A new letter regarding the confusing Nancy Guthrie case has been sent to TMZ, allegedly containing a request for a bitcoin in exchange for details on the kidnapper of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother.
In the case of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother sent a letter to TMZ asking for a bitcoin in exchange for the identity of her kidnapper. The letter contains a Bitcoin address and is worth $66,000. (AP)According to TMZ, $66,000 will be paid in exchange for the identity of the person involved. But authorities are yet to confirm about the third ransom note.
The letter, which is the third alleged note sent to Nancy since she was last seen on Jan. 31, included information about an operational Bitcoin address, TMZ host Harvey Levin said Wednesday during an appearance on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.”
“They said they wanted to send a bitcoin to a bitcoin address that we confirmed was active. It’s a real bitcoin address, and as they put it, time is more than relevant,” Levine said. “So we don’t know if it’s real. But they’re claiming it.”
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Money found in Bitcoin account linked to Nancy Guthrie’s ransomThis comes after the Bitcoin account linked to Nancy’s ransom began seeing activity on Tuesday (February 10), just one day after the reported deadline for the payment, according to the New York Post.
Approximately $152 worth of cryptocurrency was visible in the account’s public logs, which could be accessed after a single transaction involving a deposit of .0022 bitcoins. The source of the funds remains uncertain, as anyone who obtained a copy of the ransom note could potentially transfer the money.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin reported to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that the transaction was said to have occurred at 4:00 pm PT.
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There’s a reason I’m careful with my words and it certainly has to do with sourcing and I’m not at liberty to talk about the amount right now,” said Levine, who reviewed the initial ransom note from Guthrie’s alleged kidnappers.
Those involved in Nancy’s abduction reportedly stopped communicating with her family after the $6 million ransom deadline expired on Monday (February 9), the NY Post reported, citing the FBI. The ransom deadline expired at 5:00 p.m. local time on Monday, and there was no indication that it had been paid, nor any evidence that Guthrie was still alive as of Tuesday morning.
