Pima County Sheriff Discredits Ransom Text in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
Investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie in Arizona have determined that a new ransom message claimed to be connected to her disappearance is not credible, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday.
TL;DR
- A new ransom message related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has been determined to be not credible by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI.
- The message emerged nearly eight months after Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her home near Tucson.
- Investigators have previously examined and discredited several other ransom demands as fake.
- Authorities believe Guthrie was kidnapped or taken against her will; evidence includes blood near her home's entrance and surveillance footage of a masked individual.
- No suspects have been arrested, and the Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie's recovery.
- The sheriff's department warned scammers might exploit the case and urged the public not to send money or personal information in response to related messages.