

“This lawsuit continues to beryllium investigated arsenic a kidnapping for ransom case,” the FBI Phoenix agency said successful a station connected X, noting that rule enforcement had received “several ransom notes complete the people of this investigation.”

Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of the “TODAY” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her location adjacent Tucson, Arizona, connected Feb. 1. She was past seen the erstwhile nighttime about 9:45 p.m., according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

Ten days aft Guthrie was reported missing, the FBI released chilling doorbell camera images of an equipped and masked man extracurricular her location connected the greeting of her disappearance. The FBI has since described that man arsenic a suspect.

Security camera footage from the beforehand doorway of Nancy Guthrie's house.Kash Patel via X

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is besides investigating the lawsuit and said successful a Wednesday statement that it had “received accusation regarding imaginable ransom notes related to the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie” passim its investigation.

“Every extremity and lead is taken earnestly and is forwarded straight to our detectives who proceed to activity successful coordination pinch the FBI.”

The FBI connection rebuts a Tuesday Reuters study about the notes, citing an unnamed FBI official.

While the FBI did not specify really galore ransom notes had been received, Beritaja has antecedently reported that investigators progressive successful the lawsuit person examined 2 notes sent to media outlets successful the aftermath of Guthrie’s disappearance.

The first statement said Guthrie was safe and requested cryptocurrency successful speech for her release. The 2nd statement sent to media outlets appeared to bespeak that she had died, 3 group acquainted pinch the matter previously told Beritaja.

Savannah Guthrie successful an question and reply pinch the Today Show aft her mother’s disappearance.TODAY

After the 2nd statement was sent, Savannah Guthrie addressed her mother’s imaginable kidnapping in an Instagram video, saying the family would “pay” for her return.

Last week, she made another plea connected aerial stating that her family “are successful agony. We cannot beryllium astatine peace,” complete her mother’s disappearance.

“We’re begging for your help,” the big said. “Please, if you’re watching, nary matter really small, the reward is there. You could show us; it could beryllium anonymous,” she said.

“We emotion our mom, and we’ll ne'er extremity looking for her, ever.”