Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers reportedly apologised for her death in a ransom note asking for $4million, according to a new investigation.
NBC presenter Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother went missing from her home earlier this year and her whereabouts remain unknown.
A new investigation into the case has now focused on a series of ransom notes from Nancy’s alleged kidnappers, sent hours after she was reported missing on February 1.
The first alleged ransom note ‘demanding payment for the release’ was forwarded to the Pima County Sheriff after being received by TMZ and other media outlets.
It reportedly demanded that $4million in bitcoin be paid before a February 5 deadline, after which it would rise to $6m.
Investigators are said to have had reason to find the message credible, with accurate details in the note, according to a report in Air Mail.
These are said to have included a description of Nancy’s clothes and a broken light at her home, where she was taken from.
It has been claimed that the alleged kidnappers described Nancy as ‘safe but scared’ in the note sent before the deadline.
However, investigators reportedly chose to send a smaller sum than asked,$152, in an attempt to track where the money went. It has now been claimed that money in the Bitcoin account remained untouched.
Afterwards, another ransom note is said to have offered an ‘apology’ for Nancy’s death and claimed her body could be delivered for $4m.
Metro contacted the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for comment.