Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Second Ransom Deadline Nears in Search for Nancy Guthrie

FBI-backed investigators pursue active leads following the family’s pledge to pay.

Overview

  • Authorities say multiple ransom communications are under review, including a local report of a $6 million Bitcoin demand with a 5 p.m. Monday deadline that has not been authenticated.
  • Detectives returned to several locations over the weekend, opening a manhole to inspect a septic or drainage system at Guthrie’s home and conducting a late-night search at her daughter Annie’s residence.
  • Investigators previously seized a vehicle, a camera and a floodlight from the Catalina Foothills property as they continued processing potential evidence.
  • The FBI is offering up to $50,000 for information and has arrested a Southern California man on federal charges tied to a false ransom transmission, while no suspects or vehicles have been publicly identified.
  • Officials emphasize urgency due to the 84-year-old’s health needs, noting she requires daily medication and has a pacemaker.