A Bitcoin account that was set up to receive a $6 million ransom demand Nancy Guthriethe host of today’s show Ma Savannah Guthriewas empty just hours before the deadline. As of Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, the account balance, which is publicly viewable, stood at $0 with no recorded transactions, TMZ reported.
Nancy Guthrie Ransom Deadline: Did Savannah Guthrie Pay $6M? Here’s what Bitcoin accounts reveal (Savannah Guthrie/Instagram)It is not clear how long it usually takes to update a Bitcoin account.
The purported ransom note for Nancy listed a deadline of Monday at 5pm Arizona time or 7pm Eastern for payment in cryptocurrency. An earlier deadline set for Thursday has already passed.
Savannah Guthrie asked the public to helpSavannah is calling on the public to help her in a new video Posted on Instagram Monday afternoon, admitting the family was in “an hour of despair”.
“We believe our mother is still there,” Savannah said. “He was taken away, and we don’t know where.”
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Savannah asked the entire country to report anything suspicious that they believe may be connected to her mother’s disappearance.
“I’m just coming to ask you not just for your prayers, but wherever you are — even if you’re far from Tucson — if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there’s anything that seems strange to you, you report it to law enforcement,” she said.
“We need your help,” he added.
Savannah’s plea for help came less than three hours before a 7 pm EST deadline for the supposed kidnappers to pay a ransom in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
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Savannah earlier released a new video message on Instagram, saying that they have Agreed to pay the ransom For Nancy’s release. “We got your message and we understand,” Savannah said in the video. “We now ask you to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we can have peace. It is very precious to us and we will pay.”
Meanwhile, Fox News Digital reporter Michael Ruiz shared an update from Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. “We have no additional information to release publicly this afternoon. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance remains active and ongoing. We understand the significant public interest in this case; however, investigators need time and space to do their work. If and when relevant information becomes available, it will be shared,” Nanos said about 20 minutes before the deadline. X post by Ruiz.
